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- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsColman DomingoChris RockGlynn TurmanActivist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
- DirectorCauleen SmithStarsToby SmithApril BarnettWill PowerDrylongso follows a woman in a photography class who begins taking pictures of black men out of fear they will soon be extinct.
- DirectorDanica CullinanNeal HutchesonStarsQuest MCODYTalking Black in America reveals the incredible impact that the most controversial and misunderstood language variety in the history of American English has had on American life and language.
- DirectorBeyoncéEd BurkeStarsBeyoncéJay-ZKelly RowlandThis intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé's celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.
- DirectorKate NovackStarsAndré Leon TalleyBethann HardisonMarc JacobsThis intimate portrait for André Leon Tally, a fixture in the world of fashion, takes viewers on a journey from André’s roots growing up to becoming one of the most influential tastemakers and fashion curators of our times.
- DirectorMike CarsonDave FreeMark RitchieStarsKendrick LamarBaby KeemTanna LeoneThe Big Steppers Tour is the fifth concert tour by Kendrick Lamar, in support of his album, Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers. Baby Keem and Tanna Leone serve as the opening acts
- DirectorTimothy Greenfield-SandersStarsToni MorrisonHilton AlsOprah WinfreyThis artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works and the powerful themes she has confronted throughout her literary career.
- DirectorNick BroomfieldRudi DolezalStarsWhitney HoustonMichael BakerWayne LindseyTells the story of Whitney Houston's extraordinary life and tragic death.
- DirectorDoug PrayVincent Adam PaulStarsBillie EilishCardi BLizzoFollows Lizzo's life from her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise. Having an intimate look into the moments that shaped her hard-earned rise to fame, success, love and international stardom.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsJerrod CarmichaelFeatures Jerrod Carmichael in a standup comedy show at the legendary Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City.
- DirectorJordan PeeleStarsDaniel KaluuyaKeke PalmerBrandon PereaThe residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery.
- DirectorEmily BranhamStarsNea Marshall KudiEmily BranhamRuPaulCaptures the incredible rise of the first ever winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: the legendary BeBe Zahara Benet.
- DirectorTayo AmosStarsWes McGeeJoseph LopezHarold Daniels IIIIn 1950s Las Vegas, a black singer is on the verge of her big break, but she risks it all when she learns her audience won't be integrated.
- DirectorJulia MarchesiStarsNicole BeharieDavid BlightColman DomingoInspired by David Blight's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.
- DirectorHoward AlkStarsSkip AndrewEdward CarmodyJames DavisA chronicle of Fred Hampton's revolutionary leadership of the Illinois Black Panther Party, followed by an investigation into his assassination at the hands of the Chicago Police Department.
- DirectorPeter W. KunhardtA look at the final years in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- DirectorShola LynchStarsShirley ChisholmWalter CronkiteGeorge WallaceA documentary on Brooklyn-based Congresswoman Shirley's Chisholm's 1972 presidential bid.
- DirectorJoy Elaine DavenportPublic speeches and interviews illustrate the political and humanitarian career of Mississippi civil rights activist, Fannie Lou Hamer. The archive footage is often accompanied by Fannie Lou Lou Hamer singing her own songs.
- DirectorTom HurwitzRosalynde LeBlancStarsArthur AvilesJohari BriggsSean CurranCan You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters is a feature documentary that traces the history and legacy of one of the most important works of art to come out of the age of AIDS - Bill T. Jones' tour de force ballet "D-Man in the Waters". In 1989, "D-Man in the Waters" gave physical manifestation to the fear, anger, grief, and hope for salvation that the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company felt as they were embattled by the AIDS pandemic. As a group of young dancers reconstructs the dance, they learn about this oft forgotten history and deepen their understanding of the power of art in a time of plague. Bill T. Jones is arguably the most socially, politically and emotionally compelling choreographer alive today. Thirty years ago, he embedded motifs of risk and sacrifice, love, loss and resurrection in the choreography for "D-Man in the Waters". Through an extraordinary series of interviews, archival material, and uniquely powerful cinematography of movement, this 90-minute, lyrical documentary uses the story of this dance to illustrate the triumph of the human spirit in art and in the community. Today, by learning the dance, a new generation reinvigorates the spirit of a community fighting to survive.
- DirectorRobert MuggeStarsSun RaRobert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry readings, a band rehearsal, interviews, and extensive improvisations. Transferred to HD from the original 16mm film and lovingly restored for the best possible viewing experience.
- DirectorErika CohnStarsLynn AcostaPamela BakerTeresa BrownWhen an unlikely duo discovers a pattern of illegal sterilizations in women's prisons, they wage a near impossible battle against the Department of Corrections.
- DirectorCharles LoftonO Happy Day imagines the early days of gay liberation for black gay men. Lofton juxtaposes images of black men from late 60s and early 70s films with images of Black Panther Party demonstrations, as a way of intentionally revising history. The soundtrack is punctuated by a 1970 quotation from Black Panther leader Huey Newton: "There's nothing to say that a homosexual cannot also be a revolutionary. Quite on the contrary, maybe a homosexual could be the most revolutionary..." O Happy Day blurs the difference between the Black Power movement and the Gay Power movement, and instead focuses on the similarities between the two.
- DirectorNancy D. KatesBennett SingerStarsBayard RustinDorothy JacksonJohn RodgersDocumentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
- DirectorMarlon RiggsStarsAngela DavisEssex Hemphillbell hooksA film about black experiences with a "backdrop of Creole cooking."