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Narrated by her mother Janis Winehouse-Collins,
"Reclaiming Amy" features home footage, family pictures and
interviews with close friends who recall the six-time Grammy
Award winner's happier as well as darker times.
Winehouse-Collins, who has multiple sclerosis (MS), has rarely
spoken about her daughter publicly but shares her version of
events in the documentary, which was commissioned by Britain’s
BBC Two and BBC Music and will air on Friday.
"It’s only looking back now that I realise how little we
understood," Winehouse-Collins says in the film. "She was prone
to addiction, she could not stop herself. It’s a very cruel
beast."
Winehouse, who struggled with drink and drug problems through
much of her career, died from alcohol poisoning at her north
London home on July 23, 2011. She was 27.
Considered one of the most talented singers of her generation
with hits including "Rehab" and "Back to Black", her untimely
death shook the music world.
"I look back and there’s lots of things I wish I would have done
differently," says her father Mitch Winehouse, who has faced
criticism in the media over the singer's struggles.
"You couldn't tell her to do something or not do something ...
nobody controlled Amy. Amy was the governor."
The documentary, which addresses Winehouse's relationships,
bulimia and mental health issues, details her family and
friends' powerless attempts to help her.
"Behind closed doors, we were all trying to deal with the power
of her addiction," says Winehouse-Collins. "As her health got
worse, my MS progressed. I couldn't help her."
In happier moments, Winehouse-Collins reads her daughter's
school report cards, which noted her love of performing.
"Even when she’s not here, she’s here," Winehouse-Collins says
as she visits her daughter's gravestone. "Always one to watch
over me."
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Giles Elgood)
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