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2015

What Happened, Miss Simone?

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

Credits

Director

Liz Garbus

Producers

Adrienne Collatos , Sidney Beaumont , Lisa Simone

Writer

Liz Garbus

Cinematographer

Igor Martinović

Cast

Nina Simone , Lisa Simone , Dick Gregory , Stanley Crouch , Elisabeth Henry-Macari , Ilyasah Shabazz

Studios

RadicalMedia , Story Syndicate

Genres

Music Documentary

Posters

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What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) international poster - US
US international
What Happened, Miss Simone? (2015) character poster - US
US character

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