The global superstar’s full-length visual album will air for one time only on HBO

MIAMI, Fla. – June 7, 2016 – HBO will exclusively air Beyoncé’s Lemonade for one night only on June 17 at 21hrs. Beyoncé has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and won 20 Grammys®, and the 60-minute HBO special presentation accompanies the megastar’s sixth studio album released earlier this year. Heralded an extraordinary visual masterpiece and Beyoncé’s best work to-date, Lemonade is a tour de force, pushing the boundaries of art and expression, and creating a visual narrative that becomes an essential part in understanding and appreciating the record.

Lemonade delivers a tone that is both deeply personal and provocative, making bold statements while also maintaining a certain cryptic quality to its storytelling. The narrative is intoxicating, intimate and fresh, touching on topics such as race, gender, power, marriage, infidelity, parenthood, and the experience of black women in America.

Lemonade is comprised of 12 musical tracks and the film is divided into 11 chapters – Intuition, Denial, Anger, Apathy, Emptiness, Accountability, Reformation, Forgiveness, Resurrection, Hope, and finally, Redemption – connected by a voiceover from Beyoncé reading prose and poetry by expatriate Somali poet Warsan Shire.

The film features appearances by a number of celebrated black women, including musical artists Ibeyi, Zendaya and Chloe x Halle, visual artist Laolu Senbanjo, young actresses Amandla Stenberg and Quvenzhané Wallis, and tennis star Serena Williams. The mothers of slain African American youths Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner also make an appearance.

Seven different cinematographers contributed to the video anthology: Jonas Åkerlund, Kahlil Joseph, Melina Matsoukas, Dikayl Rimmasch, Mark Romanek, Todd Tourso, and Beyoncé herself. The film was edited by Bill Yukich. HBO plans to submit Lemonade for an Emmy® in the Variety Special category.

###

For more information on the program schedule by country, contact your local provider or visit www.hbomax.tv.

 

About HBO Latin America Group

HBO Latin America is the premium, subscription based, television network leader in the region, recognized for the quality and diversity of its exclusive programming, including: series, films, documentaries, specials and original productions. The content is transmitted in HD in more than 40 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean through its channels HBO, HBO2, HBO Signature, HBO Plus, HBO Family, HBO Caribbean, MAX, MAX Prime, MAX Up, MAX Caribbean and Cinemax. Its programming is also offered across multiple platforms, such as HBO GO, Cinemax GO and HBO On Demand.

END

IMAGE: www.businessinsider.com