African American Movies
- 1928
Absent
Absent01928HD
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...
- 1967
Sweet Love, Bitter
Sweet Love, Bitter5.51967HD
A loose fictitious of Charlie Parker's last years and a portrait of the jazz scene in 1960's New York. A black jazz musician bent on self destruction...
- 1973
Medea
Medea01973HD
Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited...
- 2007
Lord Help Us
Lord Help Us2.62007HD
Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation...
- 1980
80 Blocks from Tiffany's
80 Blocks from Tiffany's6.5871980HD
This 1979 documentary depicts the daily life of gangs in the South Bronx. It deals primarily with two African American and Puerto Rican gangs known...
- 2014
The Cure
The Cure02014HD
A hired assassin battles time & powerful forces to rid himself of a prototype antitoxin that's been shoved into his bloodstream.
- 1998
Thug Life in D.C.
Thug Life in D.C.01998HD
Aundrey Burno, a black youth looking down the wrong end of a murder charge -- for which a conviction could result in a lifetime in prison -- appears...
- 2009
Coming Back for More
Coming Back for More02009HD
Funk legend Sly Stone disappeared from the limelight for more than 20 years. Musicians and the media tried to find the recluse but failed. In 2005...
- 1996
The Journey of the African-American Athlete
The Journey of the African-American Athlete101996HD
Documentary feature exploring the rise of African-Americans to positions of greatness in American sports. Stories are told of boxers, tennis players,...
- 1931
The Exile
The Exile4.91931HD
An idealistic young man is torn between a sultry Chicago nightclub owner and a Scottish South Dakotan farmgirl.
- 2005
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
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One Nation Under A Groove - P-Funk Documentary 2005 Known to its legions of fans simply as P-Funk, Parliament Funkadelic has had a profound impact...
- 1996
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave
A Son of Africa: The Autobiography of a Slave01996HD
A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...
- 2024
Grace
Grace02024HD
A 1950s Southern teen questions her faith and sexuality on the eve of her baptism when urged to repent her feelings for her best friend.
- 1970
Right On!
Right On!61970HD
Filmed on the rooftops of lower Manhattan, this performance film features the original Last Poets performing 28 numbers adapted from their legendary...
- 1929
The Scar of Shame
The Scar of Shame4.91929HD
An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather.
- 1978
James Brown Soul Brother No. 1
James Brown Soul Brother No. 181978HD
The James Brown Story
- 2018
Last Life
Last Life02018HD
Two lovers learn they've known each other over many life times and that this is their last life together. They don't have long to live and must clean...
- 2019
What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?
What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?7.22019HD
Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the...
- 2014
Little White Lie
Little White Lie6.52014HD
Lacey Schwartz grew up in a typical upper-middle-class Jewish household in Woodstock, NY, with loving parents and a strong sense of her Jewish...
- 2016
Night School
Night School72016HD
Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s...