I Am Woman

DRAMA, BIOPIC
AUSTRALIA · 2019
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
COLOR · 116 MIN.

1966. Helen Reddy arrives in New York with her three-year-old daughter, a suitcase and $230 in her pocket. Helen had been told she had won a recording contract, but the record company promptly dashes her hopes by telling her it has enough female stars and suggests she has fun before returning home to Australia. Helen decides to stay in New York anyway and pursue a singing career, struggling to make ends meet and provide for her daughter. There she befriends rock journalist Lillian Roxon, who becomes her confident and inspires her to write the iconic song “I Am Woman”, a new anthem for feminism that inspires a generation of women to fight for change. She also meets Jeff Wald, a talent manager who becomes her agent and husband. Jeff helps her get to the top, but he also suffers from a drug addiction, which turns their relationship toxic. Caught in the treadmill of fame and dependent on Jeff to manage her professional life, Helen has to find the strength to take control of her own career and keep pursuing her dreams.