it makes me smile: Toni Morrison documentary The Pieces I Am

It’s Blue Monday. The mid-point in the year’s first month when the euphoria of the new wears off, reality bites and statistically we’re more likely to pull a sickie and hide under the duvet, looking for a low-lying mood. However you’re feeling about 2024, finding effortless reasons to smile is always a good thing.

The 2019 documentary, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, was directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, and gifts us two hours of Morrison’s brilliance on film… Morrison sucking on a cigarette, encouraging Angela Davis to add depth and richness to the words of her autobiography; Morrison smart talking her way to a rapport with Muhammad Ali that led to her editing his autobiography; Morrison alternately carting paper grocery bags from the store and stepping out of Random House as she juggled motherhood and work; Morrison loving her craft, telling the untold, changing narratives… fearless and peerless.

Find this gem of a celebration of the Pulitzer & Nobel-prize winning author on Sky Arts. Add it to your January watch list and enjoy the fire for life it lights in your belly!