Courtesy of HBO Max, TINA, the documentary about the iconic singer Tina Turner will arrive on March 27th and the newly-minted official trailer for which was just released.
Originally announced in 2018, the visual and auditory biography is being touted as the most ambitious documentary project about the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll.”
Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the forthcoming film follows the singer’s initial rise to stardom, her private struggles as a survivor of abuse at the hands of ex-husband/music collaborator Ike Turner, and her remarkable career resurgence in the 1980s. According to the HBO press release, the documentary makes voluminous use of primary source material, including a “stunning amount of archival footage spanning 60 years,” interviews with Tina herself, figures such as Angela Bassett, husband/former record exec Erwin Bach, Oprah Winfrey, and more.
Earlier this month, the multi-Grammy Award winning songstress was announced as a nominee for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021. She was previously inducted alongside Ike Turner in 1991 and hopes to make the cut as a solo artist exactly 30 years later.
Watch the deep and career-spanning trailer for TINA and stay tuned for the film’s release on March 27th.
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