African American Movies

Chronicles over four centuries of African American influence on the development of the modern-day United States. Before Plymouth Rock and Jamestown,...

A 1975 documentary short about how children perceive themselves in terms of their surroundings, family, and ethnicity.

Four African American families relate their experiences with adoption.

FLYIN' CUT SLEEVES, completed in 1993, portrays street gang presidents in the Bronx. Their world was the streets, set against a backdrop of uprooted...

A young woman named Her meets a stranger in the park named He, who recounts a surreal and melancholic past. They share stories and a strange...

Sightings is a sexy, humorous short film about the trials of romantic connection. Two beautiful, urbane African American lesbians first sight and...

Portable Channel, a community documentary group in Rochester, New York, was one of the first small format video centers to have an ongoing...

Under the tutelage of anthropologist Franz Boas (her former Columbia professor) and Harlem Renaissance arts patron Charlotte Osgood Mason, Zora Neale...

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

An educational video exploring drug addiction, including footage of real-life addicts going through rehab therapy.

What happens when a bartender on a mission to find her cheating boyfriend gets stuck driving a drunk high-schooler home? Trans Am, emergency room,...

To many African Americans, soul food is sacrament, ritual, and a key expression of cultural identity. But does this traditional cuisine do more harm...

To receive their inheritance, business magnate Hudson Graham has mandated his surviving family members return to their homestead and spend his final...

A documentary exploring the issue of racial identity among African-Americans through the lens of skateboarding.

Hazel is a romantic comedy that explores the journey of a young woman navigating her personal relationships and discovering the importance of...

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

A shell-shocked black soldier is cared for by a miner and his daughter when he wanders into their camp, and makes a fresh start in life with the aid...

Colors explores the bonds of a young family living in the Bronx. They are displaced after unforeseen circumstances take the family to unexpected...

Despite Blacks making up only 7% of Madison WI's population, they are leading in so many important areas from education to politics, and are...

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film...