Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth
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Alice Walker: Beauty in Truth

7.5 / 10 | 1h 24m | United States
2014 | Documentary | Biography | History
This film tells the compelling story of an extraordinary woman's journey from her birth in a paper thin shack in the cotton fields of Georgia to her recognition as a key writer of the twentieth Century.Walker made history as the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for her groundbreaking novel, The Color Purple. A universal story of triumph against all odds not that different from Walker's own. Born, the eight child of sharecroppers, her early life unfolded in the midst of violent racism and poverty during some of the most turbulent years of social/political changes in the U.S. The film offers a penetrating look at the life and art of an artist, a self confessed renegade and human rights activist.

Cast List (20)

Pratibha Parmar
Pratibha Parmar
Director
Tony Brown
Tony Brown
Self
Angela Davis
Angela Davis
Self
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Self
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Self
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Self
Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King
Self
Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Self
Ishmael Reed
Ishmael Reed
Self
Sonia Sanchez
Sonia Sanchez
Self
Sapphire
Sapphire
Self
Jennifer DeVere Brody
Jennifer DeVere Brody
Self
Peter Guber
Peter Guber
Interviewee
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Self
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Self - Interviewee
Arisika Razak
Arisika Razak
Self
Robert L. Allen
Robert L. Allen
Self
Jewelle Gomez
Jewelle Gomez
Self - Interviewee
Melvyn R. Leventhal
Melvyn R. Leventhal
Self
Pratibha Parmar
Pratibha Parmar
Writer

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