Linda Perry debuted her documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios in New York City Thursday night. The iconic singer-songwriter shared what she learned making the film and daughter Rhodes was in tow to support her mom. We also spoke with director, Don Hardy about what it was like to peer into Perry's world and relationship with her child. The film follows the Grammy and Golden Globe-nominated artist, as well as Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee as she struggles with fear, shame, illness, perfectionism, as well as the burdens and gifts of family. Let It Die Here features appearances by a number of close friends and collaborators, including Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Kate Hudson, Sara Gilbert, and Brandi Carlile, the latter of whom declares Perry to be a 'queer icon.' Its story is told through intimate verite footage, select interviews and hypnotic animation sequences, helping lay bare Perry's authentic self in much the same way she enables music's biggest stars to do in the studio.
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00:00Hey, it's Linda Perry. You're watching Life Minute TV.
00:07I'm just constantly trying to improve and somehow, you know, when you watch this movie
00:13you'll see a lot of big things happened, and I was almost forced to have to
00:20change my perspective of who I am and how I see myself.
00:24So I had to just let it go, you know, basically let it die here means let it go.
00:30I think it's a really powerful film and a relatable film.
00:33Linda's childhood wasn't perfect, and I think what I learned through this film
00:37is that she's trying to fix that for her child.
00:40Watching that special bond develop and spending some time with both of them,
00:44we all come away from projects changed.
00:47I'm trying to enjoy a little bit of time here and there a little bit more often.
00:50I hang out with Rhodes, and I walk. I like walking a lot, and Rhodes and I hang all the time.
00:57I think music is really like a really beautiful bed of melodies that can anger people,
01:05make them happy, make them sad. It stirs up emotion, and that's what music is supposed to do.
01:12And I think that those emotions can be extremely incredible, that can heal,
01:18and those emotions can cause pain.
01:22You just got to be aware of how powerful music is.
01:25I don't think people realize that.