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American Masters: Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

American Masters (2008)

Documentary, Biographical, Music | United States

Director: Susan Lacy, Robert Trachtenberg

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SEASON: 22

EPISODE: 2 - Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun

SYNOPSIS

A recounting of the versatile and controversial work of one of the most flamboyant African-American writers from the first half of the 20th century.

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Writer: Susan Lacy, Michael Epstein

Narrator: Stanley Tucci, Meryl Streep

RUNTIME: 90 min

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