Sunday Cinema ~ AMAZING GRACE [G]

AMAZING GRACE

Documentary/Musical ‧ 88 minutes

“Spine-tingling”, “sensational”, “rousing”: just a few of the words used for Aretha Franklin’s show-stopping performance in this previously unreleased film of her 1972 concert.

The legendary singer and daughter of a Detroit preacher was raised on gospel music. After a string of hits, at age 29 she returned briefly to her roots. Over two days at L.A.’s New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, accompanied by the Southern Californian Community Choir, Aretha sang from the heart and her astounding performance was captured by filmmaker Sydney Pollack. The resulting recording, Amazing Grace, became her most successful album, but the film of her performance – for multiple reasons – was never released…until now. In the audience her father, legendary gospel singers and Mick Jagger are squished alongside camera crew and sound technicians. But all eyes and ears are on the Queen of Soul herself – and she’s never been more mesmerizing.

Directors: Sydney Pollack, Alan Elliott

REVIEWS:

“Brilliantly capturing a remarkable performer near the peak of her prodigious power, Amazing Grace is a thrilling must-watch documentary for Aretha Franklin fans.” – Elizabeth Limón (En Filme)

TICKETS: Adults $15, Arts Hub Members $12, Youth $8
Book online or from the cinema box office before movie screening.
Doors open 30 minutes before movie screening. Enter from the rear of the venue, closest to Gloucester Park parking bays.

Please note: flat floor seating only (raked seating is not available).