Film
How It Feels to Be Free
United States- Director
- Yoruba Richen
- Year
- 2021
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
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.
Top cast
Directed by
Yoruba Richen
Written by
Ruth Feldstein