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bell hooks

bell hooks

Self

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Self

Gloria Steinem

Gloria Steinem

Self

Crystal Wilkinson

Crystal Wilkinson

Self

Silas House

Silas House

Self

Gwenda Motley

Gwenda Motley

Self

Kevin Powell

Kevin Powell

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Elon Justice

Elon Justice

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Sarah Louise Moyer

Sarah Louise Moyer

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Becoming bell hooks

20240.0 / 1059 min
Documentary

Overview

Explore the life and legacy of Kentucky-born author bell hooks, who wrote nearly 40 books and whose work at the intersection of race, class and gender serves as a lasting contribution to the feminist movement. Learn how bell’s childhood in Hopkinsville and her connection to Kentucky’s “hillbilly culture” informed her views and her belief that feminism is for everybody. Becoming bell hooks, a one-hour documentary, features selections read by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer and interviews with feminist activist Gloria Steinem, Kentucky writers Crystal Wilkinson and Silas House, bell’s younger sister Gwenda Motley and many others.