The iconic solo artist featured in new “Tina” documentary
HBO will be telling the story of Tina Turner’s rise to fame in the new documentary “Tina” featuring Tina’s own narrative for the story of her life. The “Tina” documentary will reveal more about the musician’s life and rise to fame with a story told in two acts.
Only 5 days left! This Saturday, the documentary "TINA" will be released. I am so excited to share this movie with you – seeing the concert scenes made me relive some of the proudest moments of my life. I simply had to sing along and dance around my living room! #TinaFilm pic.twitter.com/sIGXgdzyb1
— TinaTurner (@tinaturner) March 22, 2021
The first act will showcase Turner’s life before fame featuring a portrait of childhood neglect and horrific spousal abuse during her first marriage with her collaborator Ike Turner that was portrayed in the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do with It.” The second act will feature a joyous journey of creative success, personal liberation, and public adoration.
“Tina” will be led by two Oscar-winning filmmakers T.J. Martin and Dan Lindsay who have worked together in the past co-directing “Undefeated” (2011) and “LA 92” (2017). Martin and Lindsay extensively interviewed Turner to build the remarkable documentary celebrating one of the few Black women in rock music.
Singer. Star. Exquisite soul. Sage. Survivor. #TinaFilm https://t.co/NfO27yElyR
— Mariska Hargitay (@Mariska) March 18, 2021
The documentary will feature new never-before-seen footage as well as interviews with people close to Turner including Oprah Winfrey, actor Angela Bassett (she played Tina Turner in the 1993 film “What’s Love Got to Do With It”), Tuner’s husband Erwin Bach, journalist Kurt Loder, and Katori Hall (the playwright of Tina – The Tina Turner Musical).
The new @LoveTinaTurner documentary debuts Saturday on @hbomax and it's stellar. My interview with the film's directors, @dan_lindsay and TJ Martin, about making #TinaFilm and spending time with the icon. https://t.co/dZeQtT4Zlt pic.twitter.com/6ucKG7ux0d
— Melissa Ruggieri (@MRuggieri) March 23, 2021
The Broadway musical and “Tina” documentary are said to be Tina Turner’s farewell to public life according to her husband as she will be focusing more of her time on living a private life. Shortly after the debut of the Broadway musical, the global COVID-19 pandemic shuttered theater doors. Tina Turner hinted she wanted to focus more on having a private life when she retired from the stage in 2009 but Tina could choose to come back to the entertainment industry in a couple of years.
The new documentary will premiere on March 27 on HBO that will reveal more about Tina Turner than ever before.
