Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)

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.

Released

2017-10-14

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

118 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Tracy Heather Strain

TMDB rating

6.2/10 from 4 votes