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Imagine Documentaries, Message Pictures Announce Whoopi Goldberg Documentary Directed by Geeta Gandbhir

The artist-led portrait arrives with director Geeta Gandbhir fresh off rare dual Oscar nominations.

Overview

  • The untitled film is positioned as a definitive biography told in Goldberg’s own words and expanding on her memoir Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother and Me.
  • Producers include Sara Bernstein, Tom Leonardis, Geeta Gandbhir, Alisa Payne, Meredith Kaulfers, Sam Pollard, and Justin Wilkes, with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard as executive producers.
  • Production is led by Imagine Documentaries and Message Pictures in association with Goldberg’s One Hoe Productions.
  • The documentary will draw from archival tapes, performance footage, and personal materials while following Goldberg as she reimagines The Whoopi Monologues for a Lincoln Center opening this summer.
  • The project will also track her current creative work, time with family including a new great-grandbaby, and a quieter life in Italy, with no release date or distribution details disclosed.