Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream

Pop star, entrepreneur and actress Beyoncé is the focus of this intimate documentary, promising "raw, unprecedented access to the private entertainment icon and her high-voltage performances". Includes first-person footage, some of it shot by Beyoncé on her laptop, in which she reflects on the realities of celebrity, the refuge she finds onstage and the transcendent joy of becoming a mother last year. The former member of Destiny's Child also serves as co-director and executive producer.

The film sheds light on her childhood in Houston, with home movies revealing the close bond she built with her family, and charts the challenges Beyoncé felt when she decided to manage her career and build her own company, Parkwood Entertainment. Also captures the intense physical and emotional demands she goes through in the studio, preparing for live performances, running a business and her family life, including her return to the spotlight after the birth of her daughter in January 2012.

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