Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
“Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.”
2017•1h 58m•6.2•Released
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.
Director
Tracy Heather Strain
Writer
Tracy Heather Strain
Languages
English
Studio
American Masters Pictures
Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Narrator (voice)
Anika Noni Rose
Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Harry Belafonte
Self
Sidney Poitier
Self
Glynn Turman
Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Self
Lorraine Hansberry
Self (archive footage)
Shauneille Perry
Self
Production
Company
American Masters Pictures
Company
ITVS
Company
Black Public Media
Company
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Company
National Endowment for the Arts
Company
Ford Foundation / JustFilms
Company
Independent Film Producers (IFP)
Producer
Tracy Heather Strain
Producer
Randall MacLowry
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