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Devil's Pie — D'Angelo

Spotlight Documentary

World Premiere

Netherlands, UK, USA | 85 MINUTES | English |

DEVIL'S PIE — D'ANGELO

Documentary, Music
An intimate and revealing portrait of a legend-in-the-making, Devil’s Pie—D’Angelo buzzes with the soulful intensity of its subject, Grammy Award winning R&B artist D’Angelo. Never-before-seen live footage and painfully honest interviews combine to present this once larger-than-life superstar at his most vulnerable. The film traces the unexpected path of D’Angelo’s career and personal life, from his meteoric rise to his sudden disappearance and 14 year absence from the public eye.

Following him as he mounts a wildly successful comeback tour, director Carine Bijlsma has crafted a remarkably energizing film, buoyed by an amazing soundtrack. With appearances from D’Angelo’s friends and collaborators including Questlove and Dave Chappelle, along with some eye-popping performance footage and revealing home video footage, Bijlsma gets to the heart of a sometimes enigmatic man. Sure to be heralded as a quintessential music documentary, the film finds D’Angelo at a crossroads, haunted by his past while marching defiantly into an uncertain future.

—Loren Hammonds

CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Carine Bijlsma

Carine Bijlsma is a Dutch filmmaker who specializes in music documentaries. Her films give a true insight in a musician’s life, with a rare intimacy that feels as if there is no camera present and a sincere look in the lives of the musician, their music, struggles, and creative process.
Director
Carine Bijlsma
Producer
Mira Mendel, René Mendel, Julia Nottingham, Thomas Benski, Lucas Ochoa, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker
Screenwriter
Carine Bijlsma
Cinematographer
Carine Bijlsma
Editor
Yael Bitton, Annelotte Medema
Executive Producer
Michael K. Shen, Michael Y. Chow, Alan Leeds, Kevin Liles, Josh Klein
Cast
D'Angelo, Questlove, Alan Leeds

CONTACTS

International Sales Contact
Mark Ankner
Endeavor Content
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 310 866 0211
mankner@endeavorcontent.com
Print Source
Interakt Productions
Interakt Productions
Amsterdam , 1016
Phone: 20 623 7982
interakt@interakt.nl
US Sales Contact
Mark Ankner
Endeavor Content
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 310 866 0211
mankner@endeavorcontent.com
Press Contact
Yejide Collman
Tribeca Film Festival
Phone: 646-722-9034
YCollman@TribecaFilmFestival.org