Michèle Stephenson Movies

Jeremy Xido revisits Detroit to reconnect with a "cousin" from his past, examining themes of race and chosen family bonds.

Intimate vérité, archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of poetry take us on a journey through the dreamscape of...

Paul Lamont, a corrections officer and law student, leads a comfortable if culturally bankrupt, middle-class existence. Lamont's marriage is already...

Centers on the 1969 student protests against racism at Montreal’s Concordia University and their contribution to the story of Black liberation.

Killing Zone is the story of an affluent Harlem psychiatrist living an unexamined life until his adoptive father- a doctor who plucked him from a...

In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, on the basis of anti-black racism....

When the water in her small Mexican town proves to be radioactive, a young mom suddenly finds herself leading a local resistance movement. Her life...

In 1999, filmmakers Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson turned the camera on themselves and began filming their five-year-old son, Idris, and...

Director Michèle Stephenson’s new documentary follows families of those affected by the 2013 legislation stripping citizenship from...

In the golden age of documentaries, who benefits? SUBJECT reveals the unintended consequences – good, bad, and complicated – of having...

A story to honor actor-singer-activist Paul Robeson and his contributions to today's social climate and inspire new generations to engage in the...

An illuminating look at the influence that hand games played by Black girls has had on the American creative landscape.

Five people from five continents tell how they face racism and discrimination in their respective communities.

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In this short documentary, young black men explain the particular challenges they face growing up in America.

After learning yoga changes one woman's life, she brings its transformative power to her community of working-class African Americans. Together, they...

A feature documentary about the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015.

SLAYING GOLIATH takes an unprecedented intimate look at the world of amateur youth basketball through the eyes of the New York Select Huskies team as...

In this short documentary, black women talk about the challenges they face in society.

Like other healthcare industrial complexes, the mental health field operates around a centre defined by a whiteness of theory and practice....