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Teddy Pendergrass: If You Don’t Know Me

Synopsis

The untold and ultimately inspiring story of legendary singer, Teddy Pendergrass, the man poised to be the biggest R&B artist of all time until the tragic accident that changed his life forever at the age of only 31.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Features
Running time
106 mins
Director
Olivia Lichtenstein
Producer
Ian Flooks, Olivia Lichtenstein, Piers Tempest
Executive Producer
Shep Gordon, Daniel Markus, Joe Oppenheimer, Allan Strahl
Film Title Note
fka Teddy Pendergrass: The Black Elvis

Genre

Music Black Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Storyvault Films, Tempo Productions, BBC Films production

Storyvault Films

Bridge Studios
107A Hammersmith Bridge Road
London
W6 9DA

Tempo Productions

Piers Tempest
Lower Scarcliffe
Off Carleton Lane
Carleton
Skipton
BD23 3HS

BBC Films

Zone A, 7th Floor
BBC Broadcasting House
Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA

Sales Company

Kew Media Group

151 Shaftesbury Avenue
London
WC2H 8AL

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