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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

20141h 30m1.5/ 10 · TMDB · 1 votes
Documentary

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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Directed by Muta’Ali

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Ruby Dee
Ruby Dee

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Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte

Self

Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett

Self

Alan Alda
Alan Alda

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Michelle Alexander
Michelle Alexander

Self

Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito

Self

Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Danny Glover
Danny Glover

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Hill Harper
Hill Harper

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S. Epatha Merkerson
S. Epatha Merkerson

Self

Spike Lee
Spike Lee

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Film details

Released22 Jun 2014
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
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Phylicia Rashād
Phylicia Rashād

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