Survival began with a song
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
Queen Latifah
Bessie Smith
Mo'Nique
Ma Rainey
Mike Epps
Richard
Tika Sumpter
Lucille
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jack Gee
Charles S. Dutton
William 'Pa' Rainey
Bryan Greenberg
John Hammond
Oliver Platt
Carl Van Vechten
Khandi Alexander
Viola
Tory Kittles
Clarence
Kamryn Johnson
Young Bessie
Rikki McKinney
Chorus Guy
Crossroads
A Perfect Ending
Camp Belvidere
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Hounddog
The World Unseen
Cadillac Records
Elena Undone
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Grace of My Heart
Walking and Talking
Am I OK?
Iron Jawed Angels
Just Before I Go
Bedrooms and Hallways
Holiday Harmony
10,000 Saints
Step Up All In
He Said, She Said
If These Walls Could Talk 2
