TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME Interview with director Olivia Lichtenstein

By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor

TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME was the Closing Night film at the 27th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival – a documentary detailing the extraordinary life and career of Philly’s own Teddy Pendergrass. The night before I got a chance to chat with the director Olivia Lichtenstein and producer Nick Bedu about the making of the doc., how much time they spent in Philly, the darker side of Teddy, the music, the tragedy and the come back of this sexy and soulful entertainer gone too soon.

The doc is now available on Showtime. The film brings you back to a time when the sound of Philadelphia ruled the radio, thanks in great part to Gamble & Huff, who along with Manager Shep Gordon, past girlfriends, wives, family members, and members of The Teddy Bear Orchestra, along with found audio diary of Teddy himself, are all weaved together to tell this story of extraordinary high, lows and timeless music.

The Interview was edited by Philly based Editor Reetu Saha (https://www.reetushah.com)