What Happened, Miss Simone?

Classically trained pianist, dive-bar chanteuse, black power icon and legendary recording artist, Nina Simone lived a life of brutal honesty, musical genius and tortured melancholy. In this epic documentary, director Liz Garbus interweaves never-before-heard recordings and rare archival footage together with Nina’s most memorable songs, to create an unforgettable portrait of one of the least understood, yet most beloved, artists of our time.

WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? uses recently unearthed audiotapes, recorded over the course of three decades, of Nina telling her life story to various interviewers and would-be biographers. From over 100 hours of these recordings, the film weaves together Nina’s narrative, told largely in her own words. Rare concert footage and archival interviews, along with diaries, letters, interviews with Nina’s daughter, Lisa Simone Kelly, friends and collaborators, along with other exclusive materials, make this the most authentic, personal and unflinching telling of the extraordinary life of one of the 20th century’s greatest recording artists.

TWITTER: @Netflix #MissSimone

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/whathappenedmisssimone

We have been watching the weather closely all day and on the line with every weather expert we know and with the probability of high winds & thunderstorms, we have decided to move the “What Happened, Miss Simone?” film & event indoors to Casino Theater (9 Freebody Street, Newport).

Please read very important information below:

• Doors will open at 7:00 PM
• Food vendor Boru Noodle Bar will be on-site for purchase
• Parking: While there is no parking lot at Casino Theater, there is however, open, non-residential street parking on Freebody and King Streets, metered parking on Memorial &/or a paid parking in the Bellevue Gardens lot

PARKING: First come, first served at rough point. Once filled, we will shuttle people to & from the marble house lot which will also be first come, first served. Please consider biking, walking or carpooling! Shuttle will run from 6-8:30PM, then again at 10-11PM.

MORE INFORMATION:

• Suggested donation: $5
• BYO picnic, chairs & blankets
• We highly encourage biking, walking or carpooling! Free bike valet provided by Bike Newport
• Vendors on site with food for purchase: Boru Noodle Bar & Tricycle Ice Cream

Rain Venue: Casino Theater, 9 Freebody Street, Newport