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Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee

2014 · 90 min · ★ 1.5 · Documentary

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.

Directed by Muta’Ali · Written by Muta’Ali

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