A documentary about the chart-topping singer behind iconic hits including “Last Dance,” “Love to Love You Baby,” and “She Works Hard for the Money” is on the way. Deadline reports that Universal Music Group’s film and television arm, Polygram Entertainment, has a documentary about Donna Summer in the works.
Titled “Donna,” the doc will be directed by Oscar winner Roger Ross Williams (“Life, Animated”) and Brooklyn Sudano, Summer’s daughter.
“Ever since I was a teenager, I have been transfixed by Donna Summer’s music,” Williams said. “She had a voice that spoke to my soul on the dance floor. To be able to tell her story from a very personal perspective and to do that with her brilliant daughter Brooklyn is a dream come true. I am grateful to Polygram for making this happen.”
Sudano added, “It was important for Roger and I to offer a perspective on my mother’s personal journey and artistry in a way that reflects her complexity and talent, digging deeper than the disco ball. Her life, like her music, was graced to heal and give hope, and we believe this film will do the same.”
Summer died in 2012. The five-time Grammy winner is one of the best-selling artists of all time.
