Fan CastingA Voice Unchained
by Harpo Productions, Participant Media, A24, Focus Features, Blumhouse Productions
Story added by kamsismith on October 24, 2024
In the heart of 18th-century America, amidst the cruelty of slavery and the birth of a nation, a remarkable voice rises—Phillis Wheatley, a young African girl who would become one of the first published Black poets in history. A Voice Unchained is the powerful and inspiring biopic that chronicles her journey from enslavement to literary icon, overcoming unimaginable odds to reshape the boundaries of identity, race, and artistic freedom.
Torn from her homeland at the age of seven and sold into slavery, Phillis is purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston. Though enslaved, her intellect and passion for learning draw the attention of her ...read more
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