Odessa's Reign
22 min
2021Documentary
User Score
Overview
Black women had extremely limited options during Jim Crow. Odessa’s story explores how an African American woman born in a time with limited options leveraged her incredible mind and quick wit to become wealthier than she ever should have been able to This film takes a look at choices that were made, a wild ride Odessa had as an underworld queen, and consequences from her choices Odessa Madre’s life was a mix of resilience and bookend by the vicissitudes of luck, a contrast of economic success within
Movie cast
Virginia Ali
Self
Bernie Demczuk
Self
Sharon Harley
Self
Rohulamin Quander
Self
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