Amy (128 minutes)
Directed by Asif Kapadia
January 20, 2016
7:00pm (doors at 6:30pm)
The Carolina Theatre, Fletcher Hall
In Amy, director Asif Kapadia assembles a devastating portrait of British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse, known both for her soulful, seductive pipes and untimely death in 2011 at the age of 27. Here, Winehouse’s too-short life is traced through performance footage, recording sessions, and media appearances, alongside a remarkable trove of intimate home videos and audio interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. A story of a fragile talent whose star rose faster than she could handle, Amy offers a jagged critique of our celebrity culture while asking what role we, the public, played in this singular artist’s demise.