How It Feels to Be Free
2021, English. Directed by Yoruba Richen.
How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry
Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
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- 2h 0m
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- Language
- English
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How It Feels to Be Free is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India.
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- Released
- 18 January 2021
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Ruth Feldstein
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How It Feels to Be Free runs 120 minutes (2h 0m).
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How It Feels to Be Free is streaming on PBS Documentaries in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like How It Feels to Be Free?
If you liked How It Feels to Be Free, try Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me, Sidney, Come See Me in the Good Light.
Who directed How It Feels to Be Free?
How It Feels to Be Free (2021) was directed by Yoruba Richen and stars Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll.