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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014 · 90 min · 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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Muta’Ali — Director

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Ruby Dee portraitRuby DeeSelfHarry Belafonte portraitHarry BelafonteSelfAngela Bassett portraitAngela BassettSelfAlan Alda portraitAlan AldaSelfMichelle Alexander portraitMichelle AlexanderSelfGiancarlo Esposito portraitGiancarlo EspositoSelfSamuel L. Jackson portraitSamuel L. JacksonSelfDanny Glover portraitDanny GloverSelfHill Harper portraitHill HarperSelfS. Epatha Merkerson portraitS. Epatha MerkersonSelf

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