Lorraine Hansberry Movies
- 1961
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun7.71961HD
Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like...
- 2008
A Raisin in the Sun
A Raisin in the Sun6.12008HD
Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads whare the Younger family find themselves...
- 2017
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart6.22017HD
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...
- 1969
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words01969HD
Excerpts from the 1969 Off-Broadway production at the Cherry Lane Theater of To Be Young, Gifted and Black: The World of Lorraine Hansberry, adapted...
- 1978
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement01978HD
This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights...
- 2019
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs62019HD
An African country teeters on the edge of civil war. A society prepares to drive out its colonial present and claim an independent future. Racial...
- 1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
To Be Young, Gifted and Black51972HD
A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.