Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It
Release Date: February 20, 2026
Running Time: 105 min
Director: Paris Barclay
Producers: Stephanie Allain, p.g.a., Jeanne Elfant Festa, p.g.a., Nigel Sinclair, p.g.a., Cheo Hodari Coker
Executive Producers: Paris Barclay, Daniel Shaw, G. Marq Roswell, Olivia Harrison, Jonathan Clyde, Nicholas Ferrall, Cassidy Hartmann
SYNOPSIS
Billy Preston was 5 years old when he backed gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Over the following six-decade career, Billy contributed his signature sound to the greatest artists of his time, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Sly Stone, Ray Charles, Rufus, Eric Clapton, and others, while establishing himself as a GRAMMY-winning solo artist. Despite his success, Billy struggled to reconcile his deep relationship with the Black church with his sexuality, setting off a lifelong quest to find love and acceptance.