| Description |
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping. |
| Description |
NTSC |
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Motion pictures |
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digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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Dolby |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; stereo or Dolby 5.1 surround sound. |
| Credits |
Editors, Randall MacLowry, Chad Ervin ; music composer, Don Byron ; cinematographers, Jonathan Weaver, Austin de Besche, Nikki Bramley, Rick Butler, Keith Walker. |
| Funding |
Major funding provided by National Endowment for the Humanities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Ford Foundation/JustFilms, National Endowment for the Arts, The Film Posse, American Masters Pictures, LEF Foundation, Peter G. Peterson & Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, Illinois Humanities. |
| Performer |
Narrator, LaTanya Richardson Jackson ; Lorraine Hansberry voiceover, Anika Noni Rose ; Alexandria King (as Lorraine Hansberry). |
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Interviewees: Michael Anderson, Ann Bannon, Amiri Baraka, Harry Belafonte, Timuel Black, William Branch, Dorothy Burnham, Steven Carter, Charles Davis, Ruby Dee, Burt D'Lugoff, Harry Elam, Louis Gossett, Jr., Mamie Hansberry, Clarence Jones, Lynn Nottage, Imani Perry, Shauneille Perry, Sidney Poiter, Lloyd Richards, Philip Rose, Marie Rupert, Joan Sandler, Judith Smith, Glynn Turman, Douglas Turner Ward, Mary Helen Washington, Margaret Wilkerson, Edie Windsor. |
| Summary |
"The first-ever feature documentary about Lorraine Hansberry, the visionary playwright who authored the groundbreaking A Raisin in the Sun. An overnight sensation, the play transformed the American theater and has long been considered a classic, yet the remarkable story of the playwright faded from view. With this documentary, filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain resurrects the Lorraine Hansberry we have forgotten--a passionate artist, committed activist and sought-after public intellectual who waged an outspoken and defiant battle against injustice in 20th-century America. The film reveals Hansberry's prescient works tackling race, human rights, women's equality and sexuality that anticipated social and political movements on the horizon"-- Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project WWW site. |
| Local Note |
Rider University has public performance rights (PPR) for this title. See "Terms of use" for more details or contact the electronic resources librarian. |
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DVD does not circulate during DSL license. |
| Language |
English SDH; subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; English descriptive audio. |
| Terms Of Use |
Rider University has public performance rights (PPR) for this title and a 3-year site/local streaming license (DSL) via California Newsreel (expires Feburary 2026). |
| Subject |
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965.
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. |
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Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Dramatists, American. |
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20th century |
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Biographies.
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African American dramatists -- 20th century -- Biography.
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African American dramatists. |
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American drama -- 20th century.
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American drama. |
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Women dramatists -- 20th century.
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Women dramatists. |
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African American theater -- 20th century.
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African American theater. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentary television programs.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Biographies.
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Ervin, Chad, film editor.
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Byron, Don, composer.
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Weaver, Jonathan, cinematographer.
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De Besche, Austin, cinematographer.
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Bramley, Nikki, cinematographer.
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Butler, Rick, cinematographer.
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Walker, Keith, cinematographer.
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California Newsreel (Firm), presenter, film distributor.
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American Masters Pictures, funder, presenter.
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Chiz Schultz, Inc.
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Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project, LLC, presenter.
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Black Public Media, production company.
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Independent Television Service, production company.
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National Endowment for the Humanities, funder.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder.
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Ford Foundation, funder.
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JustFilms (Firm), funder.
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National Endowment for the Arts, funder.
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Film Posse (Firm), funder.
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LEF Foundation, funder.
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Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund, funder.
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Illinois Humanities, funder.
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| Added Title |
Lorraine Hansberry (Documentary television program)
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Sighted eyes, feeling heart |
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