Dory Previn: On My Way to Where

Houston Cinema Arts Festival

Preceded by a cover performance of Dory Previn's music by director/singer-songwriter Julia Greenberg and singer-songwriter Gretchen Phillips

Performance at 1:30 p.m. / Film Screening at 2:15 p.m.

A former model and chorus girl, Dory Previn gained fame as a lyricist for films such as The Valley of the Dolls and The Sterile Cuckoo. Her work with husband composer André Previn led to critical plaudits and several Oscar nominations before their partnership came to a traumatic end following his affair with 23-year old Mia Farrow, resulting in Dory Previn’s months-long hospitalization. This life-altering situation ignited a radical act of self-love and acceptance from Dory Previn: Starting with her 1970 autobiographical album On My Way to Where, she reinvented herself as a singer-songwriter in a series of introspective albums pairing her trademark sharp wit with haunting confessional tales of loneliness, loss, and self-doubt.

Co-directors Julia Greenberg and Dianna Dilworth combine archival footage, interviews, animation, and Dory Previn’s own journal entries and lyrics in a refreshing documentary, avoiding the often-expected redemption arc to tell the more powerful story of a woman who dared to confront her own complexity.

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Underwriting for the Film Department is provided by Tenaris, The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation, and the Vaughn Foundation.

Generous funding is provided by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea; Nina and Michael Zilkha; Lois Chiles; Foundation for Independent Media Arts; Franci Neely; Carrin Patman and Jim Derrick; Ms. Laurence Unger; L'Alliance Française de Houston; and ILEX Foundation.

Dory Previn: On My Way to Where

Directed by Dianna Dilworth and Julia Greenberg
(USA, 2024, 79 minutes, in English)
Brown Auditorium Theater, digital

Location

Caroline Wiess Law Building
1001 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
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