Allee Willis was a true original, a woman ahead of her time, she didn’t conform and gave her whole self to her art in all its most playful forms. Everything she encountered became touched by her own, Allee, brand of art. She’s the most famous songwriter you’ve never heard of. She should be a household name but mavericks, and female ones at that, are so often better known posthumously. A psychedelic ride of a doc about the woman who won a Grammy, wrote the theme-tune to Friends, the musical hit ‘The Color Purple’, Earth Wind & Fire’s mega-hit ‘September’ and “Boogie Wonderland’, worked in set design, art exhibitions, videos, and remained largely unknown.
This documentary provides a fascinating, inspiring, insight into the life of a prolific artist who looked at the world as if it was her canvas. We should all hold a little Allee in ourselves, and should most definitely get to know her name.
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Starring:
Allee Willis
Directed By:
Alexis Spraic
Running time:
97 mins