{{Short description|2007 Lisa Lopez documentary directed by Lauren Lazin}} {{More citations needed|date=May 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = The Last Days of Left Eye DVD cover.jpg | alt = | caption = DVD cover | director = [[Lauren Lazin]] | producer = Reigndrop Lopes<br />Ronald Lopes | writer = | screenplay = | story = | based_on = | narrator = | starring = [[Lisa Lopes]] | music = Brent Lord<br />Michael Shaieb | cinematography = | editor = David Beinstein | company = | network = [[VH1]] | released = {{Start date|2007|05|19}} | runtime = 87 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }}
'''''The Last Days of Left Eye''''' is a [[Documentary film|documentary]] directed by [[Lauren Lazin]] that premiered on [[VH1]] and [[BET Soul|VH1 Soul]] on May 19, 2007. Filmed from March 30, 2002 until her death on April 25, 2002, it centered on the life, last days spent in spiritual retreat in [[Honduras]], and accidental death of rapper and [[TLC (group)|TLC]] member [[Lisa Lopes]] (May 27, 1971 — April 25, 2002), featuring narrative insight and commentary from interviews of the rapper.<ref>{{cite news | first = Robert | last = Dominguez | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/chilling-screams-b-diva-death-film-article-1.251764 | title = R&B diva captures chilling screams of own death on film | publisher = New York Daily News.com | work = [[New York Daily News]] | date = May 15, 2007 | accessdate = August 23, 2017}}</ref>
==Initial accident== During the course of filming the documentary, Lisa was driving a Montero [[SUV]]. There were nine passengers in the vehicle.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/us/lisa-lopes-rapper-dies-in-honduras-crash-at-30.html | title=Lisa Lopes, Rapper, Dies in Honduras Crash at 30 (Published 2002) | date=27 April 2002 }}</ref> The van had killed a child only a few weeks prior to this accident.<ref>{{cite news | first = Rita | last = Delfiner | url = https://nypost.com/2002/04/30/left-eyes-van-killed-a-child-weeks-before-her-own-death/ | title = 'Left Eye's' Van Killed A Child Weeks Before Her Own Death | publisher = New York Post | work = [[New York Post]] | date = April 30, 2002 | accessdate = August 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Mike | last = Williams | url = http://www.seattlepi.com/national/article/Lisa-Lopes-was-involved-in-traffic-fatality-3-1086231.php | title = Lisa Lopes was involved in traffic fatality 3 weeks ago | work = [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] | date = April 28, 2002 | accessdate = August 17, 2017}}</ref> Lisa thought that the spirit that was haunting her killed the child by mistake.<ref>{{cite news | first = Michael | last = Ahmed | url = http://www.hiphopmyway.com/g/lisa-left-eye-death-premonition/ | title = "Left Eye" Had Premonition Before Her Death | publisher = HipHopMyWay.com | work = Hip Hop My Way | date = June 20, 2017 | accessdate = August 23, 2017}}</ref>
==Lopes' death== The video of Lopes' fatal accident, taken from within the [[Mitsubishi Montero Sport]] that rolled over into the grass, shows only events in the vehicle prior to the moment of impact. The coroner who performed her autopsy ruled her death an accident.<ref>{{cite news | first = Francie | last = Grace | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/singer-lisa-lopes-killed-in-car-crash | title = Singer Lisa Lopes Killed In Car Crash | publisher = [[CBS Corporation]] | work = [[CBS News]] | date = April 29, 2002 | accessdate = August 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first = Denise | last = Quan | url = http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/26/obit.lopes/index.html?_s=PM:SHOWBIZ | title = TLC's Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes dies in wreck | publisher = CNN | work = [[CNN|CNN News]] | date = April 26, 2002 | accessdate = August 17, 2017}}</ref>
==Credits== *Director: [[Lauren Lazin]] *Executive Producer: Shelly Tantro *Executives for VH1: Michael Hirschorn and Brad Abramson *Producers: Reigndrop Lopes, Ronald Lopes and Kate Garfield *Associate Producers: Amy Goldberg and Steven Vannucci *Video edit: David Beinstein *Video: Todd Jones and Christofer Wagner *Post sound: Sue Pelino and Doron Reizes *Visual Effects: Fred Salkind, Stephanie Masarsky, and Anna Toonk *Original Music: Michael Shaieb & Brent Lord, FatLab Music NYC *Audio Editor: Andrew Daniel & Marcie Roy
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb title|id=0945357}} *[http://www.movies.com/last-days-left-eye/m23979 ''The Last Days of Left Eye''] on [[Movies.com]]
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