Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
- Tracy Heather Strain
- 1h 58m
- October 14, 2017 · United States of America
Overview
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. The play attracted record crowds and earned the coveted top prize from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle. While the play is seen as a groundbreaking work of art, the timely story of Hansberry’s life is far less known.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 14, 2017
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- JustFilms / Ford Foundation,ITVS,American Masters Pictures,Independent Film Producers (IFP),Corporation for Public Broadcasting,National Endowment For The Arts,Black Public Media (BPM),National Endowment for the Arts,Black Public Media
- Cast
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson,Anika Noni Rose,Harry Belafonte,Sidney Poitier,Glynn Turman,Louis Gossett Jr.,Lorraine Hansberry,Shauneille Perry
- Director
- Tracy Heather Strain
- Writer
- Tracy Heather Strain
- Cinematography
- Austin De Besche,Jonathan Weaver,Keith Walker,Nikki Bramley,Rick Butler
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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