How It Feels to Be Free

2021 "How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry"
How It Feels to Be Free
8.1| 2h0m| en| Documentary
Storyline

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.

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How It Feels to Be Free Trailers,Teasers and Images

  • How It Feels to Be Free Cast
Abbey Lincoln as Self (archival footage)
Nina Simone as Self (archival footage)
Diahann Carroll as Self (archival footage)
Pam Grier as Self (archival footage)
Lena Horne as Self (archival footage)
Cicely Tyson as Self (archival footage)