Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)

Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary. 2017-10-14 United States of America 118 Min. PG-13
6.2 4 votes

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.

Cast

LaTanya Richardson Jackson is Narrator (voice)
Narrator (voice)
Anika Noni Rose is Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Harry Belafonte is Self
Self
Sidney Poitier is Self
Self
Glynn Turman is Self
Self
Louis Gossett Jr. is Self
Self
Lorraine Hansberry is Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
Shauneille Perry is Self
Self

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