Directed by:
Tracy Heather StrainScreenplay:
Tracy Heather StrainCast:
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, Louis Gossett Jr., Glynn Turman, Lorraine Hansberry (a.f.)Plots(1)
Lorraine Hansberry was a Black writer, communist, feminist, lesbian, and outspoken trailblazer at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. She led an active life, befriending James Baldwin, inspiring Nina Simone, breaking barriers from Broadway to Hollywood, being monitored by the FBI, and seeking love on her own terms, all before her untimely death at age 34. Filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain, who earned her directing stripes with the renowned production company Blackside, delivers the rich biography that Hansberry deserves. Drawing upon multiple archives, including rare interview footage with Hansberry, the documentary features a wide range of her contemporaries. Tony Award–winning actor Anika Noni Rose gives voice to Hansberry's words. The film goes deep into the stage and screen productions of Hansberry's landmark work A Raisin in the Sun, about at Black family in her hometown Chicago. We hear from Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett Jr., and others involved in its productions. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
Anika Noni Rose
USA
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
Ruby Dee
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Harry Belafonte
USA
Best movies:
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Bobby (2006)
The Player (1992)
Louis Gossett Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
The White Dawn (1974)
Glynn Turman
USA
Best movies:
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Race (2016)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Lorraine Hansberry (a.f.)
USA