HBO has released the official trailer forTina, the newest documentary about the life of singing legendTina Turner. HBO has been on a roll recently with its slate of in-depth, celebrity-focused documentaries. Since the beginning of the year, HBO viewers have been treated toBee GeesdocThe Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, thetwo-partTiger WoodsdocumentaryTiger, which charts his rise and fall as a golf superstar, and most recently, the premiere of thefour-part documentaryAllen v. Farrow, which focuses on the allegations of sexual abuse againstWoody Allen.
The trailer forTinais an enigmatic, curiosity-inducing preview of the full-length documentary. We start with voiceover from Turner, who tells us a story about her mother. As the voiceover continues, archival footage of Turner in the 1960s and ’70s is woven in, with more footage from her career renaissance in the ’80s and beyond also flashing before our eyes. It’s a reminder that Turner has been around for a long time, has weathered a great number of career highs and lows, and is ready to share it all with viewers. Combining audio tapes, never-before-seen footage, archival footage, photos, and interviews with Turner from her home in Zurich, Switzerland,Tinapromises to be a candid and wide-ranging look into her life.
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Tinais directed byDaniel LindsayandT.J. Martin. In addition to interviews with Turner, otherTinainterview subjects includeAngela Bassett,Oprah Winfrey,Kurt Loder, and playwrightKatori Hall.Tinais produced bySimon Chinn,JonathanChinn,DianeBecker; executive produced byErwinBach,TaliPelman,WillClarke,Andy Mayson,Mike Runagall,David Gilbery, andCharles Dorfman.
Tinaairs on HBO on March 27 from 8-10 p.m. ET/PT and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Watch the trailer forTinabelow.
Here’s the official synopsis forTina:
HBO’s ‘Tina’, a feature documentary from Academy Award-winning directors Dan Lindsay, T.J. Martin and Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn, together with Emmy-nominated producer Diane Becker, is a revealing and intimate look at the life and career of musical icon Tina Turner, charting her improbable rise to early fame, her personal and professional struggles throughout her life and her even more improbable resurgence as a global phenomenon in the 1980s. This unvarnished, dynamic account features insightful interviews with Tina herself, conducted in her hometown of Zurich, Switzerland, and with those closest to her. It also features a wealth of never-before-seen footage, audio tapes and personal photos, telling a deep and absorbing story about the queen of rock ‘n’ roll in all its complexity.
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