14 DAY TRIAL // Singer Amy Winehouse died in July 2011 from alcohol poisoning, after one more desperate attempt to get sober and clean, and a relapse that would prove fatal. She was 27 years old, and her loss is still mourned by the music industry because of how talented she was.
This year, a new documentary aims to shed more light on her life, her earlier years and rise to fame, her later career and highly mediated struggle with alcohol and drug abuse.
It’s called “Amy,” is directed by Asif Kapadia, will clock in at 90 minutes, and it just got a brand new trailer, which you will find embedded below.
As we speak, fans of the late singer are already admitting on dedicated forums that they could hardly watch the preview without shedding a tear, mostly because it offers a glimpse into the mind of an artist who never wanted more from life than to make music.
“I don’t think I could handle being famous, I would go mad,” Amy says in voiceover, in a segment from an older interview. And it’s true: she never could handle the fame and the media attention, both of which increased as she sank deeper and deeper into addiction.
“Amy” premieres in the UK in July but doesn’t have a US date yet.
