Videos/News: Showtime Adds Risk, Whitney: Can I Be Me? Docs to Summer Slate

UPDATED Wed 6/21/17 – Date Change for Whitney. Can I Be Me?

UPDATED: Tues 6/3/17 – New press release

In a press release:

WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” MOVES TO FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

AT 9 PM ET/PT ON SHOWTIME^®

Photo© by David Corio/Redferns

NEW YORK – June 21, 2017 – The critically acclaimed Showtime Documentary Film WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME,” originally scheduled to premiere Saturday, August 26 on SHOWTIME, will now air on Friday, August 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. On August 26, SHOWTIME will offer the much-anticipated pay-per-view boxing match between undefeated world champion Floyd Mayweather and UFC champion Conor McGregor live from Las Vegas.

In a press release:

SHOWTIME^® ADDS GRIPPING DOCUMENTARIES

RISK AND WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” TO ITS SUMMER SLATE

Academy Award^® Winner Laura Poitras’ Newest Documentary RISK Premieres July 22 at 9 PM ET/PT

Nick Broomfield’s “WHITNEY. CAN I BE ME” Follows August 26 25 at 9 PM ET/PT

NEW YORK, NY – June 13, 2017 – Extending its slate of can’t be missed nonfiction projects, Showtime Documentary Films will premiere RISK, the latest documentary from Academy Award^® winner Laura Poitras (CITIZENFOUR), on Saturday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the television debut of WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME,” a film exploring the incredible career and complicated life of legendary songstress Whitney Houston, on Saturday, August 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. RISK and WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” will air exclusively on SHOWTIME, the network’s authentication service SHOWTIME ANYTIME^®and the SHOWTIME stand-alone streaming service.

RISK and WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” join an esteemed list of projects under the Showtime Documentary Films banner that focus on the lives and legacies of culture-defining figures, including WEINER, ZERO DAYS, the Emmy^®-nominated film LISTEN TO ME MARLON and an upcoming documentary film on John Belushi’s life and career. SHOWTIME is also airing THE PUTIN INTERVIEWS, Oliver Stone’s historic four-part conversation with Russian president Vladimir Putin. Part two airs tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Filmed over six years including through the 2016 presidential election, RISK takes viewers closer than they have ever been before to Julian Assange and those who surround him. With unprecedented access, Poitras gives us the WikiLeaks story from the inside, allowing viewers to understand our current era of massive leaks, headline-grabbing news and the revolutionary impact of the internet on global politics. RISK is a portrait of power, principles, betrayal, and sacrifice when the stakes could not be any higher. It is a first-person geopolitical thriller told from the perspective of a filmmaker immersed in the worlds of state surveillance and the cypherpunk movement. RISK confirms Poitras’ directorial ability to record history as it unfolds on camera, and craft narratives at the highest level. Showtime Networks teamed up with NEON to release RISK theatrically nationwide in May to critical acclaim.

RISK Trailer

WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” is an intimate portrait of Houston, directed by acclaimed BAFTA Award winner Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney) with Rudi Dolezal, that garnered high praise at its Tribeca Film Festival premiere in May. Six-time Grammy^® winner Whitney Houston was one of the most successful female recording artists of all time, but after a troubled marriage to singer Bobby Brown and many years of struggles with addiction, Houston died suddenly and tragically at age 48. With never seen before behind the scenes footage, candid interviews and gripping performance footage – including many of Houston’s greatest hits – WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” will offer a raw and uncensored look at Houston, exploring the impact her life and death had on the people around her and the world of music. The film explores Whitney’s central dilemma: even though she had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than The Beatles and was recognized as having one of the greatest voices of all time, she still couldn’t do what she wanted to do, either professionally or in her personal life.

WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” Trailer

RISK is produced in association with Field of Vision and First Look Media, and is executive produced by Sam Esmail, the award-winning creator of Mr. Robot. WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” is directed by BAFTA Award winner Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney) along with co-director Rudi Dolezal, and is executive produced by John Battsek through his Passion Pictures label, Patrick Holland, Shani Hinton, Charles Finch and Ben Silverman. Broomfield also co-produced with Marc Hoeferlin.

———— Original Press Release Posted March 3, 2017 ————

In a press release:

Photo© by David Corio/Redferns

SHOWTIME^®DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PREMIERE WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME”

AT THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL

Documentary Directed By BAFTA Award Winner Nick Broomfield

Explores The Late Singer’s Life, Including Her Unparalleled Career And Tragic Death

NEW YORK – March 2, 2017 – Showtime Documentary Films will premiere WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME,” a film exploring the incredible career and complicated life of the memorable singer, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on April 26 at the SVA Theater, with subsequent screenings all weekend. The film will air on SHOWTIME later this year. The powerful documentary is directed by acclaimed BAFTA Award winner Nick Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney, Tales of the Grim Sleeper).

“Nick is a bold storyteller with an acclaimed track record of provocative documentary filmmaking,” said Vinnie Malhotra, Senior Vice President, Documentary and Unscripted Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “Showtime Documentary Films is excited to partner with him on this project, as he delves deep into the life of Whitney Houston to tell the real story behind the rise and fall of one of America’s most iconic singers.”

Hers was the golden voice with the unmatchable range. Six-time Grammy^® winner Whitney Houston was one of the most successful female recording artists of all time. After a troubled marriage to singer Bobby Brown and many years of struggles with addiction, Houston died suddenly and tragically at age 48. With behind the scenes materials, candid interviews and performance footage – including many of Houston’s greatest hits – WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” will offer a raw and uncensored look at Houston, exploring the impact her life and death had on the people around her and the world of music.

According to her band members, “Can I be me?” was Houston’s favorite expression, one she used so much that they sampled it to play at the start of rehearsals. The film explores Whitney’s central dilemma: even though she had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than The Beatles and was recognized as having one of the greatest voices of all time, she still couldn’t do what she wanted to do, either professionally or in her personal life.

Produced by Showtime and BBC, WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” joins an esteemed list of projects under the Showtime Documentary Films banner that focus on the lives and legacies of culture-defining figures, including ERIC CLAPTON: A LIFE IN 12 BARS, which will screen at festivals and theaters this year before airing nationally on SHOWTIME this fall, and an upcoming documentary film on John Belushi’s life and career.

WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME” is executive produced by John Battsek through his Passion Pictures label, Patrick Holland, Shani Hinton, Charles Finch and Ben Silverman. Nick Broomfield co- directed the film with Rudi Dolezal. Broomfield also co-produced with Marc Hoeferlin.

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