Film
Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
2014 · 1h 30m · Documentary
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- 8.6
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Overview
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.
Cast
Ruby Dee
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Angela Bassett
Self
Alan Alda
Self
Michelle Alexander
Self
Giancarlo Esposito
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Danny Glover
Self
Hill Harper
Self
S. Epatha Merkerson
Self
Spike Lee
Self
Phylicia Rashād
Self
Cornel West
Self
Malik Yoba
Self
Guy Davis
Self
Crew
- Muta’AliWriter · Director · Producer · Director of Photography · Editor
- Jevon FrankProducer
- Nora DayExecutive Producer
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 22, 2014
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
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