How It Feels to Be Free
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
2021
2h 0m
Documentary
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.
Director
Yoruba Richen
Writers
Ruth Feldstein
