Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
2017 · 1h 58m · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
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.
Director: Tracy Heather Strain
Writers: Tracy Heather Strain
Cinematography: Rick Butler, Jonathan Weaver
Editor: Chad Ervin, Randall MacLowry
Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Narrator (voice)Anika Noni Rose as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)Harry Belafonte as SelfSidney Poitier as SelfGlynn Turman as SelfLouis Gossett Jr. as SelfLorraine Hansberry as Self (archive footage)Shauneille Perry as SelfMore like this
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