Cyndi Lauper’s documentary will reveal the ‘hard hits’ of the defiant ‘punk’ life

Girls just want a full-length movie about their careers.

Cyndi Lauper’s 30-year career is explored in upcoming documentary Let the Canary Sing.

The film specifically follows the 68-year-old singer’s rise to fame, from her childhood in Queens to the release and success of her debut album, She’s So Unusual, in 1983.

“Let the Canary Sing” will showcase “the generations she has influenced with her songs, her inimitable, ever-evolving punk style, her uncompromising feminism and her dedication to speaking out for others.” according to statement.

The documentary will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Alison Ellwood and will be shot in collaboration with the “Time After Time” singer.

“When Cyndi Lauper burst onto the music scene in the early ’80s, like many people, I assumed she was another young star enjoying a meteoric rise to fame and success thanks to MTV,” Ellwood said.

“But as it turns out, her story is one of hard hitting, hard work and dogged determination. Cyndi wanted her voice not just to be heard, but a voice to be heard.

“The documentary will be a full portrait of Cyndi Lauper – her real colors shines through,” added the director, a reference to their 1986 hit.

A native of New York, she holds titles as a singer-songwriter, actress, activist and best-selling music composer. According to reps, she has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and is just one Oscar away from becoming an EGOT winner.

Lauper’s shift to work on the Broadway musical Kinky Boots launched her into acting the first solo woman to win a Tony for Best Original Score in 2013.

The Girls Just Want to Have Fun singer is also a New York Times bestselling author for her autobiography,Cyndi Lauper: A memory‘ and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In 2016 she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sony Music Entertainment is financing and distributing the film, which will “unveil a multifaceted artist who has continually reinvented herself,” according to a statement.

“It is a privilege to have the opportunity to work with Cyndi Lauper to produce her definitive documentary, one that befits her iconic and immeasurable impact on both the music industry and society at large,” said Tom Mackay, President of Premium Content at SME .

The film is being produced by Fine Point Films with Trevorbirney, Eimhear O’Neill and Andrew Tully as producers and Mackay, Tabs Breese, Lisa Barbaris and Richard Story as executive producers.