Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003, and a Peabody Award in 2004.

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Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Directed by	Lisa Gay Hamilton
Produced by	Neda Armian Jonathan Demme Lisa Gay Hamilton Joe Viola
Cinematography	Sovonto Green
Edited by	Kate Amend
Music by	Geri Allen Bernice Johnson Reagon
Distributed by	Women Make Movies, HBO
Release dates	August 22, 2003 (2003-08-22) (U.S.) March 3, 2006 (2006-03-03) (UK)
Country	United States
Language	English

People featured

• Beah Richards (archive footage)
• Bill Cobbs
• Ossie Davis
• Ruby Dee
• Lynn Hamilton
• Hugh Harrell Jr.
• Whitman Mayo
• Ruby Milsap
• Frank Silvera
• Spencer Tracy (archive footage)

Awards

The film won the 2003 documentary award at AFI Fest and the 2005 Peabody Award. In 2004 it was nominated for three Black Reel Awards and an Image Award.

External links

• Official site
• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks at IMDb
• Beah: A Black Woman Speaks at AllMovie
• Women Make Movies Documentary

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