The family of the late Amy Winehouse hasn't kept quiet about their contempt for the latest documentary titled Amy, which details the singer's life and death while portraying her father Mitch Winehouse in a negative light.
Making its debut in theaters on July 3, the Asif Kapadia directed film closes in on the Back to Black singer's quick rise and harsh fall from fame and fortune. The musician's father, Mitch, recently states that the film attempts to portray him as an absent father in "the worst possible light," admitting that he ordered certain clips to be edited out of the original cut of the film. Mitch and Amy's former fiancé, Reg Traviss, are considering collaborating on a feature length film in order to tell Amy's story their way-- without the false claims of Mitch preventing Amy from entering rehab.
"Mitch and Reg are talking about doing something to correct all the wrongs and omissions in the new film," a source told the Mirror. "Their own take on Amy's life is being discussed."
"What it fails to say is all the times Mitch sorted out treatment and staged interventions. It's totally wrong," the source continued.
In 2011, the "Rehab" singer died from alcohol poisoning, notching two albums Frank and Back to Black before joining the 27 club alongside Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. Glastonbury Festival premiered Amy on June 25, drawing in a crowd of thousands. Hundreds of people were left standing outside the tent, subjected to film editor Chris King's speech about creating the film.
"It took a long time for her close friends to trust people who were any part of the media, but her closest friends slowly began to offer small bits of information that became the backbone of the film," King said, notes NME. "We saw an Amy that no-one knew: funny, witty, foul-mouthed and charming. For the people putting it together, it was an overwhelming experience."
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