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.
Genres: Documentary
Directors: Yoruba Richen
Homepage: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/how-it-feels-to-be-free-documentary/15247/
IMDB: tt13960292