Billie Holiday documentary - the life of a singer, activist, sex machine, addict...

James Erskine’s documentary 'Billie' is constructed entirely from interviews by Linda Lipnack Kuehl, a high-school teacher and Holiday fan, who interviewed almost 200 of Billie Holiday's friends and colleagues. Kuehl was found dead in 1979 from a presumed suicide, and her interviews found their way to a private collector, from whom Erskine bought the rights. His film is a journey through Holiday’s life, narrated by the voices on those tapes – eyewitnesses to one of the 20th century’s most remarkable artists, Guardian says presenting it - "listening to musicians, lovers, pimps, childhood friends and FBI agents recounting their time with Holiday is an evocative and transportive experience".