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And there were long stints of sobriety
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Reclaiming Amy

And there were long stintsof sobriety

And there were long stints
of sobriety

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And there were long stints of sobriety.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:34
Uploaded
May 08, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC,Curious Films

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Marking the tenth anniversary of the death of Amy Winehouse, parents Janis and Mitch, and her closest friends and family, share their story of the British music icon.
It was interspersed with weeks of binge drinking as well. - Reclaiming Amy 00:05
It was interspersed with weeks of binge drinking as well.
And we had professionals coming in as well. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
And we had professionals coming in as well.
There was large periods - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
There was large periods
Now you think everything is on the mend - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
Now you think everything is on the mend
Through that process of like, on, off, on, off, at the extremities - Reclaiming Amy 00:15
Through that process of like, on, off, on, off, at the extre...
I mean, I never saw Amy as fragile, but I think her body was starting - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
I mean, I never saw Amy as fragile, but I think her body was...
...l'd like to have... have a couple of kids. - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
...l'd like to have... have a couple of kids.
She would have been a beautiful mum. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
She would have been a beautiful mum.
Ultimately, the alcohol addiction got the better of her. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
Ultimately, the alcohol addiction got the better of her.
So subsequently, the last time she went on a bender, - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
So subsequently, the last time she went on a bender,
Mitch turned up and the first thing he said to me, - Reclaiming Amy 00:07
Mitch turned up and the first thing he said to me,
First thing he said to me was, "You know she loved you." - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
First thing he said to me was, "You know she loved you....
Identifying one's dead child. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
Identifying one's dead child.
And that was when the surrealness began. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
And that was when the surrealness began.
She looked like Amy lying in bed - Reclaiming Amy 00:07
She looked like Amy lying in bed
It felt like the same thing. Just laying there. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
It felt like the same thing. Just laying there.
Who else but her mother and father - Reclaiming Amy 00:08
Who else but her mother and father
There were other people involved, her friends, - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
There were other people involved, her friends,
I went to get Amy ready for her funeral. - Reclaiming Amy 00:04
I went to get Amy ready for her funeral.
I just wanted to make sure she had someone with her - Reclaiming Amy 00:06
I just wanted to make sure she had someone with her