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
Fate in a Pleasant Mood to appear, the tracks had been redistributed. After having released three albums in the previous eight years - "Super-Sonic Jazz" (1957), "Jazz in Silhouette" (1959) and "When Sun Comes Out" (1963) - Saturn released four albums in 1965. Along with "Fate In A Pleasant Mood", "Angels and Demons at Play" (recorded 1956-60), "Art Forms of Dimensions Tomorrow" (recorded 1961-62) and "Secrets of the Sun" (recorded 1962) were all released this year. ESP also released "The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One" at the same time. All songs were written by Sun Ra unless otherwise noted. Side A: Side B: