Alecia Beth Moore, known professionally as P!NK, is known for her acrobatic performances as a singer and songwriter. But the documentary directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman), that will available globally on Prime Video from May 21st, unveils a humane portrait of the American artist.
In the past few years, Hollywood blockbusters have addressed female empowerment by riding the wave of how patriarchy has discriminated women through the centuries. Instead, the documentary P!NK: All I Know So Far effortlessly depicts how gender equality has been achieved by a woman who loves her husband — professional motocross racer Carey Hart — and appreciates him touring with her around the world, as they raise their two children together, Willow (8 years old) and Jameson (2 years old). She leads by example, showing her kids that a woman can be a mother, wife and a rockstar.
The inspirational film shows the award-winning performer and musician embarking on her record-breaking 2019 Beautiful Trauma world tour. We share her European adventures, from Amsterdam to Manchester, through Liverpool, Cardiff and other destinations. She is making memories with her family, whilst enjoying a crêpes with her family, or teaching her children how to play the trumpet. She describes what it means to be a parent, and what fascinates her about her offspring. Willow she defines as the “soulful child” who is witty, smart and internalises her feelings. Jameson, being younger, still craves for attention and is very much “connected to his joy,” just like his mother. During the making of the film, she is happily married for 19 years, and compliments her spouse for his impressive support, not ever having ego issues in following her on tour. She earnestly says how she enjoys being a parent, but even more watching her husband be a father, who is very good at it. The nomadic life of this “Gypsy Family,” as Carey Hart defines it, comes across as no different from any other. There is naturally the privilege given by the profession of Alecia, but she lives her performative art as a job, as she practices her gymnast and vocal skills daily, as a disciplined athlete. When the family is not on tour we discover that they enjoy their life in their farm home in Santa Ynez Valley.
Besides the “Harts,” P!NK has her extended family, that she calls “my village”: a crew of about 225 people with whom she tours and that bring to life her exceptional shows. Singers, dancers, musicians, roadies and managers are people she respects as professionals and cares about as friends. She says she likes to surround herself with people who are better than her, and this shows how strong her bond is with her team that has grown with her through time and that she does not change for the sake of following new trends in the music business. P!NK likes to carry her people through her whirlwind multinational adventures and through life in general.
Director Michael Gracey craftily blends mixed footage from the road, behind-the-scenes interviews and personal material, to gives audience a glimpse behind the curtain of the circus that she calls life. We witness how she makes her own hair, as a meditative ritual, the way the letters of fans move her and motivate her, and there also amusing moments such as when she boasts with pride having downsized her luggages from 24 to 17.
P!NK: All I Know So Far will touch, amuse, and inspire as her brash exuberance coalesces with her heart- pumping anthems, expressed through gravity-defying routines. This delicate documentary, with utter simplicity, presents to the world the woman of the 21st century, who can have it all, without being adversarial and getting along with men and women alike.
Final Grade: B+