Film
How It Feels to Be Free
2021Directed by Yoruba Richen
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h
About How It Feels to Be Free
- Documentary
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Yoruba Richen
- Writer
- Ruth Feldstein
