For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf(1982)

movie - first aired/released 1982-02-23 - 78 min - audience 8.5

Drama, Romance

Directed by Oz Scott

The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning landmark play. A breakthrough portrayal of black women's experiences in America, the story combines music, poetry and dance to celebrate their unique culture while painting a poignant portrait of their terrible struggles.