Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am (2019)

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
June 21, 2019
Studio
Magnolia Pictures
Official Site
http://www.tonimorrisonfilm.com/
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
June 21, 2019
MPAA Rating
PG-13
Duration
120 minute(s)
Production Budget
-
Studio
Magnolia Pictures
Official Site
http://www.tonimorrisonfilm.com/
Director
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Producer
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Johanna Giebelhaus, Chad Thompson, Tommy Walker
Starring
  • Toni Morrison
  • Hilton Als
  • Russell Banks
  • Angela Davis
  • Walter Mosley
  • Fran Lebowitz
  • Peter Sellars

"Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am" offers an artful and intimate meditation on the life and works of the acclaimed novelist. From her childhood in the steel town of Lorain, Ohio to '70s-era book tours with Muhammad Ali, from the front lines with Angela Davis to her own riverfront writing room, Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics and colleagues on an exploration of race, America, history and the human condition as seen through the prism of her own literature. Woven together with a rich collection of art, history, literature and personality, the film includes discussions about her many critically acclaimed works, including novels "The Bluest Eye," "Sula” and "Song of Solomon," her role as an editor of iconic African-American literature and her time teaching at Princeton University.