Teddy Pendergrass – If You Don’t Know Me, the powerful and moving story of R&B star Teddy Pendergrass, who was on the brink of global super-stardom when tragedy struck, is following its triumphant premier on the closing night of October’s Philadelphia Film Festival, with a screening at DOC NYC on November 9. It has also been selected to screen at the 19th, annual Sound Unseen music/film/art festival taking place from Nov 14-18, 2018 in Minneapolis, MN.
A compelling tale with surprising twists and turns, the film is an intimate portrait of one of the greatest singers of his generation. It also tells how Teddy fought for the rights of African-American artists in a 1970s music industry prejudiced against black performers and reveals how, aged just 31, Pendergrass overcame terrible tragedy to get back on stage against all the odds.