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HBO on getting Beyoncé documentary: 'It doesn't really fit with our channel'

This weekend (February 16) will see the premiere of Beyoncé's long-awaited documentary on HBO, but the channel's President of Programming has admitted it almost didn't make the cut because it stood out from the shows they usually put out.

Michael Lombardo told the Daily News that the documentary, entitled 'Life Is But A Dream', doesn't really fit well with the channel in terms of what it usually broadcasts but they decided to make an exception as it was "undeniably moving and honest":

“I have no clue why this works. If someone said to me, 'Why is this on HBO?' I can't say why, this isn't a tradition documentary and this isn't a traditional music special because there's something undeniably moving and honest about it.”

“I knew who Beyonce was, but I wasn't really a fan. If you had asked me to name more than one of her songs at that point I couldn't.”

He added that it was especially inspiring to see a megastar lay herself out so openly and reveal the "sweaty" and hardworking side of fame: "This felt so fresh and honest to me. She's constantly walking this line between public performer and private person, and wrestling with how, in this massive spotlight, she can hold onto the part of yourself that makes it real."

“It's such an honest struggle and such an honest conversation. I was also dazzled by how hard she works, the unbelievable, unsexy, hard, sweaty work that goes into mounting a show – any show she does. You just have to take your hat off to her.”

 

 

 

 

Watch the official HBO trailer for Beyoncé's documentary here: