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When I Rise 2010

Sensity:	No
Imdb rate:	8.3
Imdb Votes:	55
Duration:	74 mins
Year:	2010
Language:	English
Genre:	Documentary
Country:	USA
Director:	Mat Hames
Writers:	N/A
Actors:	Harry Belafonte , Barbara Smith Conrad , Icy Simpson ,
Awards:	1 win & 1 nomination.

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A documentary about Barbara Smith Conrad, a gifted University of Texas music student who finds herself at the epicenter of racial controversy, struggling against the odds and ultimately ascending to the heights of international opera. A gifted black music student at the University of Texas is thrust into a civil rights storm that changes her life forever. Barbara Smith Conrad is cast in an opera opposite a white male classmate fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. Barbara's expulsion from the cast escalates the incident to national news, prompting unexpected support from a pop superstar. This small-town girl, whose voice and spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, emerges as an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano and headlines on stages worldwide.