Mary J. Blige Documentary Gets Spotlight at Tribeca Film Festival

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A documentary chronicling the recording of Mary J. Blige‘s 13th studio album will receive its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, April 15-26 in New York. Blige will perform at the festival as well.

Mary J. Blige–The London Sessions shows the singer’s creative process as she writes and records with artists such as Sam Smith, Disclosure and Emeli Sandé.

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Other music-related films receiving their world premieres at the festival include:

AS I AM: The Life and Times of DJ AM
Directed and written by Kevin Kerslake, AS I AM looks into the life of the late, famed mash-up pioneer Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM. His professional successes made him the first million-dollar DJ in the United States, and he lived under the specter of drug addiction.

Orion: The Man Who Would Be King
After Elvis Presley died, executives at Sun Records used the fantasy of the King faking his death to unveil Orion, a mysterious masked performer with the voice of Presley. But who was the man behind the mask? Director-writer Jeanie Finlay explores a life led in service to those who couldn’t let Elvis go.

A Ballerina’s Tale
R&B authority/author Nelson George turns to documentary writing and directing A Ballerina’s Tale about the daily routine of Misty Copeland, the first African-American female soloist at New York’s American Ballet Theatre in two decades.

Speedy
For one screening of Speedy — the silent film starring Harold Lloyd as a die-hard Yankees fan who can’t keep a job — DJ Z-Trip will create an all-new soundtrack from his turntables.

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