Movie Info: Bessie (2015)

Director: Dee Rees

Writer: Bettina Gilois, Christopher Cleveland, Dee Rees, Horton Foote

Producer: Producer: Ron Schmidt
Executive Producer: Lili Fini Zanuck, Queen Latifah, Randi Michel, Richard D. Zanuck, Shakim Compere, Shelby Stone

Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Tv Movie

Bessie chronicles the life and career of legendary blues singer Bessie Smith. The film follows Smith's rise to fame during the 1920s and '30s. It explores her struggles as a black woman in the South during this period, as well as her personal life, including her tumultuous relationship with her husb...