‘Amy’
While Marisa Abela is portraying Amy Winehouse in a the Sam Taylor-Johnson biopic Back to Black, the true story and essence of the gone-to-soon singer was captured years before in 2015’s Amy. The documentary, which comes from director Asif Kapadia, traces the singer’s beginnings as a teenager with a passion for music and continues into her rapid ascent into fame and her devastating later years. Amy is not an easy watch, but it does present Winehouse like no project before, using archival footage and interviews with those closest to her to show both her career highlights and personal struggles.