This World Is Not My Own

The limitless story of Nellie Mae Rowe

Chewing gum sculptures, a wealthy gallerist, a notorious murder case, and the segregated south - it's all part of Nellie Mae Rowe's boundless universe. This World Is Not My Own reimagines this self-taught artist's world and her life spanning the 20th century.

2023

Documentary·Animation

1h 37min

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Top Billed Cast

Uzo Aduba
Nellie Mae Rowe (voice)
Amy Warren
Judith Alexander (voice)
Andrew Young
Self
Maurice Hobson
Self
Judith Augustine
Self
Fred DuBose
Self
Steve Oney
Self
Nellie Mae Rowe
Self (archive footage)
Cheryl Mashack
Self
Lee Kogan
Self
Ken Brown
Self
Lucinda Bunnen
Self
Cathi Perry
Self
Roberta Bates
Self
William Conley
Self
William Arnett
Self
Claude Patterson
Self (Thunderbolt Patterson)
Walter North
Self
Mario Petrirena
Self
Katherine Jentleson
Self

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