This World Is Not My Own (2023)
Overview
Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south - it's all part of Nellie Mae Rowe's boundless universe. This World Is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist's world and her life spanning the 20th century.
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| Original Language | en |
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Directed By
Marquise Stillwell
Petter Ringbom
Crew
Ruchi Mital
Marquise Stillwell
Juan Mateo Menendez
Marquise Stillwell
Petter Ringbom
Petter Ringbom
Bess Fifer
Per Jonsson
Eliza Jones
Bekah Mulberg
dream hampton
Geneva Peschka
Michael McMenomy
Markus Waltå
Matthew Head
Chykeria Thompson
Mikael Engzell
Edward Negussie
Petter Ringbom
Jonathan Dakers
Elie Aufseesser
Andreas Wicklund
Petter Ringbom
Adam M. Weber
Ruchi Mital
John Gregory Edwards
Kim Nicosia
Manne Kjellander
Steffi Scheil
Sigfrid Soderberg
Anne Gensior
Princess A. Hairston
Erik Wernquist
Bryn Silverman
TOP CAST
Uzo Aduba
Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
Amy Warren
Judith Alexander (voice)
Andrew Young
Self
Maurice Hobson
Self
Judith Augustine
Self
Fred DuBose
Self
Steve Oney
Self
Nellie Mae Rowe
Self (archive footage)
Cheryl Mashack
Self
Lee Kogan
Self
Ken Brown
Self
Lucinda Bunnen
Self
Cathi Perry
Self
Roberta Bates
Self
William Conley
Self
William Arnett
Self
Claude Patterson
Self (Thunderbolt Patterson)
Walter North
Self
Mario Petrirena
Self
Katherine Jentleson
Self
Reginia Perry
Self
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