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This World Is Not My Own
This World Is Not My Own
DocumentaryAnimation

This World Is Not My Own

“The limitless story of Nellie Mae Rowe”

6.0/ 10(2 votes)
1h 37m
March 11, 2023
EN

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.

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Directed byPetter Ringbom

Cast (21)

Uzo Aduba

Uzo Aduba

Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)

Amy Warren

Amy Warren

Judith Alexander (voice)

Andrew Young

Andrew Young

Self

Maurice Hobson

Maurice Hobson

Self

Judith Augustine

Judith Augustine

Self

Fred DuBose

Fred DuBose

Self

Steve Oney

Steve Oney

Self

Nellie Mae Rowe

Nellie Mae Rowe

Self (archive footage)

Cheryl Mashack

Cheryl Mashack

Self

Lee Kogan

Lee Kogan

Self

Ken Brown

Ken Brown

Self

Lucinda Bunnen

Lucinda Bunnen

Self

Cathi Perry

Cathi Perry

Self

Roberta Bates

Roberta Bates

Self

William Conley

William Conley

Self

William Arnett

William Arnett

Self

Claude Patterson

Claude Patterson

Self (Thunderbolt Patterson)

Walter North

Walter North

Self

Mario Petrirena

Mario Petrirena

Self

Katherine Jentleson

Katherine Jentleson

Self

Reginia Perry

Reginia Perry

Self

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