Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

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.

Cast

Ruby Dee

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Angela Bassett

Self

Alan Alda

Self

Michelle Alexander

Self

Giancarlo Esposito

Self

Samuel L. Jackson

Self

Danny Glover

Self

Hill Harper

Self

S. Epatha Merkerson

Self

Spike Lee

Self

Phylicia Rashād

Self

Cornel West

Self

Malik Yoba

Self

Guy Davis

Self

Crew

Muta’Ali

Director, Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer

Nora Day

Executive Producer

Jevon Frank

Producer

Terri Bowles

Associate Producer

Alvin Bowles

Associate Producer

Ebonne Ruffins

Co-Producer

Sonya Denyse White

Co-Producer

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