How It Feels to Be Free (2021): cast, story & where to watch
2021 · Film
Released in 2021, How It Feels to Be Free is a documentary film directed by Yoruba Richen, running about 120 minutes. “How Six African-American Female Performers Challenged the Entertainment Industry” — that tagline sets the tone.
What it’s about. Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereotypes, and transformed themselves and their audiences in the process.
Who’s in it. How It Feels to Be Free stars Abbey Lincoln as Self (archival footage), Nina Simone as Self (archival footage), Diahann Carroll as Self (archival footage) and Pam Grier as Self (archival footage), among others.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch How It Feels to Be Free page.
If you liked it. Fans of How It Feels to Be Free tend to enjoy One Direction: This Is Us, Burn the Stage: The Movie, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself - Japan Edition and Senna.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch How It Feels to Be Free (2021)?
- In US, How It Feels to Be Free is available to stream on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel, and rent or buy from Amazon Video. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Who stars in How It Feels to Be Free?
- How It Feels to Be Free stars Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Pam Grier and Lena Horne.
- When was How It Feels to Be Free released?
- How It Feels to Be Free was released in 2021, with a runtime of about 120 minutes.