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How It Feels to Be Free

01/18/2021

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2hrs 0min

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Documentary

How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry

STORY

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.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Abbey Lincoln
  • Nina Simone
  • Diahann Carroll
  • Pam Grier
  • Lena Horne

    Director

  • Yoruba Richen

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Fremantle
  • Yap Films
  • ITVS
  • Chicken & Egg Pictures

    Production Countries

  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archival footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archival footage)

Diahann Carroll

Self (archival footage)

Pam Grier

Self (archival footage)

Lena Horne

Self (archival footage)

Cicely Tyson

Self (archival footage)

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