Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008)
Zora Neale Hurston, path-breaking novelist, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first black women to enter the American literary canon (Their Eyes Were Watching God), established the African American vernacular as one of the most vital, inventive voices in American literature. This definitive film biography, eighteen years in the making, portrays Zora in all her complexity: gifted, flamboyant, and controversial but always fiercely original.
Director: Sam Pollard
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 83 min
Release Date: August 16, 2008
Cast
- Zora Neale Hurston - Self (archive footage)
- Kim Brockington - Zora Neale Hurston
- S. Epatha Merkerson - Narrator (voice)
Screenplay
Production: Kristy Andersen
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun about?
- Zora Neale Hurston, path-breaking novelist, pioneering anthropologist and one of the first black women to enter the American literary canon (Their Eyes Were Watching God), established the African American vernacular as one of the most vital, inventive voices in American literature. This definitive film biography, eighteen years in the making, portrays Zora in all her complexity: gifted, flamboyant, and controversial but always fiercely original.
- Who directed Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun was directed by Sam Pollard.
- Who stars in Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun stars Zora Neale Hurston, Kim Brockington, S. Epatha Merkerson.
- How long is Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun is a Documentary film.