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.
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Movie Details
- Original Title: Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
- Genres: Documentary
- Release Date: 2017-10-14
- Runtime: 118 minutes
- Rating: 6.2/10 (4 votes)
- Budget: $0
- Revenue: $0
- Production Companies: American Masters Pictures, ITVS, Black Public Media, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Endowment for the Arts, JustFilms / Ford Foundation, Independent Film Producers (IFP)
- Status: Released
- Popularity: 0.3552
- Languages: English
Cast & Crew
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
Gallery
Keywords
Frequently Asked Questions
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart is a Documentary movie directed by . It was released on 2017-10-14.
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Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart has an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 based on 4 votes.
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The total runtime of Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart is 118 minutes.
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