What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015)

Plot Summary

On stage Nina Simone was known for her utterly free, uninhibited musical expression, which enthralled audiences and attracted life-long fans. But amid the violent, haunting, and senseless day-to-day of the civil rights era in 1960s America, Simone struggled to reconcile her artistic identity and ambition with her devotion to a movement. Culled from hours of autobiographical tapes, this new film unveils the unmitigated ego of a brilliant artist and the absurdities of her time. At the height of her fame Simone walked away from her family, country, career and fans, to move to Liberia and give up performing. The story of her life leading up to that event poses the question, 'how does royalty stomp around in the mud and still walk with grace?'

Release Date

USA
(Sundance Film Festival)
2015-01-22
USA
(True/False Film Festival)
2015-03-05
USA
(San Francisco International Film Festival)
2015-04-24
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

What Happened, Miss Simone?
(Original title)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Australia
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Germany
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Certification

Brazil
No data
14
UK
No data
15
South Korea
(2016)
15
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Sensitive content guide

Sex & Nudity
Mild
Violence & Gore
Unrated
Profanity
Mild
Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking
Unrated
Frightening & Intense Scenes
Mild

Awards

Academy Awards, USA (2016)
Nominated
Best Documentary, Feature
Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program (Single or Multi-Camera)
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