Terence Nance Movies

A man is trapped in a mine shaft by his vengeful brother while his daughter embarks on a magical journey to rescue him.

In 1997, 17-year old Darius Clark Monroe robbed a bank and went to prison for it; then he went to NYU film school and made this movie about his life....

Everything Absolutely follows a lady out on a date with a guy. A poster, parents, and pesto all somehow find its way into this epic & intimate...

Valentina, a day-walking Black vampire protected from the sun by her melanin, finds it difficult to suppress her bloodlust when a new woman is...

Two lives intersect in a dream. We have come to explore the wreck, the thing itself, and not the myth.

A unique young boy goes on a spiritual journey while honoring his late grandfather with the help of a mystical neighbor. Coco Monroe, Marnye Young,...

In a dystopian future where people live nocturnally to avoid the harmful rays of the sun, a young black girl unravels the lie that has kept her and...

The official music video for Mélissa Laveaux's 2013 single "Postman" (from the album Dying is a Wild Night).

A teacher gives a brief history lesson on the concept of whitness to students. This is intercut with Rage Against the Machines Killing in The Name of...

"is a performance during which I google the phrase '1 year old black girl' ascending in age to the age of 18. I allow Google's 'popular searches'...

The cosmic journey of sacred youth, during which pain, pleasure, and sublimation are nonnegotiable.

Short film about a police raid gone horribly wrong, featuring music by Pharoahe Monch.

A portrait of Ryann Holmes, community organizer and co-founder of bklyn boihood, un/doing and reframing masculinity.

Mumin, a precocious young boy, makes the long trip to Accra from his home in Ghana’s rural northern region. He leaves having just experienced...

Charlie hosts a Jessica at his home hoping to progress their relationship, but the date goes terribly wrong when they are interrupted by an unusual...

Missed connection regret at that one late-night spot—the kind you keep playing back in your head but not quite ever remembering right, until it...

Afroprojection #1: The Atmosphere Phased at 120° and Went Blank When The Universe Collapsed, a proposal on parallel dimensions and black...

A short film by Terence Nance made in a fine art context while he was studying visuals art.

Nowhere, Nobody is a reflection of the life and perspective of Earl Sweatshirt. Through sheer symbiosis, they also reflect the life and perspective...