African American Movies

Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...

Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way of obtaining jobs.

A look at three U.S. cities, which were part of many communities that violently forced African American families to flee in post-reconstruction...

An oral history documentary of people of color at Miami University during its Public Ivy period—from 1970 to the early 2000s.

Based on A Few Days Full of Trouble by Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Christopher Benson, the feature doc will explore two parallel tracks of the...

Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag....

A gritty look at two friends differing viewpoints as they react to a video one of them has made.

Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".

African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses...

A young woman in a photography class begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.

A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.

Composed of intimate and unencumbered moments of people in a community, this film is constructed in a form that allows the viewer an emotive...

A chilling anthology of three trap genre stories including a polyamorous relationship that’s not quite right and a funeral that becomes a...

In the old American South, a black teen with a white adoptive family becomes curious about her roots after hearing birds for the first time.

Rhythmic and raw, Dark City Beneath The Beat is a Baltimore club musical experience highlighting local Baltimore club artists, djs, dancers and...

Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation...

An examination of the heated debate and conflict between W.E.B DuBois and William Monroe Trotter with Booker T. Washington on how to best uplift the...

Full of nostalgia and charm, Kid Rock is an exposé of a young black man, Tadros Eyob’s journey into rock climbing in British Columbia.

Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited...

Summaries Shorty's wife throws him out of the house for lying around reading detective thrillers and letting his boss Pigmeat get away with not...