“An intimate, exquisitely rendered portrait of one of the great artists of our time.” — Ava DuVernay, Filmmaker & Founder of AAFRM
“The ultimate impression left by Pratibha Parmar’s eloquent film is of a courageous life full of risk but full of joy too.” — Time Out London **** (4 star review)
ALICE WALKER: BEAUTY IN TRUTH, a compelling story about the life of writer and human rights activist Alice Walker. The film follows her epic journey from her birth on a plantation in the cotton fields of Georgia to her historic win of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her groundbreaking novel The Color Purple. Walker’s story is one of triumph and inspiration. Her life unfolded during some of the most turbulent cultural and political shifts in North America. Hearing Martin Luther King speak while a student, Alice Walker’s intimate involvement in the civil rights movement was inevitable.
A self-confessed renegade and outlaw, Walker was awarded the LennonOno Peace Award for her ongoing humanitarian work in 2010. Beauty In Truth is a definitive biographical portrait that charts the legendary icon’s inspiring journey to international visibility as one of the most exceptional writers’ of our times.
Broadcast in many countries including in the U.S on PBS American Masters & in the U.K. on BBC Television.
Executive Producers: Regina K Scully, Geralyn Dreyfous, Eve Ensler (V)
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