“She was a true, natural jazz singer. And she should be mentioned with Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holliday,” says Tony Bennett with whom Amy Winehouse recorded her final song – Body and Soul. Four years ago – haunted by addiction and emotional hardships – the talented singer joined the so called Club 27 comprised of artists to leave this world at that young age. Praised in Cannes and Edinburgh, the documentary entitled simply AMY will see it’s Latvian premiere at the Riga IFF (Riga International FIlm Festival) that will take place October 15 to 25.
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This year the Riga International Film Festival will host the Artdocfest documentary film competition program. These are the best Russian-language documentaries made over the past year that are difficult or even impossible to screen in Russia.
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