The High Note is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. The film stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoë Chao, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, and Ice Cube. It follows a famous singer’s personal assistant who wants to become a music producer.
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The High Note is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. The film stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoë Chao, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, and Ice Cube. It follows a famous singer’s personal assistant who wants to become a music producer. The High Note was released in selected theaters, and through Premium VOD on May 29, 2020, by Focus Features. It received mixed reviews from critics, although the cast was praised. The screenplay was featured in the 2018 Black List, compiling the best unproduced scripts of the year. It was announced in February 2019 that Nisha Ganesatra would direct the film. In May 2019, it was announced Dakota Johnson would star in the film, as well as TraceeEllis Ross, EddieIzzard and Diane Raphael.
In June 2019, the film was added to the Black List and was announced as the next film to be directed by Ganatra. The cast was announced on June 14, 2019. The movie was released on May 28, 2020. It is set in the 1990s and focuses on Maggie Sherwoode, the longtime personal assistant to legendary R&B singer Grace Davis. Maggie is also an aspiring music producer, remixing Grace’s songs in her free time. Grace is displeased when a famous music producer remixes one of her songs to modernize it with excessive synths and pop elements. Grace decides to release Maggie’s version, without payment or credit, and Maggie decides to produce her own version.
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