{"id":1599,"date":"2019-03-06T06:38:28","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T06:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/?p=1599"},"modified":"2019-03-11T06:39:28","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T06:39:28","slug":"amazing-grace-trailer-aretha-franklin-delivers-powerhouse-performance-of-title-tune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramolawpc.com\/new\/amazing-grace-trailer-aretha-franklin-delivers-powerhouse-performance-of-title-tune\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Amazing Grace\u2019 Trailer: Aretha Franklin Delivers Powerhouse Performance Of Title Tune"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"deadline-hollywood-logo-o\"A new trailer for Amazing Grace, the long lost Aretha Franklin concert documentary set for an April 5 release by Neon, showcases the late singer delivering a stunning performance of the title song.<\/p>\n

Filmed by Sydney Pollack in 1972 at the then-29-year-old Franklin\u2019s concert in the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, the film was mired in legal technicalities for decades before getting screenings last year at DOC NYC and AFI Fest for Oscar-qualifying runs. Neon has now set the April 5 theatrical release in select theaters prior to expansion.<\/p>\n

Neon acquired the North American rights in December. The film was produced by Alan Elliott, Joe Boyd, Chiemi Karasawa, Rob Johnson, Sabrina Owens, Tirrell D. Whittley, Jerry Wexler and Joseph Woolf.<\/p>\n

In a December, Spike Lee hosted a private screening of the film in Los Angeles, calling Amazing Grace \u201cOne of the greatest concerts ever put to film. As we know, Aretha is one of the world\u2019s treasures \u2013 not just the United States of America, but the world\u2019s treasures.\u201d<\/p>\n

Franklin died last August 16 at age 76. Check out her performance of \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d in the trailer above.<\/p>\n

View this article at Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new trailer for Amazing Grace, the long lost Aretha Franklin concert documentary set for an April 5 release by Neon, showcases the late singer delivering a stunning performance of the title song. Filmed by Sydney Pollack in 1972 at the then-29-year-old Franklin\u2019s concert in the New Bethel Baptist Church in Watts, the film was
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