The trailer for the Aretha Franklin documentary Amazing Grace premiered online on Wednesday.
The film documents the two-night performance of Amazing Grace—gospel music’s biggest-selling live album and the most successful LP of Franklin’s remarkable career—at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles.
Franklin sang gospel songs from her youth at a church in Los Angeles over two nights to make her album Amazing Grace.
The experience was
Sydney Pollack oversaw the direction of the original film, but since he died in 2008, producer Alan Elliott is the man backing the movie today.
RELATED: Bishop Apologizes to Ariana Grande for ‘Too Friendly’ Grope During Aretha Franklin Funeral
Franklin hadn’t allowed the footage released, but following her own passing last year, Elliott and producer Tirrell Whittley showed the finished film to her family, who were delighted by how it captured her power and emotion.
Watch the Amazing grace trailer below.
Amazing Grace opens in theaters April 5.
If you’re in the mood for movies, check out these other movie trailers.
Leaving Neverland
The first trailer has been released for Leaving Neverland, the new two-part documentary series features home video footage filmed at Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, interspersed with commentary from Wade Robson and James Safechuck, who have both alleged they were abused by the singer as children.
Long Shot
Fred Flarsky (Seth Rogen) is a gifted and free-spirited journalist with an affinity for trouble. Charlotte Field (Charlize Theron) is one of the most influential women in the world. A fish out of water on Charlotte’s elite team, Fred is unprepared for her glamorous lifestyle in the limelight. However, sparks fly as their unmistakable chemistry leads to a round-the-world romance and a series of unexpected and dangerous incidents.
Madonna and the Breakfast Club
The incredible untold story of pop icon Madonna’s struggling pre-fame years in New York City with her musician boyfriend, Dan Gilroy, and their first band Breakfast Club.
Frozen 2
The trailer is strangely tense, showing that Frozen II may not be a movie that’s quite for the faint of heart. It opens with Elsa alone on a black sand beach trying to fight the waves. She’s meeting with limited success. Why she’s fighting the current is not explained here, but the music and the look on her face make it clear that this is serious business.
Teen Spirit
Violet (Elle Fanning) is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.
