LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER.
Dir. Brooklyn Sudano and Roger Ross Williams, 2023, 104 min.
Followed by a Q&A with Academy Award®-winning director Roger Ross Williams, hosted by filmmaker Pamela Yates.
“As ‘Love to Love You, Donna Summer’ captures, the woman who made ‘I Feel Love’ into an anthem lifted you to a place where you couldn’t help but feel it too.”
About the Film: Shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and filled with the sounds of Summer’s songs, LOVE TO LOVE YOU, DONNA SUMMER is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. A deeply personal portrait of Summer on and off the stage, the film features a wealth of photographs and never-before-seen home video footage – often shot by Summer herself – and provides a rich window into the surprising range of her artistry, from songwriting to painting, while exploring the highs and lows of a life lived on the global stage.
About Roger Ross Williams: Roger Ross Williams is an Oscar, Emmy, NAACP Image award, Webby and Peabody award-winning director, producer and writer –and the first African American director to win an Academy Award ®, with his film MUSIC BY PRUDENCE.