Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)
How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
Director: Ilana Navaro
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Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage) |
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Léonie Simaga as Narrator (voice) |
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Sara Martins as Josephine Baker (voice) |
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Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting as Self |
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Simon Njami as Self |
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Margo Jefferson as Self |
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Katja Amberger as Self (voice) |
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Monia Douieb as Speaker (voice) |
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Anke Solveig Jeschke as Self (voice) |
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Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage) |
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Verena Rendtorff as Self (voice) |
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Colette Sodoyez as Speaker (voice) |
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Johannes Steck as Self (voice) |
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Susanne von Medvey as Self (voice) |
| Sound | Marc Olivier Dupin | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Ilana Navaro | Director |
| Crew | Mia Barker | Cinematography |
| Sound | Jean-Luc Fichefet | Sound |
| Production | Juliette Cazanave | Producer |
| Editing | Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot | Editor |
| Crew | Marjory Déjardin | Cinematography |