Bella! (2023)
July 30, 2023Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Bella Abzug
Self (archive footage)
Nancy Pelosi
Self
Barbra Streisand
Self
Shirley MacLaine
Self
Gloria Steinem
Self
Lily Tomlin
Self
Marlo Thomas
Self
Maxine Waters
Self
Hillary Clinton
Self
Phil Donahue
Self
Charles Rangel
Self
David Dinkins
Self
Renée Taylor
Self
Elizabeth Holtzman
Self
Jeff L. Lieberman
Director / Producer / Cinematography / Editor / Writer
Grégoire Lourme
Composer
Dejan Georgevich
Cinematographer
Blake Hottle
Cinematographer
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Wiki.
Bella! is a 2023 American documentary film by director Jeff L. Lieberman. It chronicles the political career of the American politician and activist Bella Abzug. The film opened in select theatres in August 2023 and has continued to tour throughout 2024. The film features interviews with Barbra Streisand, Shirley MacLaine, Hillary Clinton, Lily Tomlin, Nancy Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Maxine Waters, Phil Donahue, Marlo Thomas, Charles Rangel, David Dinkins and Renée Taylor.
Bella! was nominated for Best Documentary Screenplay by the 76th Writers Guild of America Awards and was selected as one of two winners of The Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film at an awards ceremony at The Library of Congress in October 2022. The award is a finishing grant designed to help filmmakers with completion funding.