A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) A Raisin in the Sun (2008 film) A Raisin in the Sun is a 2008 American made-for-television film directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Audra McDonald, Phylicia Rashad, and Sanaa Lathan reprising their roles from the 2004 revival which was also directed by Leon. The teleplay by Paris Qualles is based on the award-winning 1959 play of the same name by Lorraine Hansberry and is the second film adaptation of that play following the 1961 film that starred Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, and Diana Sands. "A Raisin in the Sun" debuted at the 2008 Sundance Film
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film) and voice work by Alec McCowen. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film) A Midsummer Night's Dream () is a 1959 Czechoslovak animated puppet film directed by Jiří Trnka. It is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name. Trnka, working under the Czech communist regime who had previously been denied in his wish to adapt "Don Quixote", worked for several years on his adaptation of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". The film established a new pinnacle of craftmanship: Cerise Howard, discussing the film in a retrospective on Trnka for "Senses of Cinema", describes the puppet animation as "more liquid, more