Quincy Jones: Burning the Light

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light was released on June 2, 2016.

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light was directed by Mickey Blaine.

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light has a runtime of 53m.

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light was produced by Aaron Brenner.

Quincy Jones was an aspiring L.A. stand-up comic, working the requisite barista job while at one point meeting a goal of doing 1,000 gigs in one year. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2015. He's undergoing chemotherapy and has a year to live, say doctors. A pair of comic friends (Nicole Blaine and her husband, Burning The Light director Mickey Blaine), knowing that Jones' final wish was to have his own hour-long stand-up special, set up a Kickstarter to raise the estimated $5,000 budget. After the story was picked up by Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show, they raised 10 times that amount. DeGeneres helped Jones' special, Burning The Light, secure a spot on HBO. The widely seen clip of him getting the news is here, in case you want a good cry.

The key characters in Quincy Jones: Burning the Light are Himself (Quincy Jones).

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light is rated TV-MA.

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light is a Comedy film.

Quincy Jones: Burning the Light has an audience rating of 6 out of 10.