Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Story Line

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

Top Cast

Josephine Baker

Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga

Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins

Josephine Baker (voice)

Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting

Self

Simon Njami

Self

Margo Jefferson

Self