2021
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Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Fremantle
Yap Films
ITVS
Chicken & Egg Pictures
Yap Films
ITVS
Chicken & Egg Pictures
How It Feels to Be Free
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Ruth Feldstein
Director: Yoruba Richen
Top Cast
Videos
How It Feels To Be Free | American Masters | PBS