Documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia has released the first first trailer for “Amy,” his film about the late singer Amy Winehouse, which charts her early years, rise to global fame, and her death from alcohol poisoning in 2011 at the age of 27.
Kapadia previously worked on the critically beloved documentary “Senna,” about Brazilian Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna, who also died tragically at a young age; like that film, “Amy” will be a mix of interviews with Amy’s friends and family and archival footage, much of which has never been seen before.
Winehouse became a pop sensation in her early twenties with her second studio album "Back to Black" and its smash hit single "Rehab," going on to win six Grammys and the adoration of millions. Yet she also struggled publicly with substance abuse and mental health issues. A particularly heartbreaking quote from the trailer seems to prefigure the tragedy to come: “I don’t think I’m going to be at all famous, I don’t think I could handle it," we hear Winehouse say in an old audio clipping. "I’d probably go mad."
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