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Whitney is a 2018 documentary film about the American singer and actress Whitney Houston. The film was directed by Kevin Macdonald and produced by Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn and Lisa Erspamer. Whitney was screened out of competition at the world premiere as part of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2018 with a cinema release on 6 July 2018. The film was also released on home media where it debuted at number one on the UK Official Music Video Chart. In December 2018, Whitney was nominated at the 61st Grammy Awards for Best Music Film
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Whitney Houston
as Self
Ellen White
as Employee
Michael Houston
as Employee
Cissy Houston
as Self - Mother
Aretha Franklin
as Self
Gary Houston
as Backup Singer
Donna Houston
as Self - Former Sister-in-Law
Kenneth Gibson
as Self - First Black Mayor of Newark
Deforest B Soaries Jr
as Self - Family Friend
Drinkard Singers
as Themselves
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