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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee(2014)

1.5(1)1h 30m2014-06-22

Documentary

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.

Director:: Muta’Ali
Writers:: Muta’Ali
Producers:: Muta’Ali, Jevon Frank
Cinematographer:: Muta’Ali
Status:: Released

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Cast

Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

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Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

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Alan Alda

Alan Alda

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Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

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Danny Glover

Danny Glover

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Hill Harper

Hill Harper

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S. Epatha Merkerson

S. Epatha Merkerson

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Spike Lee

Spike Lee

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Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

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