Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Documentary | Nov. 22, 2018

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.

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Documentary | Nov. 22, 2018

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers ARTE, Novak Prod, Kepler22 Productions, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Original title Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
Directors Ilana Navaro
Writers

Cast

Josephine Baker

as Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga

as Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins

as Josephine Baker (voice)

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)