The Last Days of Left Eye
| The Last Days of Left Eye | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lauren Lazin |
| Produced by | Wanda Lopes-Coleman Reigndrop Lopes Ronald Lopes |
| Starring | Lisa Lopes |
| Distributed by | VH1 |
Release dates | May 19, 2007 (USA) |
Running time | 86 min. (without commercials) |
| Language | English |
The Last Days of Left Eye is a documentary directed by Lauren Lazin which premiered on VH1 and VH1 Soul on May 19, 2007. It is centered around the life, last days spent in spiritual retreat in Honduras, and April 25, 2002 accidental death of rapper/singer/actress Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, featuring prehumously-narrative insight and commentary from interviews of the singer.
Lisa and The Little Boy
In the course of the documentary, Lisa was involved in an accident in which a little boy had run in front of the vehicle her assistant was driving and in which she and a few other friends were riding. The child died later during the night of the accident, and Lopes made an offer to the boy's mother to pay the costs for the funeral. After the funeral, Lopes was given the shoes of the boy, and remarked to the cameraman: "His last name was Lopez. Isn't that something?" She also explained her fears that a spirit was stalking her to do harm, but made the mistake of having killed the child rather than Lopes.
Accident
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 film reveals the procession of events during the accident have led to speculations that Lopes had possibly intended to commit suicide in the accident[citation needed] though this would conflict with Lisa's belief that suicide was a selfish easy way out. (Note the lyrics on her solo single, "Life is Like a Park" the lyrics she wrote states: "Never suicide, that's the easy ride, there's always another way out, think about it." The coroner which performed her autopsy conclusively ruled her death as an accident.
Controversy
The documentary has cause a great deal of controversy because of Lisa's last moments of life being caught on tape, as well as her and passengers in the truck, screaming. This moment has created sadness among fans as well as close friends of Lisa's.
DVD Release
There is much speculation that the documentary will be released on DVD. In an interview with a fan, Reigndrop Lopes confirmed that a dvd will be released. She also confirmed a new Left Eye album. [citation needed]
External links
- The Last Days of Left Eye at IMDb
- VH1 RockDocs - "The Last Days of Left Eye"
- On-board video of crash
- NPR.org - Farai Chideya interview with Lazin about the documentary
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