Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014, English. Directed by Muta’Ali.
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 22 June 2014
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Muta’Ali
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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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What movies are like Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee?
If you liked Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee, try Come See Me in the Good Light, Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life, My Mom Jayne.
Who directed Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee?
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014) was directed by Muta’Ali and stars Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, Angela Bassett.