Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
6.22017118 min
Documentary
"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.
Top Cast
LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Narrator (voice),Anika Noni Rose as Lorraine Hansberry (voice),Harry Belafonte as Self,Sidney Poitier as Self,Glynn Turman as Self,Louis Gossett Jr. as Self,Lorraine Hansberry as Self (archive footage),Shauneille Perry as Self
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Production
American Masters PicturesITVSBlack Public MediaCorporation for Public Broadcasting