[youtube id=”t7eNSgCQzCI”] Miss Sharon Jones! is a documentary about Sharon Jones of the Dap-Kings directed by Barbara Kopple. The film follows Jones around in 2013 after she is diagnosed with cancer and after the release of the band’s fifth album, Give The People What They Want. Kopple and Jones give the viewer a close-up look at how Jones faced the health crisis and returned to a career that other people told her would never exist. The film opens in New York on July 29th and goes nationwide in August. For more about the film go to MissSharonJones.com.
