- The Last Days of Left Eye
Infobox Film
name = The Last Days of Left Eye
caption =
director = Lauren Lazin
starring =Lisa Lopes
producer = Wanda Lopes-Coleman
Reigndrop Lopes
Ronald Lopes
distributor =VH1
released =May 19 ,2007 [TV] (USA)
September 9 ,2008 [DVD] (USA)
runtime = 86 min. (without commercials)
language = English"The Last Days of Left Eye" is a documentary directed by Lauren Lazin which premiered on
VH1 andVH1 Soul onMay 19 ,2007 . It is centered around the life, last days spent in spiritual retreat inHonduras , andApril 25 ,2002 accidental death of rapper/singer/actress Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, featuring prehumously-narrative insight and commentary from interviews of the singer.Initial accident
During the course of filming the documentary, Lisa and a few friends were passengers in a vehicle driven by her assistant when a small boy ran out in front of the vehicle and was struck. The child died later that night. Lopes offered to pay the funeral costs for the family. After the funeral, Lopes was given the boy's shoes, and remarked to the cameraman, "His last name was Lopez. Isn't that something?" She also explained her fears that a spirit had been stalking her to do harm, but thought that the spirit made a mistake and killed the child rather than her.
Lopes' death
The video of Lopes' fatal accident, taken from within the
Mitsubishi Pajero that rolled over into the grass, was intentionally edited by the director at the request of the singer's family so as to show only the procession of events in the vehicle prior to the moment of impact. The coroner who performed her autopsy ruled her death as an accident.DVD release
Reigndrop Lopes confirmed that a DVD will be released and confirmed that a new Left Eye album will be released. [ [http://www.cybertlcforums.com/phpBB3a/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=31 • View topic - New Left Eye album and DVD in the works ] ] The confirmed release date is September 9, 2008. [ [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001AUKUNG Amazon.com: The Last Days of Left Eye: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Brian Harris, Brent Lord, Michael Shaieb, Lauren Lazin, David Beinstein: Movies & TV ] ]
Credits
*Director: Lauren Lazin
*Executive Producer: Shelly Tantro
*Executives for VH1: Michael Hirschorn and Brad Abramson
*Producers: Ronald Lopes and Kate Garfield
*Associate Producers: Amy Goldberg and Steven Vannucci
*Video edit: David Beinstein
*Video: Christofer Wagner
*Post sound: Sue Pelino and Doron Reizes
*Visual Effects: Fred Salkind, Stephanie Masarsky, and Anna Toonk
*Original Music: Michael Shaieb & Brent Lord, FatLab Music NYCReferences
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