Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 2017

Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.

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Documentary

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.

Release Date 2017-10-14
Runtime 1h 58m
Directors Tracy Heather Strain, Austin De Besche, Jonathan Weaver, Keith Walker, Nikki Bramley, Rick Butler
Producers Michael Kantor, Sally Jo Fifer
Writer Tracy Heather Strain