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Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017 documentary film directed by Rudi Dolezal and Nick Broomfield
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Whitney: Can I Be Me

Summary

Whitney: Can I Be Me is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's instance of is recorded as Can I Be Me — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was directed by Can I Be Me — director (P57): Nick Broomfield[4].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was directed by Can I Be Me — director (P57): Rudi Dolezal[5].
  • Can I Be Me — screenwriter (P58): Nick Broomfield wrote the screenplay for Whitney: Can I Be Me[6].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's composer is recorded as Can I Be Me — composer (P86): Nick Laird-Clowes[7].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's genre is Can I Be Me — genre (P136): documentary film[8].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was produced by Can I Be Me — producer (P162): Nick Broomfield[9].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was produced by Can I Be Me — producer (P162): Marc Hoeferlin[10].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's director of photography is recorded as Can I Be Me — director of photography (P344): Sam Mitchell[11].
  • The original language of Whitney: Can I Be Me was Can I Be Me — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[12].
  • The original language of Whitney: Can I Be Me was Can I Be Me — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[13].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was distributed by Can I Be Me — distribution format (P437): video on demand[14].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's review score is recorded as 87%[15].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's review score is recorded as 6.7/10[16].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's color is recorded as Can I Be Me — color (P462): color[17].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's country of origin is recorded as Can I Be Me — country of origin (P495): United Kingdom[18].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's country of origin is recorded as Can I Be Me — country of origin (P495): United States[19].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me was published on June 8, 2017[20].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's distributed by is recorded as Can I Be Me — distributed by (P750): British Broadcasting Corporation[21].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's distributed by is recorded as Can I Be Me — distributed by (P750): Netflix[22].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's distributed by is recorded as Can I Be Me — distributed by (P750): Hulu[23].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's distributed by is recorded as Can I Be Me — distributed by (P750): Fandango at Home[24].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's main subject is Can I Be Me — main subject (P921): Whitney Houston[25].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Whitney: Can I Be Me'}[26].
  • Whitney: Can I Be Me's FSK film rating is recorded as Can I Be Me — FSK film rating (P1981): FSK 6[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Can I Be Me — producer (P162): Nick Broomfield[9] and Can I Be Me — producer (P162): Marc Hoeferlin[10]. Directors include Can I Be Me — director (P57): Nick Broomfield[4] and Can I Be Me — director (P57): Rudi Dolezal[5]. Can I Be Me — screenwriter (P58): Nick Broomfield wrote the screenplay for Whitney: Can I Be Me[6].

Publication

Whitney: Can I Be Me was published on June 8, 2017[20]. Original languages include Can I Be Me — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[12] and Can I Be Me — original language of film or TV show (P364): French[13]. Its genre is Can I Be Me — genre (P136): documentary film[8]. It was distributed by Can I Be Me — distribution format (P437): video on demand[14].

Subject and Themes

Whitney: Can I Be Me's main subject is Can I Be Me — main subject (P921): Whitney Houston[25].

Reception

Reviews include 87%[15] and 6.7/10[16].

Why It Matters

Whitney: Can I Be Me ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Bobbi Kristina Brown Bobby Brown Cissy Houston film Netflix United Kingdom United States Whitney Houston

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . spio-fsk.de. Retrieved . spio-fsk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → Whitney Houston
    Recorded participant → Robyn Crawford, Bobbi Kristina Brown, Cissy Houston +2
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 173285
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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