Betty: They Say I’m Different (2019)

  • NR
  • 02/05/2019 (US)
  • Documentary, Music
  • 54m

Overview

An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…

Philip Cox

Writer, Director

Cast

Betty Davis's headshot

Betty Davis

Desmond Nakano's headshot

Desmond Nakano

Self
Greg Errico's headshot

Greg Errico

Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
Oliver Wang's headshot

Oliver Wang

Music Critic
Vernon Gibbs's headshot

Vernon Gibbs

Music Critic
Elnora B. Neal's headshot

Elnora B. Neal

Betty's Aunt
Nickey Neal's headshot

Nickey Neal

Betty's Cousin
Winona Williams's headshot

Winona Williams

Self

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