Whitney: Can I Be Me?
Made with rare footage and exclusive live recordings, Nick Broomfield's film tells Whitney Houston's incredible and poignant life story with insights from those closest to her.
From acclaimed director Nick Broomfield comes a film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Whitney Houston was the epitome of superstar, an 'American princess' and the most awarded female artist ever.
Even though Whitney had made millions of dollars, had more consecutive number ones than The Beatles and became recognised as having one of the greatest voices of all time, she still wasn't free to be herself and died at the age of 48.
Made with largely never-before-seen footage and exclusive live recordings, Whitney: Can I Be Me tells Whitney Houston's incredible and poignant life story with insights from those closest to her.
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Trailer: Whitney: Can I Be Me?
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Music Played
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Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
Live in Frankfurt
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Cissy Houston
Celebration
Choir: New Hope Baptist Church, Newark.![]()
Whitney Houston
Home
Live on The Merv Griffin Show
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Whitney Houston
Greatest Love Of All
Live at the MTV Video Music Awards 1986
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Whitney Houston
So Emotional
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Bobby Brown
My Prerogative
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Whitney Houston
My Love Is Your Love
Live in Leipzig 1999
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Whitney Houston
All the Man That I Need
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Richard Smallwood
I Love the Lord
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Whitney Houston
I Will Always Love You
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Whitney Houston
If I Told You That
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Whitney Houston
My Love Is Your Love
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Whitney Houston
I Learned from the Best
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Whitney Houston
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
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Whitney Houston
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
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Whitney Houston
I'm Every Woman
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Whitney Houston
Home (The Merv Griffin Show, 1983)
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Whitney Houston
Greatest Love Of All
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Emraan Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan, Pritam, Rana Mazumder
Door Na Ja
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Chris Tilton
Donald In The Game
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Big Black Delta
Dreary Moon
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | Nick Laird-Clowes |
| Director | Nick Broomfield |
| Director | Rudi Dolezal |
| Producer | Nick Broomfield |
| Producer | Marc Hoeferlin |
| Editor | Marc Hoeferlin |
| Executive Producer | John Battsek |
| Executive Producer | Patrick Holland |
| Executive Producer | Kate Townsend |
| Executive Producer | Vinnie Malhotra |
| Executive Producer | Charles Finch |
| Executive Producer | Shani Hinton |
| Executive Producer | Ben Silverman |
| Production Company | Gospel & Beyond |
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