Perhaps not surprisingly, family members of the late Amy Winehouse have made it clear they are upset about “Amy,” the new documentary about the singer’s life and career.
Calling it “unbalanced,” “misleading” and rife with “untruths,” the Winehouses said they do not want any connection to the film, directed by Asif Kapadia. The movie is set to be released at the Cannes Film Festival next month.
Originally the family members supported Kapadia’s efforts, but their current desire to back off was expressed in a statement they released. The Winehouses stated they prefered to “celebrate [Amy’s] life and talent” and objected to the film’s narrative they claimed was “formed by the testimony of a narrow sample of Amy’s associates, many of whom had nothing to do with her in the last years of her life. Counter views expressed to the filmmakers did not make the final cut” of the documentary.
A spokesperson for the film stated, “We approached the project with total objectivity. We conducted in the region of 100 interviews with people who knew Amy. The story that the film tells is a reflection of our findings from these interviews.”
The singer’s father, Mitch Winehouse, reportedly “felt sick” after seeing the documentary, and said, “Amy would be furious. This is not what she would have wanted.”
Amy Winehouse, who had a very public struggle with drugs and alcohol for most of her life, died of alcohol poisoning July 23, 2011.
