Becoming bell hooks
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.
Becoming bell hooks
February 27, 2024
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Cast (7)
bell hooks
Self
Octavia Spencer
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self
Crystal Wilkinson
Self
Silas House
Self
Gwenda Motley
Self
Kevin Powell
Self
Crew (2)
Directing
Sarah Louise Moyer
Director
Elon Justice
Director