Documentary ·Music · Belgium · 2018 0

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Joséphine Baker, première icône noire

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening poster
Director
Ilana Navaro
Cast
Josephine Baker as Self (archive footage) Léonie Simaga as Narrator (voice) Sara Martins as Josephine Baker (voice) Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting as Self Simon Njami as Self Margo Jefferson as Self
Crew
Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot — Editor Marc Olivier Dupin — Original Music Composer Juliette Cazanave — Producer
Synopsis

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

Trailer Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
biographyracial segregationarchive footageblack singersuperstarjosephine bakerold footage
Key Collaborators
Ilana Navaro Director Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot Editor Marc Olivier Dupin Original Music Composer Juliette Cazanave Producer
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