Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeDocumentary1580 Play Trailer Play Trailer Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee1580Documentarythumb_upthumb_downLife's Essentials with Ruby DeeJune 22, 2014Directed byMuta’AliIn 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.US content warning civil rightsherstory Last Updated: November 6, 2025 Request Update CastRuby DeeSelfHarry BelafonteSelfAngela BassettSelfAlan AldaSelfMichelle AlexanderSelfGiancarlo EspositoSelfSamuel L. JacksonSelfDanny GloverSelfHill HarperSelfS. Epatha MerkersonSelfSpike LeeSelfPhylicia RashādSelfCornel WestSelfMalik YobaSelfGuy DavisSelfTrailerLife's Essentials With Ruby Dee
