How It Feels to Be Free
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
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.
- Production
- Fremantle, Yap Films, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Films
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Cast
Crew
- Director
- Yoruba Richen
- Writers
- Ruth Feldstein
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