UNSCRIPTED 2024
Becoming Madonna
The untold origin story of an icon
Featuring never-seen-before photos , footage , and recently uncovered audio tapes of young Madonna , this feature length documentary traces her rise from insecure outsider in Michigan to becoming the most powerful and controversial female pop star on the planet .
Interviews with family , friends and collaborators reveal the inside story of Madonna ’ s rise to conquer a male-dominated music industry , culminating in the astonishing publication of a book featuring over a hundred erotic photos of her under the title Sex .
Immersive archive also sheds new light on the personal tragedies that fuelled Madonna ’ s drive , re-examining the early death of her mother and those of her close friends Martin Burgoyne and first mentor Christopher Flynn during the AIDs epidemic of the late 1980s .
Through their stories , this film shows Madonna in a new light : smarter , more radical and more vulnerable than anyone at the time gave her credit for .
Duration 1 x 1½ hr
Optomen for Sky Documentaries , UK , in association with All3Media International