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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

1.520141h 30mMovieDocumentary

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.

DirectorMuta’Ali
WriterMuta’Ali
ProducersMuta’Ali·Nora Day

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Cast · Directed by Muta’Ali

Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee
Self
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Self
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
Self
Alan Alda
Alan Alda
Self
Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander
Self
Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Self
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
Self
Danny Glover
Danny Glover
Self
Hill Harper
Hill Harper
Self
S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson
Self
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Self
Phylicia Rashād
Phylicia Rashād
Self

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