Albuquerque film director making a new Documentary, on the death of Prince.
- Producer/Director Benjamin Jimerson-Phillips is directing the historical ground breaking documentary, on the death of Prince.
- For more information,
- please email interview@adeptfilmsinc.com.
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – Sept. 2, 2020 – Award-winning filmmaker
Award-winning Albuquerque filmmaker Benjamin Jimerson-Phillips, is directing the explosive documentary regarding the death music superstar
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Prince, who died in 2016 of an overdose six days after his airplane made an emergency landing at Quad City International Airport and he was treated at a Moline hospital.
Jimerson-Phillips is gathering data and compiling interviews for his latest documentary film, “A Royal Loss: The Prince Truth Documentary,” which will look at the investigation of Prince’s death at age 57.
Presenting never-before-seen interviews with law enforcement and medical experts, as well as friends, collaborators and others close to Prince, “A Royal Loss” paints an “accurate, intimate portrait of the late musician’s private life, while challenging the rumors and misinformation that continue to surround his April 21, 2016, death,” according to a news release. Stating: “It’s been 4 years, and no one has been held responsible, or even complicit in Prince’s death… Someone had to supply him the ‘fake’ pharmaceuticals”.
According to an IMDB.com summary of the planned film, Prince had enough fentanyl in his system to kill 8,000 men, yet we’re led to believe it was an accident?” Jimerson-Phillips said: “Members of Prince’s own Family believes he was murdered, and that the investigation into his death was botched”.
Jimerson-Phillips, ad been previously hired by Prince’s brother Omarr Baker, to also direct a documentary for his PRNFamily (Prince Rogers Nelson Family) project. So his insight with Prince and his Family is strong. In addition, during the early 90’s Jimerson-Phillips,ntraveled with Prince alumni Denise Matthews aka Vanity.
Jimerson-Phillips has compiled 84,000 documents, interviews, video and photos, “literally a mountain of evidence indicating suspicious circumstances, and possible foul play” according to the summary.
The independent film has been independently funded by fans through GoFundMe; & a screening is planned a Nov/Dec. 2020, release (for donors and media only) in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and New York, according to a spokeswoman. Medics from the Moline Fire Department saved Prince’ life when his airplane made an emergency landing at the Q-C Airport on April 15, 2016. Say he was unresponsive, according to records and reports, and medics administered two shots of the emergency overdose drug naloxone to bring him back.
A wrongful-death lawsuit brought by his estate against Trinity Medical Center, the attending emergency room physician and parent company UnityPoint Health accused them of failing to “timelyand appropriately diagnose and treat opiate overdose,”along with failing to”timely and appropriately investigate the cause of opiate overdose” and failing to offer related counseling, the lawsuit states.
Carver County (Chahassen, MN), court docket shows that claims were dismissed in August 2019 against Walgreens, which filled prescriptions for Prince, and the medical center. They were followed by dismissals in November of claims against Dr. Michael Schulenberg, who prescribed painkillers to an associate of Prince (Kirk Johnson) knowing they were intended for the musician, according to the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.
Interest in the project is high, and Jimerson-Phillips states, he has even received enquiry from Amazon Officials, about them distributing the documentary.
Anyone who wishes to schedule a meeting with Jimerson-Phillips should email interview@adeptfilms.com.
Jimerson-Phillips has numerous film and television projects to his credit, including, work with Oscar and Emmy Nominated Actors, and a successful television series “5th Ward” witch stars recording artist Mya, on the UMC Network, which is in its second season.
A Royal Loss: The Prince Truth Documentary is slated for limited release Nov/Dec, 2020. Their GoFundMe page is: www.GoFundMe.com/Prince-Truth-Documentary
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