The High Note
The High Note is a 2020 American comedy-drama film directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. It stars Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Zoë Chao, Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard, and Ice Cube, and follows a famous singer's personal assistant who wants to become a music producer.
Plot
Maggie Sherwoode is the longtime personal assistant to legendary R&B singer Grace Davis, who still has a successful touring career despite not releasing new material for a decade. Also an aspiring music producer, Maggie remixes Grace's songs in her free time. Grace's egocentric manager, Jack Robertson, believes that her time has passed and she should accept a Las Vegas residency and release live albums rather than record new material.
More details
author | Flora Greeson |
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contentLocation | Los Angeles |
director | Nisha Ganatra |
editor | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | ariana grande aspiring musician coach concert residency estranged mother free time grocery store hear las vegas las vegas residency listen live album music festival music producer new album open pass personal assistant plan radio dj record record label sing tour write |
musicBy | Amie Doherty |
producer | Eric Fellner Tim Bevan |
productionCompany | Perfect World Pictures Working Title Films |
publisher | Focus Features |
recordedAt | Los Angeles |