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Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

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Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)

54 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Funk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty ...See moreFunk Queen Betty Davis changed the landscape for female artists in America. She "was the first..." as former husband Miles Davis said. "Madonna before Madonna, Prince before Prince". An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty arrived on the 70's scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion and outrageous funk music. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and the Commodores, and married Miles - startlingly turning him from jazz to funk on the album she named "Bitches Brew". She then, despite being banned and boycotted, went on to become the first black woman to perform, write and manage herself. Betty was a feminist pioneer, inspiring and intimidating in a manner like no woman before. Then suddenly - she just vanished. Betty Mabry Davis is a global icon whose mysterious life story has until now, never been told. Creatively blending documentary, animation and nonfiction techniques, this movie traces the path of Betty's life, how she grew from humble upbringings to become a fully self-realized black female pioneer the world failed to understand or appreciate, revealing the mystery of her 35-year disappearance and her battle with mental illness and poverty. After years of trying, the elusive Betty, forever the free-spirited Black Power Goddess, finally allowed the filmmakers to creatively tell her story based on their conversations. Written by Philip Cox See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Mike Canton Self - host of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM (voice) Self - host of The Soul Show, WYEP-FM (voice) See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Oliver Wang Self - music critic and DJ Self - music critic and DJ See fewer	Artbound (2012)
Al Gee Self (voice) (archive footage) Self (voice) (archive footage) See fewer
Vernon Gibbs Self - music critic Self - music critic See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Greg Errico Self - drummer, Sly and the Family Stone Self - drummer, Sly and the Family Stone See fewer	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Elnora B. Neal Self - Betty Davis' aunt Self - Betty Davis' aunt See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Nickey Neal Self - Betty Davis' cousin Self - Betty Davis' cousin See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Philip Cox Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Bengali Detective (2011)
Connie Portis Self - Betty Davis' childhood friend Self - Betty Davis' childhood friend See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Miles Davis Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Adrift (I) (2018)
Greg Tate Self Self See fewer	Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (2023)
Winona Williams Self - Betty Davis' friend from the '70s Self - Betty Davis' friend from the '70s See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
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Tamar-kali Self Self See fewer	Mudbound (2017)
Fred Mills Self - keyboardist, Funk House Self - keyboardist, Funk House See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Desmond Nakano Self Self See fewer	American Pastime (2007)
Carlos Morales Self - musician Self - musician See fewer	Belmonte (2018)
Larry Johnson Self - musician Self - musician See fewer	Betty: They Say I'm Different (2017)
Betty Davis Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Kim El Betty Davis (voice) Betty Davis (voice) See fewer	Rehabilitation of the Hill (2018)