African American Movies

Indianapolis has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the country. Night School follows three adult students living in the city’s...

Based on A Few Days Full of Trouble by Reverend Wheeler Parker, Jr. and Christopher Benson, the feature doc will explore two parallel tracks of the...

Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag....

“Ferenj” is an afrosurreal dreamscape crafted from the director’s reconstructed memories questioning the meaning of home and...

Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...

In his provocative 2021 book, The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto, New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Blow calls for a...

A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.

Four door-to-door salesmen struggle to get by while pursuing an analog profession in a digital world. They unwittingly begin selling propaganda for a...

A struggling black college grad wakes up to find that reparations have finally been paid to descendants of slaves in America. With this new found...

An MPB Original Production honoring the life, work, and impact of one of Mississippi’s most courageous voices. This powerful two-hour...

James Brown changed the face of American music forever. Abandoned by his parents at an early age, James Brown was a self-made man who became one of...

In the 1920s, the rights of American workers to join a labor union was still considered an open question, and African-Americans were routinely denied...

"Golds" follows Mercy, a young boy who lives in a poor neighborhood with his ill mom who can not afford the medical attention she needs. Mercy comes...

Actor Robert Culp narrates this special examining the use of boycotts by African-Americans as a way of obtaining jobs.

Comedy about faith and family directed by Shavar Ross. When a recently widowed Baptist preacher (Bill Toliver) loses the respect of his congregation...

The Black Contribution – Literature and Theater 1978 is a rare documentary highlighting the voices and cultural impact of African American...

Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.

Documentary about the life of jazz and funk saxophonist, Maceo Parker

African American soldiers throughout the 19th and 20th Centuries faced discrimination and segregation, yet many still chose to fight for their...

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...