Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee (2014)
• June 22nd, 2014 • 1h 30min
Documentary
Overview
In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.
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