Amy documentary was made 2015 July and was made during 2014 and 2015. It was directed by Asif Kapadia. Asif Kapadia also directed Senna and Uneternal City. The genre for this documentary is drama and biography. The themes of the documentary are music, music industry , soul, class relationship, drugs and industry. The documentary covers Amy's music from the beginning of her music life to her death. It contained mostly found footage of Amy"s music career.
The documentary has strong representation of the the traditional male. Amy's father could seems to be used in a negative way to represent the traditional male. Amy's father leaves her when she was very young and when he was together with Amy's mum he was having an affair. It represents the father in primitive male state when the male would constantly move on and on for his own gratifications. It represents Amy as a strong independent woman, making her way through the music industry and getting to the top but simultaneously it represents her as a victim and weak, the traditional female portrayal in the media. It represents the lower class as the scape goats for society's quams. It portrays them as always kicking up a fuss and seeking instant gratification with drugs, sex and petty crimes. Linking back to father of Amy's portrayal. Mitch Winehouse stated to the guardian newspaper "They are trying to portray me in the worst possible light". He thought it painted a terrible picture of who he was (the father). The film makers were not offended by this remark because they simply put found footage in and had an interview with him. Therefore it was father who painted a negative picture of him self.
Winehouse's debut album, Frank, was released on 20 October 2003. Produced mainly by Salaam Remi, many songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two covers, Winehouse co-wrote every song. The album received positive reviews. The album entered the upper levels of the UK album chart in 2004 when it was nominated for BRIT Awards in the categories of "British Female Solo Artist" and "British Urban Act." It went on to achieve platinum sales. Later in 2004, she and Remi won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song, for their first single together, "Stronger Than Me." The album was also shortlisted for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. In the same year, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival – Jazz world, the V Festival and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. After the release of the album, Winehouse commented that she was "only 80 percent behind album" because Island Records had overruled her preferences for the songs and mixes to be included
Winehouse died on 23 July 2011. On the week of 26 July 2011, Frank, Back to Black and the Back to Black EP re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 57, number 9 and number 152 respectively, with the album climbing to number 4 the following week. Back to Black also topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart on the same week and was the second best-seller at iTunes. "Rehab" re-entered and topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart as well, selling up to 38,000 more digital downloads. As of August 2011, "Back to Black" was the best-selling album in the UK in the twenty-first century.
Her father, Mitch Winehouse, launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation with the goal of raising awareness and support for organisations that help vulnerable, young adults with problems such as addiction.
The documentary has strong representation of the the traditional male. Amy's father could seems to be used in a negative way to represent the traditional male. Amy's father leaves her when she was very young and when he was together with Amy's mum he was having an affair. It represents the father in primitive male state when the male would constantly move on and on for his own gratifications. It represents Amy as a strong independent woman, making her way through the music industry and getting to the top but simultaneously it represents her as a victim and weak, the traditional female portrayal in the media. It represents the lower class as the scape goats for society's quams. It portrays them as always kicking up a fuss and seeking instant gratification with drugs, sex and petty crimes. Linking back to father of Amy's portrayal. Mitch Winehouse stated to the guardian newspaper "They are trying to portray me in the worst possible light". He thought it painted a terrible picture of who he was (the father). The film makers were not offended by this remark because they simply put found footage in and had an interview with him. Therefore it was father who painted a negative picture of him self.
Winehouse's debut album, Frank, was released on 20 October 2003. Produced mainly by Salaam Remi, many songs were influenced by jazz and, apart from two covers, Winehouse co-wrote every song. The album received positive reviews. The album entered the upper levels of the UK album chart in 2004 when it was nominated for BRIT Awards in the categories of "British Female Solo Artist" and "British Urban Act." It went on to achieve platinum sales. Later in 2004, she and Remi won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song, for their first single together, "Stronger Than Me." The album was also shortlisted for the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. In the same year, she performed at the Glastonbury Festival – Jazz world, the V Festival and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. After the release of the album, Winehouse commented that she was "only 80 percent behind album" because Island Records had overruled her preferences for the songs and mixes to be included
Winehouse died on 23 July 2011. On the week of 26 July 2011, Frank, Back to Black and the Back to Black EP re-entered the Billboard 200 at number 57, number 9 and number 152 respectively, with the album climbing to number 4 the following week. Back to Black also topped the Billboard Digital Albums chart on the same week and was the second best-seller at iTunes. "Rehab" re-entered and topped the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart as well, selling up to 38,000 more digital downloads. As of August 2011, "Back to Black" was the best-selling album in the UK in the twenty-first century.
Her father, Mitch Winehouse, launched the Amy Winehouse Foundation with the goal of raising awareness and support for organisations that help vulnerable, young adults with problems such as addiction.
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