Movie: Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga
Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins
Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Self

Simon Njami
Simon Njami

Self

Margo Jefferson
Margo Jefferson

Self

Katja Amberger
Katja Amberger

Self (voice)

Monia Douieb
Monia Douieb

Speaker (voice)

Anke Solveig Jeschke
Anke Solveig Jeschke

Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)

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