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What Happened, Miss Simone?

Follow the life of musical genius and Black Power icon Nina Simone with never-before-seen tapes and rare archival footage and interviews. Charting the arc of her widely successful musical career alongside her impactful career as a social activist

Released:
June 24, 2015

Cast:

James Baldwin
Stokely Carmichael
Walter Cronkite

Director:
Liz Garbus

Producer:
Netflix and Moxie Firecracker Films

Distributor:
Netflix

Awards:

Academy Award: Best Documentary, Feature - Nominated
Black Film Critics Circle Awards: Best Documentary - Won
Women Film Critics Circle Awards: Josephine Baker Award - Won



Metacritic Score:
75

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
83%