How It Feels to Be Free

2021, documentary

120 minutes

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...

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Cast

Abbey Lincoln

Abbey Lincoln

Self (archival footage)

Nina Simone

Self (archival footage)

Diahann Carroll

Diahann Carroll

Self (archival footage)

Pam Grier

Pam Grier

Self (archival footage)

Lena Horne

Lena Horne

Self (archival footage)

Cicely Tyson

Cicely Tyson

Self (archival footage)

Crew

Directing

Yoruba Richen

Yoruba Richen

Director

Production

Mehret Mandefro

Executive producer

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

Executive producer

Elliott Halpern

Executive producer

Elizabeth Trojian

Executive producer

Lacey Schwartz

Executive producer

Michael Kantor

Executive producer

Writing

Ruth Feldstein

Writer

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Nederlands

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