How It Feels to Be Free (2021)
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
2021-01-18
United States of America
120 Min.
PG-13
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.
Cast
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)
Self (archival footage)





