Reelblack
Presents
Reelblack
Presents promotes discoveries and rediscoveries in African-American
film.
Tuesday,
February 2, 2010
Still
Bill
dir.
Damani Baker and Alex Vlack, US, 2008, BetaSP, 77 mins, color
and b/w
Bill
Withers is an unexpected superstar. “Ain't No Sunshine,”
“Lean on Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Just the Two of Us” are only
part of a complex and fascinating character: an icon who left
the industry behind but never gave up his soul. Through interviews
with Dr Cornel West, Sting, Angelique Kidjo, Jim James of My
Morning Jacket, Withers’ family and his oldest friends, and
through countless hours of Withers living a full and contemplative
life, the film presents a man who in his seventieth year continues
to bring a rich understanding
of the heart and soul of a man. You
know his songs. Now meet the man.
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