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| SURVIVING THE SILENCE: THE ROXANE GAY STORY (LIFETIME)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
9/5/26
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, August 2026) Lifetime continues its commitment to bringing powerful, conversation-driving stories to audiences with Surviving the Silence: The Roxane Gay Story, executive produced and written by acclaimed author, cultural critic and New York Times bestselling writer Roxane Gay. Premiering Saturday, September 5, at 8/7c, the Lifetime Original Movie is adapted from Gay's internationally praised 2017 memoir, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, an unflinching examination of trauma, survival, body image and healing. Narrated by Gay herself, the film stars Hilda Martin as young Roxane and Sunnii E. Bartee as Roxane as an adult. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Hilda Martin as Young Roxane
· Roxane Gay as Narrator (Voice)
· Sunnii E. Bartee as Adult Roxane
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Asia Youngman as DIR
· Howard Braunstein as EP
· Roxane Gay as BOOK/EP/WRTR
· Suzanne Todd as EP
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GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Suzanne Todd Productions
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