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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Name: Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Director: Ilana Navaro
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2018-11-22
Cast: Josephine Baker, Léonie Simaga, Sara Martins, Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Simon Njami

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “… + more

Original Title

Joséphine Baker, première icône noire

Release Date

2018-11-22

Year

2018

Status

Released

Score

7.93

Genres

Documentary Music

Production

#biography#racial-segregation#archive-footage#black-singer#superstar#josephine-baker#old-footage

Cast

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

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Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

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Simon Njami

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Margo Jefferson

Katja Amberger

Self (voice)

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Monia Douieb

Speaker (voice)

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Anke Solveig Jeschke

Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)