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This World Is Not My Own

The limitless story of Nellie Mae Rowe

6.020231h 37m
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Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south - it's all part of Nellie Mae Rowe's boundless universe. This World Is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist's world and her life spanning the 20th century.

Directed by Petter Ringbom

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Cast

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

Amy Warren

Amy Warren

Judith Alexander (voice)

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Self

Maurice Hobson

Self

Judith Augustine

Self

Fred DuBose

Self

Steve Oney

Self

Nellie Mae Rowe

Self (archive footage)

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