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American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free DVD

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How It Feels to Be Free takes an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and tells the story of how six trailblazing performers—Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier—changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics.... ... More
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How It Feels to Be Free takes an unprecedented look at the intersection of African American women artists, politics and entertainment and tells the story of how six trailblazing performers—Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Diahann Carroll, Nina Simone, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier—changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics.


Lena. Abbey. Diahann. Nina. Cicely. Pam. The intersection of these trailblazing performers changed American culture through their films, fashion, music and politics. How It Feels to Be Free tells the stories of Lena Horne, the first Black woman signed to a major studio; Abbey Lincoln, the "Black Marilyn Monroe" turned protest singer and activist; Diahann Carroll, the first Black woman to both win a Tony Award and star in her own TV series in a role other than a maid; Nina Simone, the revolutionary musical prodigy; Pam Grier, the first female action hero; and actress Cicely Tyson, the proud race woman who uses her art as a form of protest. Through archival performances and interviews with the trailblazers, new interviews with Diahann Carroll and Pam Grier, and interviews from some of the industry's leading entertainers such as Alicia Keys, Lena Waithe, Halle Berry and Samuel Jackson, How It Feels to Be Free explores how these six women re-shaped the way Black women were represented on stage and screen and how Black female entertainers who came after them built off their success, learned from their failures and continue working to change the industry. Based on the book How it Feels to Be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement by Ruth Feldstein.

Producer: Elizabeth Trojian
Executive Producer: Lacey Shwartz Delgado, Mehret Mandefro, Elliott Halpern, Elizabeth Trojian, Alicia Keys, Michael Kantor
Production Company: Freedom Fight Inc.
Copyright Year: 2021
Rating: TV-14
Director: Yoruba Richen
Number of Discs: 1

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Dr. H. reviewed American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free DVD
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Phenomenal!!! Informative! Educational!!!
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Cynthia F. reviewed American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free DVD
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I have been watching PBS programing for many years and have been a contributor at times. Watching this program brought back so many memories and gave me an education on black movies and and the challenges that black women had to deal with This is a must have for me to pass on to my daughter and further down the line. I will be telling everyone about this. It cant do anything but make you proud.
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Gail reviewed American Masters: How It Feels To Be Free DVD
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Important film. Very well researched.
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Important film. Very well researched. Thank you.

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