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Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Features the life, culture, and accomplishments of some of the most influential African Americans in history from the United States. From the oppression and hardship during the time of the Civil War to civil rights movements that paved the way to this country's first African-American president. A definitive retrospective of Black history in America.
Publisher
Kino Classics
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Includes the films The Bronze Buckaroo; Zora Neale Hurston Fieldwork Footage; Commandment Keeper Church; The Blood of Jesus; Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.; and Moses Sisters Interview. Also contains the extras "Tyler Texas Film Collection"; The Films of Zora Neale Hurston; The Films of Spencer Williams; and The End of an Era.
Publisher
Les Blank Films
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
An intimate look at black cowboys as they gather for a rodeo and dance on the 40 acre Circle 6 Ranch in Raywood, Texas. A dirt road leads onto the ranch, where all of the structures, including a frame house, rodeo arena, and barn, are hand-wrought. A.J. Walker, his wife Pam, and his son, Anthony, are preparing for the monthly rodeo. This rodeo, which draws from the surrounding communities, is very much a family operation. Black cowboys drive their...
5) Waves
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times....
6) Sounder
Publisher
Legacy Distribution
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Set in rural Louisiana during the Depression, this heartfelt story tells of a sharecropper family struggling to overcome adversity. After stealing to feed his family, Nathan is sent to a prison camp. In their fight for survival, his determined wife and their eldest son hold the family together. Once the boy becomes an adult, he searches for his father but instead discovers manhood.
Publisher
Grasshopper Film
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Pennsylvania-born filmmaker Ephraim Asili has been exploring different facets of the African diaspora—and his own place within it—for nearly a decade. His feature-length debut, THE INHERITANCE, is a vibrant, engaging ensemble work that takes place almost entirely within the walls of a West Philadelphia house where a community of young people have come together to form a collective of Black artists and activists.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
This entirely African American-conceived and produced ensemble drama is the result of a collaboration of a pair of pioneering Black artists: writer Ishmael Reed and filmmaker Bill Gunn, who wrote and directed the underground classic Ganja & Hess and wrote the screenplay for Hal Ashby's The Landlord. Originally intended to air on public television in 1980, it went unseen for many years; the original tapes have been carefully restored and the film...
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of renowned percussionist Milford Graves, exploring his kaleidoscopic creativity and relentless curiosity. The film draws the viewer through the artist’s lush garden and ornate home, into the martial arts dojo in his backyard and the laboratory in his basement - all of this just blocks from where he grew up in the housing projects of South Jamaica, Queens. Graves tells stories of discovery, struggle and survival, ruminates on the essence...
13) Good Hair
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles. **Sundance Film Festival** winner, Grand Jury Prize. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
14) Flex is Kings
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A riveting and awe-inspiring look inside the world of Brooklyn street dancing known as ‘flexing.’ FLEX IS KINGS takes audiences along on the emotional journey of several young dancers who vie for a chance to make something of themselves by battling it out through this DIY art form. Official Selection at the **Tribeca Film Festival**. "*An eye-popper showing the old pop and lock brought to thrilling, disorienting extremes.*" - Alan Scherstuhl,...
Publisher
California Newsreel
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The luminaries of contemporary African American letters - poets, novelists, critics and actors - gathered in October, 2012 to pay tribute to Toni Morrison, read from her writings and share what it has meant to their lives and work.
Publisher
Vision Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Homer G. Phillips Hospital provided state-of-the-art medical training to African-American physicians and nurses during the most turbulent of segregated times paving way for people of color to achieve greatness for the benefit of humankind.
18) Black Boys
Publisher
Video Project
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
BLACK BOYS illuminates the full humanity of Black men and boys in America. An intimate, inter-generational exploration, Black Boys strives for insight to black identity and opportunity at the nexus of sports, education, and criminal justice. Speaking with an array of figures — ranging from educators, athletes, journalists, activists, parents, and youth — the documentary explores the body, mind, voice, and heart of Black boys and the double edged...
Publisher
PBS*
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This series looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, scholarly analysis and rare archival footage, the series illuminates our recent past, while raising urgent questions about the future of the African American community--and our nation as a whole. The final hour brings the story up...
Publisher
PBS*
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This series looks at the last five decades of African American history through the eyes of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., exploring the tremendous gains and persistent challenges of these years. Drawing on eyewitness accounts, scholarly analysis and rare archival footage, the series illuminates our recent past, while raising urgent questions about the future of the African American community--and our nation as a whole. The second hour dramatizes the diverging...
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