Amy just premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, but now those who weren't lucky enough to travel to France are getting a taste of the soon-to-be-released flick.
The documentary follows the rise of the much-loved (and much-troubled) singer, using archive footage and old interviews of Winehouse, as well as interviews from her many acquaintances. The new trailer shows haunting home videos of the star before she made it big, and gives an insight into who Amy was—outside of the public eye.
The just-released clips also let audiences in on Winehouse's troubled relationship with ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil, with Amy saying "I fell in love with someone who I would have died for...and that's like a real drug, isn't it?" Regardless of your feelings about the singer's music, it's hard not to feel a sense of sadness.
Although the flick is getting a warm reception from critics (The Hollywood Reporter's Stephen Dalton called it a "tender, intimate portrait"), Amy has been anything but welcomed by the late singer's family. Last month they gave a statement to Rolling Stone saying "The Winehouse family would like to disassociate themselves from the forthcoming film about their much missed and beloved Amy." They added that they felt the portrayal is unbalanced, includes interviews from a very narrow group of Amy's friends, and does a disservice to those suffering with addiction problems.
For their part, the filmmakers defended their project, telling RS "We came on board with the full backing of the Winehouse family, and we approached the project with total objectivity."
Amy hits theaters July 5.