CinemaOSMovie · 2017 · 1h 58m

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.

62%(4)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byTracy Heather Strain

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
EN
Released
October 14, 2017
Studios
American Masters PicturesITVSBlack Public Media

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Narrator (voice)

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

Self

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Self

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Self

Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr.

Self

Lorraine Hansberry

Lorraine Hansberry

Self (archive footage)

Shauneille Perry

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Tracy Heather Strain
Written by
Tracy Heather Strain
Produced by
Tracy Heather Strain
Randall MacLowry

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