Becoming Helen Keller

About Becoming Helen Keller

The life and legacy of Helen Keller, including how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights and social justice for women, the poor and people with disabilities.

Becoming Helen Keller (2021) is a documentary film directed by Michael Pressman. Helen Keller takes the lead as herself (archival footage), Rebecca Alexander as narrator, Cherry Jones as Helen Keller (voice), and Alexandria Wailes as ASL translator.

It runs 83 minutes and was released in October 2021. Written by John Crowley and Mary McDonagh Murphy.

It streams on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.