This past weekend, a new documentary on neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo, Devil’s Pie, premiered at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival. As the documentaries’s description on the Tribeca Film Festival website notes, “the film finds D’Angelo at a crossroads between a haunted past and uncertain future.”
Devil’s Pie, which takes its name from the track on his acclaimed 2000 album, Voodoo, examines D’Angelo’s 14-year hiatus following that album’s release. During that time, the singer/multi-instrumentalist/bandleader withdrew from the public eye as he dealt with a myriad of personal issues ranging from a serious car accident to substance abuse struggles to the deaths of close family members.
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The documentary, directed by Carine Bijlsma, follows D’Angelo as he makes his return in 2014 with the critically-acclaimed Black Messiah and features footage from band rehearsals for the ensuing 2015 Second Coming tour. It also features interviews with fellow Soulquarians member and frequent collaborator Questlove (The Roots).
Now, you can watch the first official trailer for the film below:
Devil’s Pie: D’Angelo Documentary – Official Trailer
[Video: Interakt]
As of now, there is no word on a more widespread release of the D’Angelo documentary, so the trailer will have to hold us over for now.
[H/T Okayplayer]