Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017)
Artist. Activist. Rebel. Visionary.
118 min
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
- October 14, 2017
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Harry Belafonte as Self
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Self
- Mamie Hansberry as Self
- Alexandria Danielle King as Lorraine Hansberry- Physical Portrayal
- Shauneille Perry as Self
- Sidney Poitier as Self
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Self
- Anika Noni Rose as Self
Crew
- Ruby Dee · Archive footage
- Lorraine Hansberry · Archive footage
- Tracy Heather Strain · Director
- Tracy Heather Strain · Writer
- Randall MacLowry · Producer
- Tracy Heather Strain · Producer
- Don Byron · Composer
- Nikki Bramley · Cinematographer
- Rick Butler · Cinematographer
- Austin De Besche · Cinematographer
- Keith Walker · Cinematographer
- Chad Ervin · Editor
- Randall MacLowry · Editor