EXCLUSIVE: Pat Houston and Kevin Macdonald Discusses WHITNEY
Check out the exclusive interview featuring Kevin Macdonald, director, and Pat Houston, executive producer and executor to the Estate of Whitney E. Houston where they spoke to the press about the upcoming WHITNEY documentary.
Synopsis: Whitney Houston broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history. With over 200 million album sales worldwide, she was the only artist to chart seven consecutive U.S. No. 1 singles. She also starred in several blockbuster movies before her brilliant career gave way to erratic behavior, scandals, and death at age 48. The documentary feature Whitney is an intimate, unflinching portrait of Houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of Houston’s life. Using never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive demo recordings, rare performances, audio archives and original interviews with the people who knew her best, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald unravels the mystery behind “The Voice,” who thrilled millions even as she struggled to make peace with her own troubled past.
Aided by the Whitney Houston estate, the documentary also celebrates the artist's spellbinding performances, including her historic rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before the 1991 Super Bowl. Rich in detail and compassionate in its telling, WHITNEY presents stunning new discoveries behind the rise and fall of an American superstar who seemed to have it all.
WHITNEY will be in theaters everywhere, July 6.