Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)
2018 · Documentary, Music
Genres: Documentary, Music
How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
Director: Ilana Navaro
Music by: Marc Olivier Dupin
Cinematography: Mia Barker, Marjory Déjardin
Editor: Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot
Cast
Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage)Léonie Simaga as Narrator (voice)Sara Martins as Josephine Baker (voice)Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting as SelfSimon Njami as SelfMargo Jefferson as SelfKatja Amberger as Self (voice)Monia Douieb as Speaker (voice)Anke Solveig Jeschke as Self (voice)Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)Verena Rendtorff as Self (voice)Colette Sodoyez as Speaker (voice)More like this
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