Vistas Media Capital has introduced plans for a brand new documentary about Laura Nyro, the late singer-songwriter, activist, and Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame inductee. The as-yet-untitled movie will probably be produced by Ben Waisbren (300, The Equalizer, Blood Diamond) and music producer Bonnie Greenberg (RBG), with Laura’s son Gil Bianchini serving as an affiliate producer, experiences Deadline. A director has but to be introduced for the documentary.
“I used to be first drawn to Laura Nyro’s music and life story by what David Geffen so poignantly mentioned about her in Susan Lacy’s 2010 characteristic movie Inventing David Geffen,” Waisbren mentioned in a press release. “Her lyrics touched and galvanized a technology of ladies—phrases which have resonance right now.”
At age 19, Laura Nyro made a reputation for herself on the 1967 Monterey Pop Competition the place she effortlessly sang her means via people, jazz, and blues songs. David Geffen satisfied her to be his first-ever shopper as a music supervisor instantly afterwards, and he helped her signal a deal at Columbia Data. Nyro’s first three information turned more and more extra profitable, as did her collaborative singles with artists like Barbra Streisand and the fifth Dimension. Her work went on to have a profound affect on Joni Mitchell, Elton John, and Kate Bush.
Nyro died from ovarian most cancers in 1997 at age 49. Her remaining studio recordings had been launched in 2001 on the posthumous album Angel In The Darkish. In 2021, Nyro was celebrated with a career-spanning field set titled Laura Nyro: American Dreamer.
