BB KING: THE LIFE OF RILEY
2012-10-08In order to create as insightful a film as possible, director Jon Brewer worked closely with BB King for over 2 years, amassing 250 hours of footage. This is a no holds barred, powerful documentary feature that explores how a black kid born in Mississippi in 1925 turned his life around, battled against the odds and against unrelenting racism, to overcome even the toughest critics in the entertainment industry, to become KING OF THE BLUES, performing over 15,000 gigs to date and selling in excess of 40m records worldwide.
In theaters October 19th, 2012