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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall poster
Directed by
Spike Lee
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 80 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The documentary follows Michael Jackson's early career from his time with the Jackson 5 up to his first solo album Off the Wall. It covers the music industry and his creative growth during that period.

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What happens

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall is a 2016 documentary film co-produced and directed by Spike Lee, chronicling the rise of pop star Michael Jackson through the creation of his landmark solo album, Off the Wall (1979). It is the second Michael Jackson-focused documentary Lee has made, after Bad 25 (2012). The film premiered on January 24, 2016, at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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