The documentary Amy provides entertainment by using camera techniques and clips of Amy performing. It aims to inform audiences about Amy's life struggles with drugs, alcohol, and bulimia as well as the darker side of the music industry. The documentary also seeks to answer questions that fans had about Amy's life and death. It uses background footage of Amy paired with voiceovers and songs to support its representations and give meaning to her music. Interviews with Amy's family, friends, and colleagues provide perspectives on her life. The documentary concludes with a montage of Amy footage set to piano music to emotionally summarize her story.