“Survival began with a song”
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy
Alan T. Coleman
Stagehand
Clay Chappell
'81' Theatre Owner
Sharan C. Mansfield
Miss Taylor
Antonia's Line
Sleepless in Seattle
Everyone Is Perfect
Frisky
The Story of the Weeping Camel
Ghosts
The Miracle Worker
The Trigger
Frida
Imagine Me & You
Even Lovers Get the Blues
I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth
Der Kaktus
Honeymoon
Love Under the Crucifix
The Year of Spectacular Men
Signature Move
Whale Rider
The Old Settler
Take My Eyes
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Hounddog
Cadillac Records
Iron Jawed Angels
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
A Dry White Season
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
Lucky Them
Girlfight
The Safety of Objects
Head On
Pariah
Bruised
The Adjuster
Boxcar Bertha
Sarafina!
The Short History of the Long Road
Suburbia
The Truth About Emanuel
Boys Don't Cry
