22 November 2018 Factual, Music 52 mins
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.
Watch the official Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening 2018 trailer in HD below.
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
Katja Amberger as Self (voice)
Monia Douieb as Speaker (voice)
Anke Solveig Jeschke as Self (voice)
Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage)
Verena Rendtorff as Self (voice)
Colette Sodoyez as Speaker (voice)
Johannes Steck as Self (voice)
Susanne von Medvey as Self (voice)
Marc Olivier Dupin Original Music Composer
Ilana Navaro Director
Juliette Cazanave Producer
Mia Barker Cinematography
Marjory Déjardin Cinematography
Véronique Lagoarde-Ségot Editor
Jean-Luc Fichefet Sound
Josephine Baker, Ikone der Befreiung Trailer
Josephine Baker: La historia de un despertar Trailer
Josephine Baker, amerikkalainen Pariisissa Trailer
Josephine Baker, en amerikan i Paris Trailer
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Trailer
Ζοζεφίν Μπέικερ, μια γυναίκα είδωλο Trailer
Joséphine Baker. Première icône noire Trailer
Josephine Baker - scenen, publiken och politiken Trailer
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Trailer
Canada 05 December 2018
Germany 24 March 2019
Spain 24 March 2019
Finland 20 August 2019
France 24 March 2019
Lebanon 22 November 2018
Portugal 09 June 2020
Sweden 23 May 2020
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