How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
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.
Director: Yoruba Richen
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/how-it-feels-to-be-free-documentary/15247/
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Abbey Lincoln as Self (archival footage) |
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Nina Simone as Self (archival footage) |
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Diahann Carroll as Self (archival footage) |
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Pam Grier as Self (archival footage) |
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Lena Horne as Self (archival footage) |
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Cicely Tyson as Self (archival footage) |
| Writing | Ruth Feldstein | Writer |
| Production | Mehret Mandefro | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alicia Keys | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elliott Halpern | Executive Producer |
| Production | Elizabeth Trojian | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lacey Schwartz Delgado | Executive Producer |
| Production | Michael Kantor | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Yoruba Richen | Director |
