All Is By My Side, written and directed by Oscar-winning writer John Ridley, is an upcoming biopic on the breakthrough of superstar musician Jimi Hendrix in the last 1960’s. A clip of the film began circulating on Youtube yesterday and has since garnered more than 180,000 views. Today, another clip was made available. The film premiered at TIFF and is set for a UK Summer theater release, and co-stars Hayley Atwell as Kathy Etchingham.
Unfortunately, the Hendrix estate is not backing this project which means none of Jimi Hendrix’s music can be used in the film. It’s not unlike the Nina Simone biopic, starring Zoe Saldana as Simone, which met with backlash at the casting and story choices.