Becoming Madonna
The rise of a global icon
When she arrived in New York a penniless dancer from Michigan in 1979, Madonna knew she was destined to make an impact on the world – she just wasn’ t sure how … This is the story of how the city shaped her into pop’ s greatest female icon, and how she shaped the world in turn.
An unauthorised insight into Madonna’ s rise to super-stardom, this film will be rich in rare, unseen or unheard audio and visual archive from both Madonna and those close to her. Alongside past interviews with Madonna, it will also feature testimony from many of her friends and collaborators, as well as a previously unheard extensive interview with her brother Christopher Ciccone, who was her dancer, dresser, art director and confidant during this period.
It will take an immersive approach, using audio interviews to explore the key experiences and emotional relationships that formed Madonna as an artist and a person, and continued to drive her creative ambition to this day.
Duration 1 x 1½ hr
Produced by Optomen for Sky Documentaries, UK, in association with All3Media International