The French-American journeys of Josephine Baker, with Ilana Navaro, director of the documentary “Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening”
In conversation with Pamela DruckermanHow did a poor black girl from Missouri become the queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and then adopting twelve children to create her own utopian “Rainbow Tribe”?
Ilana Navaro talks about Josephine Baker’s life in France, and her journey from “banana dancer” to humanist fighter and civil-rights activist alongside Dr. Martin Luther King.
Navaro is a filmmaker and radio producer who lives in Paris. “Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening” has been shown on the Franco-German channel Arte; on Cinemoi in the U.S.; and on nineteen television channels around the world. It won the Rockie Award in Arts and Culture, Banff World Media Festival, 2020.
Pamela Druckerman is the author of five books, including the forthcoming rhyming picture book for children Paris by Phone.
