All3Media International has partnered with Sky Documentaries UK and Optomen to reveal the official trailer for original feature documentary, Becoming Madonna.
All3Media International will now be closing licenses for the new feature documentary that has been attracting global interest since its recent announcement.
Rachel Job, SVP Unscripted at All3Media International “We’re thrilled to reveal the first trailer for Optomen’s powerful, absorbing insight into Madonna’s astonishing career, life and talent. With Sky UK’s commissioning team as creative partner, the show has delivered an utterly compelling view of the early years of someone who has become a cultural icon across the world.”
Becoming Madonna is an immersive archive film built around recently uncovered audio tapes in which a young Madonna reflects on her extraordinary life and career.
With rare footage, unseen photos and intimate recordings with those close to her during her rise to fame, some of whom have never spoken in a documentary before, the film shows this celebrated star as we’ve never seen her before.
When Madonna arrived in New York City from Michigan with dreams of becoming a professional dancer, it was the start of an incredible journey. This film charts the period 1978-1992 as Madonna dramatically transformed herself from insecure 19-year-old outsider to the most controversial pop star in the world, with the astonishing publication of her erotic photography book ‘Sex’.
These were the heady years during which Madonna came of age as a person and an uncompromising artist. Through her fiery conflicts with the conservative establishment in the 80s and 90s, the film powerfully evokes a time where traditional views on sexuality and gender roles were being audaciously challenged and Madonna was always at the vanguard.
Previously unseen archive sheds new light on the personal tragedies that fuelled Madonna’s drive, re-examining the early death of her mother and those of her dance teacher Christopher Flynn and close friend Martin Burgoyne who died during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s.Through their stories, we see Madonna in a new light: smarter, more radical and more vulnerable than anyone at the time gave her credit for.
Becoming Madonna is produced by Optomen in association with All3Media International and commissioned for Sky Documentaries by Poppy Dixon, Director of Documentaries and Factual at Sky. Executive Producers for Sky are Tom Barry, Bruce Fletcher and Gilberte Phanor. Michael Ogden serves as Director. Executive producers for Optomen are Eliana Capitani, Tina Flintoff and Nick Hornby. All3Media International is looking after international sales for the title.
Becoming Madonna is coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on 30th December.
