‘Amy’ (Asif Kapadia) is a 2015 documentary created from found footage of Amy Winehouse telling the story of her career and how fame and some people around her aided her tragic early death.

I was hopeful going into ‘Amy’. Although not haven seen anything from the director Kapadia before I had high hopes that it was going to be a well-made film – I wasn’t wrong. The film did a fantastic job of capturing what Amy was like as a person, and what her desires were as an individual and professionally. It told the true story of how fame and a few people around her pushed her to the edge. It explores the heartbreaking moments were Amy was on the edge which builds and builds as the film continues. Ultimately coming to the incredibly tragic death of Amy which could have been avoided if things in her life had gone a different way.

The film impacts its audience hard with strong emotional blows that are emphasized by the fact it’s a recount of a true story. The use of archive footage is utilized not only in a way to get across the messages and story but to make it more emotional.