Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Documentary
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 118 minutes
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
Six Children and One Grandfather
Re/cycle
Six Reasons Why
Soulless 2
The Wild Soccer Bunch 4
An Egg Rescue
Ghosted
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
Growing Up Coy
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Played Narrator (voice)
Anika Noni Rose
Played Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Harry Belafonte
Played Self
Sidney Poitier
Played Self
Glynn Turman
Played Self
Louis Gossett Jr.
Played Self
Lorraine Hansberry
Played Self (archive footage)
Shauneille Perry
Played Self
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