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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

📅 2017 ⭐ 6.2 🕐 118 min US US
IMDb tt7414956 TMDB 487262
Documentary

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.

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Cast
Crew
Director Tracy Heather Strain Editor Chad Ervin Editor Randall MacLowry Executive Producer Michael Kantor Executive Producer Sally Jo Fifer Writer Tracy Heather Strain
Production
American Masters Pictures
US
Black Public Media
US
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
US
ITVS
US
Independent Film Producers (IFP)
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
US
National Endowment for the Arts
US
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