How It Feels to Be Free

Name: How It Feels to Be Free
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier, Lena Horne

"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.