“Survival began with a song”
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy
Everyone Is Perfect
Dying to Sleep
For the Love of the Game
Italian for Beginners
All About My Mother
No Mercy, No Future
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Hounddog
Cadillac Records
Iron Jawed Angels
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
My Brother the Devil
The Future of Emily
Inbetween Worlds
Noor
Zoe.Misplaced
Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B
A Dry White Season
Girlfight
Lucky Them