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  • Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
  • 54 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty ...See moreFunk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles - startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named "Bitches Brew". She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly - she just vanished. Betty Mabry Davis is a global icon whose mysterious life story has until now, never been told. Creatively blending documentary, animation and nonfiction techniques, this movie traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate, revealing the mystery of her 35-year disappearance and her battle with mental illness and poverty. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations. Written by Philip Cox See less
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Philip Cox (as Phil Cox)
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Philip Cox (co-writer)
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Mar 2018 (United States)

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Mike Canton
Self - host of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM (voice) Self - host of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM (voice)   See fewer
Oliver Wang
Self - music critic and DJ Self - music critic and DJ   See fewer
Al Gee
Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Vernon Gibbs
Self - music critic Self - music critic   See fewer
Greg Errico
Self - drummer, Sly and the Family Stone Self - drummer, Sly and the Family Stone   See fewer
Elnora B. Neal
Self - Betty Davis' aunt Self - Betty Davis' aunt   See fewer
Nickey Neal
Self - Betty Davis' cousin Self - Betty Davis' cousin   See fewer
Philip Cox
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
Connie Portis
Self - Betty Davis' childhood friend Self - Betty Davis' childhood friend   See fewer
Miles Davis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Winona Williams
Self - Betty Davis' friend from the '70s Self - Betty Davis' friend from the '70s   See fewer
Fred Mills
Self - keyboardist, Funk House Self - keyboardist, Funk House   See fewer
Carlos Morales
Self - musician Self - musician   See fewer
Larry Johnson
Self - musician Self - musician   See fewer
Betty Davis
Self (voice) Self (voice)   See fewer
Kim El
Betty Davis (voice) Betty Davis (voice)   See fewer
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