Overview
- Rock’n Robin Productions confirmed it has obtained Roberta Flack’s life rights and begun work on both a scripted feature and a documentary.
- Suzanne Mina Koga and Joan Martin, Flack’s longtime managers, are collaborating on the projects, and they praised Roberts’ storytelling in a statement.
- Roberts called Flack a trailblazer and said it was an honor to help introduce her story to a new generation.
- Flack died in February at 88 after a 2022 ALS diagnosis, following a storied career that included mentoring younger artists and shaping quiet storm R&B.
- Her signature hits “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song” earned consecutive Record of the Year Grammys in 1973 and 1974, and Roberts’ company cites recent credits for Katrina, Donny Hathaway, and Gloria Gaynor projects.