How It Feels to Be Free
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
2021 | 120m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Yoruba Richen |
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| Writer: | Ruth Feldstein |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 18, 2021 |
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| Director: | Yoruba Richen |
| Writer: | Ruth Feldstein |
| Genres: | Documentary |
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| Production Companies | ITVS, Yap Films, Fremantle, Chicken & Egg Films |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| 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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Ruth Feldstein | Writer |
| Yoruba Richen | Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
| Elliott Halpern | Executive Producer |
| Elizabeth Trojian | Executive Producer |
| Alicia Keys | Executive Producer |
| Lacey Schwartz Delgado | Executive Producer |
| Mehret Mandefro | Executive Producer |
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