Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014 | 90 minutes | 1.5 ★ (1)

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    22 June 2014

  • DirectingMuta'Ali Muhammad
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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