The documentary profiles singer Dionne Warwick, focusing on her career and her unique voice. Warwick broke the color barrier in pop music with her collaborations with Burt Bacharach and Hal David, overcoming challenges as a black woman in a white-dominated genre. She discusses her strong musical views, including her dislike of certain genres and her consideration of quitting the business during the disco era. Warwick also talks about her activism, including her work with the AIDS crisis and her criticism of misogyny in gangsta rap.
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Dionne Warwick's remarkable rise from gospel choirs in New Jersey to international stardom is told in this film, also highlighting the racial challenges she faced in the music industry.