BGN interviews the cast and director of the Sony Pictures film Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody.
Featured in the interviews are: Kasi Lemmons (Director), Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston) and Nafessa Williams (Robyn Crawford). Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a powerful and triumphant celebration of the incomparable Whitney Houston. Directed by Kasi Lemmons, written by Academy Award® nominee Anthony McCarten, produced by legendary music executive Clive Davis and starring BAFTA Award® winner Naomi Ackie, the film is a no-holds-barred portrait of the complex and multifaceted woman behind The Voice.
From New Jersey choir girl to one of the best-selling and most awarded recording artists of all time, audiences are taken on an inspirational, poignant—and so emotional—journey through Houston’s trailblazing life and career, with show-stopping performances and a soundtrack of the icon’s most beloved hits as you’ve never heard them before.
Interviewer: Jeandra LeBeauf
Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody premieres in theaters December 23rd.