https://youtu.be/kivUCMV2x5A Director: Samba Gadjigo, Jason Silverman Writer(s): Jason Silverman Starring: Ousmane Sembene, Mbissine Thérèse Diop Subject: Meet Ousmane Sembene, the African freedom fighter who used stories as his weapon. Release Date: January 23, 2015...
https://youtu.be/ao5V-XhXS-c Director: Bayer L. Mack Featuring: Oscar Micheaux Synopsis: Oscar Micheaux was a towering figure even by today's standards. He was not only America's preeminent black filmmaker for three decades, but also the country's most prolific;...
https://youtu.be/VW4XO-52ubE Director: Michael Cuesta Writer(s): Peter Landesman, Gary Webb (book "Dark Alliance"), Nick Schou (book "Kill the Messenger") Starring: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo, Hajji Golightly, Ted Huckabee, Mary Elizabeth...
https://youtu.be/-nIIT-TTW0A Director: Jessie Chisi, Salla Sorri Writer(s): Salla Sorri, Jessie Chisi Starring: Esther Phiri Synopsis: After trading her marriage for a boxing career, seven-time world welterweight champion Esther Phiri is torn between her family...
https://youtu.be/x6t7vVTxaic Director: Ava DuVernay Writer(s): Paul Webb Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Jim France, Trinity Simone, Mikeria Howard, Jordan Rice, Ebony Billups, Nadej k Bailey, Elijah Oliver, Oprah Winfrey, Clay Chappell, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni...
Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer(s): Brett Tabor, Michael Kingston, Max Mermelstein (book) Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal Synopsis: A true-crime story about the only American ever allowed into the inner circle of Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel. Max Mermelstein, a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN_5myhJmlM Director: Spike Lee Writer(s): N/A Starring: Mo’ne Davis, Scott Bandura, Steve Bandura, Albert Chen, Lakeisha McLean, Mahogany Williams, Maurice Boykin, Qu’ran Davis, Curtis Deveaux, Zayd Deveaux, Michael Jones, Quinten...
https://youtu.be/IX-vPTB-myc Director: Tim Reid Writer(s): Elvatrice Belsches Starring: Connor Charlton, Marie Goodman-Hunter, Anne Hawley, April Marcell, Spring Promise, Richard Spencer, Leah McNamara Synopsis: Elizabeth Keckly, although born enslaved within a few...
https://vimeo.com/84499769 Director: Adam Kahan Writer(s): Adam Kahan Starring: Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Betty Neals, Steve Turre, Michael Max Fleming, Rahn Burton, Dorthaan Kirk, Mark Davis, H. Mattathias Person, Rory Kirk, Akua Dixon, Sonelius Smith Synopsis: The story...
https://vimeo.com/77430311 Director: Anne De Mare, Kirsten Kelly Writer(s): Leslie Simmer, Kirsten Kelly, Anne De Mare Starring: Kasey, Anthony, Roque Synopsis: Three homeless teenagers brave Chicago winters, the pressures of high school, and life alone on the streets...
https://vimeo.com/182706453 Director: Jonathan David Kane Writer(s): Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers Starring: Alfred Avril, Jean Paul Avril, Roland Avril, Michael Dylan Rogers Synopsis: Papa Machete is an intimate account of 'Professor' Alfred Avril,...
https://youtu.be/yCH4fAHtKBo Director: Jeff Radice Writer(s): N/A Starring: Dock Ellis, Larry Demery, Ron Howard Synopsis: In the 1970s Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on LSD and his outspoken style courted conflict and controversy, but his latter years were spent...