How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
Production
Rare restored footage makes her electrifying presence undeniable.
Writing
Narrative refuses to sanitize her contradictions.
Costume
The banana skirt remains one of cinema's most loaded images.
Director
Ilana Navaro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Baker smuggled Resistance intelligence written in invisible ink on her sheet music, using her superstar status to cross borders unchecked.
The documentary's use of a Black French actress (Sara Martins) to voice Baker sparked debate about who owns her legacy—France, America, or the diaspora she invented.
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