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    Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

    118'

    2017-10-14

    6.2

    Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.

    Documentary

    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.

    WritingTracy Heather StrainDirectingTracy Heather Strain

    Watch Providers (US)

    Cast

    1

    Narrator (voice)

    LaTanya Richardson...

    2

    Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

    Anika Noni Rose

    1

    Self

    Harry Belafonte

    2

    Self

    Sidney Poitier

    2

    Self

    Glynn Turman

    2

    Self

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Lorraine Hansberry

    1

    Self

    Shauneille Perry

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. American Masters Pictures
      2. ITVS
      3. Black Public Media
      4. Corporation for Public Broadcasting
      5. National Endowment for the Arts
      6. Ford Foundation / JustFilms
      7. Independent Film Producers (IFP)
    • Vote Count: 4
    • Popularity: 0.5755
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

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