After Amy Winehouse’s death on 23 July 2011, her closest friends vowed not to publicly discuss her life: no tell-alls to the tabloids, no ‘My Life With Amy’ memoirs, no talking-head TV shows. So when British documentary maker Asif Kapadia approached them about making a film of her life, he didn’t expect to get anywhere fast.

After Amy Winehouseu2019s death on 23 July 2011, her closest friends vowed not to publicly discuss her life: no tell-alls to the tabloids, no u2018My Life With Amyu2019 memoirs, no talking-head TV shows. So when British documentary maker Asif Kapadia approached them about making a film of her life, he didnu2019t expect to get anywhere fast.

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