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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)

Movie · Released · 90 min · ★ 1.5

Documentary

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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.

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Ruby DeeRuby DeeSelfHarry BelafonteHarry BelafonteSelfAngela BassettAngela BassettSelfAlan AldaAlan AldaSelfMichelle AlexanderMichelle AlexanderSelfGiancarlo EspositoGiancarlo EspositoSelfSamuel L. JacksonSamuel L. JacksonSelfDanny GloverDanny GloverSelfHill HarperHill HarperSelfS. Epatha MerkersonS. Epatha MerkersonSelfSpike LeeSpike LeeSelfPhylicia RashādPhylicia RashādSelfCornel WestCornel WestSelfMalik YobaMalik YobaSelf
Guy DavisSelf

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