Odessa's Reign
Movie
Type
2021
Year
22m
Runtime
Documentary
Genre
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
Cast
Virginia Ali
Self
Bernie Demczuk
Self
Sharon Harley
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Rohulamin Quander
Self