CinemaOSMovie · 2014 · 1h 30m

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

15%(1)IMDbDocumentary

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.

Directed byMuta’Ali

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Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
June 22, 2014

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Life's Essentials With Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials With Ruby Dee

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10 credited
Starring
Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

Self

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Self

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

Self

Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

Self

Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Self

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Self

Hill Harper

Hill Harper

Self

S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Muta’Ali
Muta’Ali
Written by
Muta’Ali
Muta’Ali
Produced by
Jevon Frank
Muta’Ali
Muta’Ali

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