Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
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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.
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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (on Amazon)
Type: Trailer • Published 2008-04-08
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- Director
- Sam Pollard
- Screenplay & Story
- Kristy Andersen
- Original Title
- Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Kristy Andersen
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sam Pollard
Kristy Andersen
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Kristy Andersen
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Sam Pollard
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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?
The principal cast of Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun includes Zora Neale Hurston, Kim Brockington, S. Epatha Merkerson.
When was Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun released and how long is it?
Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.