How It Feels to Be Free

How It Feels to Be Free

0% | Jan 18, 2021 | Documentary

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.

Featured Cast

Ruth Feldstein
Writer
Mehret Mandefro
Executive Producer

Cast

Self (archival footage)
Abbey Lincoln
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Nina Simone
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Diahann Carroll
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Pam Grier
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Lena Horne
Self (archival footage)

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