How It Feels to Be Free

2021120 minEnglish

Directed by

Yoruba Richen

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How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry

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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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Cast: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson

Writer: Ruth Feldstein (Writer)

Producers: Michael Kantor, Alicia Keys, Lacey Schwartz Delgado

Production: Fremantle, Yap Films, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Films

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