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Miss Sharon Jones!
“The incredible true comeback story”
7.1 / 10• 2015• 1h 33m•NR• English
DocumentaryMusic
Storyline
Two-time Academy Award® winner Barbara Kopple shines a powerful, inspiring and entertaining spotlight on contemporary soul queen Sharon Jones. As she prepares to release her much-anticipated new album, Sharon comes face to-face with the greatest challenge of her life: a grave cancer diagnosis. Follow this tour de force over the course of an eventful and remarkable year as she struggles to hold her band The Dap-Kings together while battling her way back to the stage with the unstoppable determination of a true soul survivor
Cast & Crew
SD
Starr Duncan-Lowe
Self
LeadBG
Binky Griptite
Self
MH
Megan Holken
Self
AH
Austen Holman
Day Manager
AK
Alex Kadvan
Manager
SW
Saundra Williams
Self
Sharon Jones
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barbara Kopple's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Miss Sharon Jones! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
