“Senna” director to make Amy Winehouse documentary with blessing from late singer’s family

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2007 file photo, British singer Amy Winehouse poses for photographs after being interviewed by The Associated Press at a studio in north London. The director of award-winning film "Senna" is making a documentary about the late soul singer Amy Winehouse. The Winehouse family said in a statement Thursday April 25, 2013 that it had been approached with many documentary proposals, but "Senna" director Asif Kapadia and producer James Gay-Rees presented a vision that would "look at Amy\'s story sensitively, honestly and without sensationalizing her." (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

LONDON – The director of award-winning film “Senna” is making a documentary about the late soul singer Amy Winehouse.

Focus Features International says the movie will feature unseen archive footage to tell the story of the art and life of the musician, who died at age 27 in London in 2011 from accidental alcohol poisoning.

The Winehouse family said in a statement Thursday that it had been approached with many documentary proposals, but “Senna” director Asif Kapadia and producer James Gay-Rees presented a vision that would “look at Amy’s story sensitively, honestly and without sensationalizing her.”

“Senna,” the acclaimed 2010 film, focused on the life of Brazilian F1 driver Ayrton Senna. The champion racer was killed in an accident in 1994.

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