Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Documentary

Music

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.

Production Companies

Kepler22 Productions

Novak Prod

ARTE

CNC

Cast

Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga

Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins

Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Self

Simon Njami

Simon Njami

Self

Margo Jefferson

Margo Jefferson

Self

Katja Amberger

Katja Amberger

Self (voice)

Monia Douieb

Monia Douieb

Speaker (voice)

Anke Solveig Jeschke

Anke Solveig Jeschke

Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

Verena Rendtorff

Verena Rendtorff

Self (voice)

Colette Sodoyez

Colette Sodoyez

Speaker (voice)

Johannes Steck

Johannes Steck

Self (voice)

Susanne von Medvey

Susanne von Medvey

Self (voice)

Release date

22nd Nov 2018

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Français