How It Feels to Be Free
2021
2 hr 0 min
English
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Production
- Fremantle, Yap Films, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Films
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Top Cast
Abbey Lincoln as Self (archival footage)
Nina Simone as Self (archival footage)
Diahann Carroll as Self (archival footage)
Pam Grier as Self (archival footage)
Lena Horne as Self (archival footage)
Cicely Tyson as Self (archival footage)
Top Crew
Yoruba Richen · Director
Ruth Feldstein · Writer
Lacey Schwartz Delgado · Executive Producer
Elliott Halpern · Executive Producer
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