Respect
Director: Liesl Tommy

Aretha Franklin was constrained by her God-fearing pastor father, but liberated in time by her inner spirit. Respect – the biopic directed by Tony award-winning Liesl Tommy – shows the complexity of the singer’s relationship with her Church and spirituality, and captures her long and difficult personal journey. 

It is more than clear why Franklin is known as the Queen of Soul; not many singers have come close to achieving what she did. But the movie shows a side to the megastar that we can all relate to: a quest for freedom to be who we are.