"Her music was something that brought people together. "I think her legacy is one of love," the director concluded. And I'm hoping the film is able to do that." I don't think that people always connect those dots. She was on the cover of Ebony, she was the first Black woman who had a music video on MTV. Still, Sudano acknowledged how her mother was at the top of her game. I think that the pace and the intensity of that were part of the reason why she probably wanted to jump out that window at the moment."
She was the biggest female star you could have worldwide. "When I go back and I speak to people that were there in the moment, she was everywhere from 1975 to 1980. "She was the Beyoncé the Madonna of her time," she told ET. She added that her mother struggled to "break free from some of those confining ideas" but she adored her fans and their devotion to her work. When it comes to her mother's legacy, Sudano said that despite her dislike for being boxed in, she "realized just what her impact was, and was OK with that." And I think that's why we have the film that we ended up with, we wanted a really honest approach." "And then, I think, as I started to reach out to people and talk to people, I realized that I needed to be part of the directing team because I think they intrinsically trusted me to tell their truth. And I did feel like she was kind of this mythical, mysterious person that people didn't really know who she fully was - I think they kind of saw this persona and didn't really understand just how much of an artist she was," she added. "There were so many fans that would come up to me and share their stories.
So there was that," Sudano told ET when asked what inspired her to grant fans an in-depth look into her mother's life. And so I was processing a lot of what that was like, and you know, what that might have been like for her because I was a working mom. It also delves into her internal battles, including her struggles with depression and addiction. It explores the underbelly of the disco era that saw Summer's - born LaDonna Adrian Gaines - rise to fame.
The documentary features interviews, archival footage, personal audio from the singer's own mouth and Summer's infectious music for a new perspective on the life of the vocal powerhouse.
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