For most people who know of Zora Neale Hurston, her name is almost synonymous with her epic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space reveals a more multifaceted, nuanced woman who was as much a social scientist as she was a fiction writer. Narrated by Vanessa Williams, with voice recording artist Bahni Turpin speaking as Hurston, the film tells the story of a determined, prolific Black trailblazer through archival footage, audio and Hurston’s own photography and video.
Watch it tonight at 9pm on GBH 2.
