Queen Latifah and Tika Sumpter in the Emmy Award–winning 2015 film BESSIE, a biographical musical drama directed and co-written by queer filmmaker Dee Rees, which follows the rise of famed bisexual American blues singer Bessie Smith. You can find BESSIE streaming on Crave (Canada), HBO Max (USA/Mex/Aus), Now Cinema (UK), for rent/purchase through AppleTV & Amazon, and also available on DVD. BESSIE 2015 | USA Director: Dee Rees Screenplay: Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois Cast: Qu
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Queen Latifah and Tika Sumpter in the Emmy Award–winning 2015 film BESSIE, a biographical musical drama directed and co-written by queer filmmaker Dee Rees, which follows the rise of famed bisexual American blues singer Bessie Smith. You can find BESSIE streaming on Crave (Canada), HBO Max (USA/Mex/Aus), Now Cinema (UK), for rent/purchase through AppleTV & Amazon, and also available on DVD. BESSIE 2015 | USA Director: Dee Rees Screenplay: Dee Rees, Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois Cast: Qu
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