Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Documentary, Music, Biography |
2020 |
1hr 29min
CAST: Sophie Okonedo, Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller DIRECTOR: Leslie Woodhead VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM | CLOSES 7/30
CAST: Sophie Okonedo, Ella Fitzgerald, Norma Miller DIRECTOR: Leslie Woodhead VIRTUAL SCREENING ROOM | CLOSES 7/30
Ella Fitzgerald was a 15 year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. Within months she was a star. Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things follows her extraordinary journey over six decades as her sublime voice transforms the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy.
The film uses never-before-seen images and unheard interviews to bring Ella Fitzgerald to life and to tell the story of her music.
Featuring interviews with: Tony Bennett, Jamie Cullum, Laura Mvula, Johnny Mathis, Smokey Robinson, Cleo Laine, Andre Previn, Norma Miller, Patti Austin, Izsak Perlman, Margo Jefferson, Will Friedwald, and a rare interview with Ella’s son, Ray Brown Jr.
