Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (Movie)

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.

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1. A Raisin in the Sun (1961) (Movie) (2)
   

   Sidney Poitier...Walter Lee Younger

   

   Louis Gossett Jr....George Murchison (as Louis Gossett)
2. And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) (Movie) (2)
   

   Louis Gossett Jr....

   

   Sidney Poitier...
3. Buck and the Preacher (1972) (Movie) (2)
   

   Sidney Poitier...Buck

   

   Harry Belafonte...The Preacher
4. I Am Not Your Negro (2017) (Movie) (2)
   

   Harry Belafonte...Self (archive footage)

   

   Sidney Poitier...Various Roles (archive footage)
5. J.D.'s Revenge (1976) (Movie) (2)
   

   Glynn Turman...Isaac / 'Ike'

   

   Louis Gossett Jr....Rev. Elija Bliss
6. Moms Mabley (2013) (Movie) (2)
   

   Harry Belafonte...Self

   

   Sidney Poitier...Self
7. Mr. SOUL! (2018) (Movie) (2)
   

   Sidney Poitier...Self (archival footage)

   

   Harry Belafonte...Self
8. Nationtime (1972) (Movie) (2)
   

   Sidney Poitier...Narrator

   

   Harry Belafonte...Himself
9. Sing Your Song (2012) (Movie) (2)
   

   Harry Belafonte...Himself

   

   Sidney Poitier...Himself
10. The Madding Crowd (2017) (Movie) (2)
    

    Harry Belafonte...Himself

    

    Sidney Poitier...Himself
11. The Outlaw Johnny Black (2021) (Movie) (2)
    

    Anika Noni Rose...Jessie Lee

    

    Glynn Turman...Bullseye Black
12. The River Niger (1976) (Movie) (2)
    

    Louis Gossett Jr....Dr. Dudley Stanton

    

    Glynn Turman...Jeff Williams
13. The Strolling '20s (1966) (Movie) (2)
    

    Harry Belafonte...

    

    Sidney Poitier...
14. The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013) (Movie) (2)
    

    Anika Noni Rose...Wilona

    

    LaTanya Richardson Jackson...Grandma Sands
15. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) (Movie) (2)
    

    Sidney Poitier...Steve Jackson

    

    Harry Belafonte...Geechie Dan Beauford