Bella!
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| Directed by | Jeff L. Lieberman |
| Written by | Jeff L. Lieberman |
| Produced by | Jeff L. Lieberman
Jamila C. Fairley |
| Starring | Barbra Streisand, Shirley MacLaine, Hillary Clinton, Lily Tomlin, Nancy Pelosi, Gloria Steinem, Maxine Waters, Phil Donahue, Marlo Thomas, Charles Rangel, David Dinkins, Renée Taylor |
| Cinematography | Jeff L. Lieberman |
| Edited by | Jeff L. Lieberman |
| Music by | The Flat Nasty |
Production company | Re-Emerging Films |
| Distributed by | Re-Emerging Films |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.