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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 2018, November 22
Directors: Ilana Navaro
Countries: Belgium, Estonia, France, Greece
Production: Kepler22 Productions, Novak Prod, ARTE, CNC
Cast: Martin Luther King Jr., Sara Martins, Colette Sodoyez, Monia Douieb, Léonie Simaga, Susanne von Medvey, Josephine Baker, Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Simon Njami, Margo Jefferson, Katja Amberger, Anke Solveig Jeschke

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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