As a documentarian, Garbus' best work comes in the layering of Simone's civil rights catalog with images from the movement. With so many interviews and lushly filmed performances, there's no need for a voiceover narrator - Simone's unique voice is strong enough to carry the viewer through the movie.Īs the 1960s burned, Simone took her godhead of talent to voice the passion of the times. Garbus, responsible for docs like The Farm: Angola, USA and Bobby Fischer Against the World, walks us skillfully through the Wikipedia points of Simone's life. From a childhood practicing classical music alone at the piano to the isolation of mental illness later in life, Simone suffered heavily in her quest to (unsuccessfully) become the first black classical pianist in America and (successfully) become a "rich black bitch." That's the question that Liz Garbus tries to answer in her new documentary on Netflix, What Happened, Miss Simone? Loneliness is a basic tenet of Nina Simone's life.
"Specifically, what happened to your big eyes that quickly veil to hide the loneliness?" "But what happened, Miss Simone?" asked poet Maya Angelou, after interviewing the jazz singer in 1970.
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