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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
Documentary

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

1.5/ 10 1 votes 2014-06-22 1h 30m 1 popularity

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.

Director: Muta’Ali

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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee

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Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte

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Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Self

Alan Alda

Alan Alda

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Michelle Alexander

Michelle Alexander

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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito

Self

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