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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008): Cast

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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun is a 2008 documentary directed by Sam Pollard, starring Kim Brockington as Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston and S. Epatha Merkerson. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun (2008) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 23m (83 min)
Director
Sam Pollard
Genre
Documentary
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun About?

The premise of Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun without spoilers.

Zora Neale Hurston, groundbreaking novelist and pioneering anthropologist, helped bring African American vernacular into the literary mainstream with works like Their Eyes Were Watching God. This definitive film biography, eighteen years in the making, presents her as gifted, flamboyant, controversial and always fiercely original.

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Cast & crew

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun Cast & Characters

Kim Brockington leads the cast as Zora Neale Hurston, with Zora Neale Hurston and S. Epatha Merkerson as Narrator (voice). Directed by Sam Pollard.

From the director

More from Sam Pollard

More films directed by Sam Pollard, best-rated first: Mr. SOUL!, I Was Born This Way, Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys and South to Black Power.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).

When was Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun released?

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun was released on August 16, 2008.

Who directed Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun was directed by Sam Pollard.

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Who is in the cast of Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun?

Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun stars Kim Brockington as Zora Neale Hurston, Zora Neale Hurston and S. Epatha Merkerson as Narrator (voice).

Does Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun have a post-credit scene?

No. Zora Neale Hurston: Jump at the Sun has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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