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06-14-2023, 10:54 AM
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Gloria Gaynor attended a celebratory screening at the Tribeca Film Festival last Friday [June 9] of the new documentary Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive, culminating in a live performance that included that chart-topping 1979 anthem [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/gloria-gaynor-survives-thrives/).
The film, directed by Betsy Schechter, gives an overview of the 79-year-old New Jersey native’s eventful career as well as her work on the album Testimony [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/gloria-gaynor-interview/), which won her second career Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album in 2020. The documentary has been described by Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos as “a beautiful movie by Betsy Schechter, which is a moving homage to the disco queen. It underscores how the power of faith and prayer has helped in her life [especially in overcoming all of those trials and tribulations] and it molded her into the music icon that she is today.”
Culture Mix’s Carla Hay writes of the film: “Gaynor is open about very painful aspects of her life. She also shows an endearing self-awareness about her fame and legacy in the music business. Her combination of strength and vulnerability are what make this documentary worth watching.”
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Gloria Gaynor Performs At Tribeca Screening Of ‘Moving Homage’ Doc [udiscovermusic.com [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/gloria-gaynor-performs-at-tribeca-documentary-screening/)]
Gloria Gaynor attended a celebratory screening at the Tribeca Film Festival last Friday [June 9] of the new documentary Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive, culminating in a live performance that included that chart-topping 1979 anthem [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/gloria-gaynor-survives-thrives/).
The film, directed by Betsy Schechter, gives an overview of the 79-year-old New Jersey native’s eventful career as well as her work on the album Testimony [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/gloria-gaynor-interview/), which won her second career Grammy Award for Best Roots Gospel Album in 2020. The documentary has been described by Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos as “a beautiful movie by Betsy Schechter, which is a moving homage to the disco queen. It underscores how the power of faith and prayer has helped in her life [especially in overcoming all of those trials and tribulations] and it molded her into the music icon that she is today.”
Culture Mix’s Carla Hay writes of the film: “Gaynor is open about very painful aspects of her life. She also shows an endearing self-awareness about her fame and legacy in the music business. Her combination of strength and vulnerability are what make this documentary worth watching.”
Article continues here-
Gloria Gaynor Performs At Tribeca Screening Of ‘Moving Homage’ Doc [udiscovermusic.com [[https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/gloria-gaynor-performs-at-tribeca-documentary-screening/)]