How It Feels to Be Free
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.
- Year : 2021
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary
- Studio : Fremantle, Yap Films, ITVS, Chicken & Egg Pictures
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- Director : Yoruba Richen
- Cast : Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson