Features: DVD, Outtakes
With its premiere at Outfest in 1997, The Cream Will Rise proved that Sophie B. Hawkins is more than just a gorgeous pop star. Both musical genius and enchanting performer, this singer/songwriter/iconoclast combines imaginative musicianship and rangy vocals with a captivating energy and raw seductiveness that have made her one of the most exciting musicians of the last decade. Since Sophie's fast rise to stardom in 1992 with the risque hit song "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover," the artist hailed by critics as a modern-day Janis Joplin takes us on a turbulent journey of transformation and self-discovery that gives us a rare glimpse inside her emotionally complex world. Filmmaker Gigi Gaston brilliantly weaves Sophie's powerful and insightful music together with rare concert footage and intimate moments of revelation to create this dark and inspiring moving portrait.
Editor's Note
Singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins broke into mainstream success with her 1992 hit "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover." Powerful, sexy, strong, and seductive, the blond beauty is a talented writer and performer whose songs are both emotional and intelligent. THE CREAM WILL RISE is a musical portrait of the artist directed by Gigi Gaston. Combining concert footage with intimate clips of Hawkins in everyday life, the film gets to the heart of Hawkins' turbulent emotional world and artistic journey.
|
