How It Feels to Be Free
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
2021-01-18
United States of America
120 minutes.
Overview
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Year 2021
Studio Fremantle, Yap Films, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Films
Director Yoruba Richen
Crew Ruth Feldstein (Writer), Mehret Mandefro (Executive Producer), Alicia Keys (Executive Producer), Elliott Halpern (Executive Producer), Elizabeth Trojian (Executive Producer), Lacey Schwartz Delgado (Executive Producer)
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Language English
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