How It Feels to Be Free

January. 18,2021      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Abbey Lincoln as  Self (archival footage)
Nina Simone as  Self (archival footage)
Diahann Carroll as  Self (archival footage)
Pam Grier as  Self (archival footage)
Lena Horne as  Self (archival footage)
Cicely Tyson as  Self (archival footage)