Tracy Heather Strain directs "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space," a new documentary about the writer, who studied African Americans in the South in the early 20th century. It premieres Tuesday on PBS.
Director Tracy Heather Strain brings Zora Neale Hurston s work to life in documentary. In the new PBS documentary Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming Space, director Tracy Heather Strain focuses on the writer s research on Black people in the South and the obstacles to her work being taken seriously.