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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

20171h 58m
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Released

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2017

Runtime

1h 58m

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Storyline

"Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary."

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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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Oct 14, 2017
Languages
English
Director
Tracy Heather Strain
Production
American Masters Pictures
American Masters Pictures
ITVS
ITVS
Black Public Media
Black Public Media
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
Production Countries
United States of America

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