2017
6.2 (4 votes)
1h 58m
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
American Masters Pictures
ITVS
Black Public Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Independent Film Producers (IFP)
ITVS
Black Public Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Independent Film Producers (IFP)
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
Writer: Tracy Heather Strain
Director of Photography: Austin De Besche, Jonathan Weaver, Keith Walker, Nikki Bramley, Rick Butler
