Life's Essentials with Ruby DeeDocumentary15 Play Trailer Play Trailer Life's Essentials with Ruby Dee15Documentarythumb_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: March 24, 2026 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 RecommendedI Am Heath LedgerStruggle: The Life and Lost Art of SzukalskiHeart of a DogWelcome to ChechnyaJohn Candy: I Like MeLove, GildaListen to Me MarlonSidneyThe Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert StoryNo Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking BadSupersonicFuckMy Mom JayneWhitneyCharlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
