Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Directed by
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever black woman to author a play performed on Broadway, she did not shy away from richly drawn characters and unprecedented subject matter. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.
Cast: LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Harry Belafonte, Sidney Poitier, Glynn Turman, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorraine Hansberry, Shauneille Perry
Writer: Tracy Heather Strain (Writer)
Cinematographer: Jonathan Weaver, Keith Walker
Editors: Chad Ervin, Randall MacLowry
Producers: Sally Jo Fifer, Michael Kantor, Chiz Schultz
Production: American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Black Public Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
