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2) Waves
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
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....
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jim Evers is a real estate agent whose latest project is to find a buyer for a huge but dilapidated old house in New Orleans. However, when Evers and his family visits the property before their family vacation, he discovers it's already inhabited by 999 ghosts, none of whom are interested in sharing the space. As the spirits make their displeasure known, Evers and his family, with the help of an eccentric medium named Madame Leota, try to get the...
4) Set it off
Language
English
Description
Four poor black women try to get some payback from the social system which has abused them by a staging a series of bank robberies.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A spin-off from the seminal "All In The Family" series, the ground-breaking The Jeffersons chronicled the rise of jive-talking African-American dry cleaner king George Jefferson and his sassy, no-nonsense wife Louise "Weezy," as they left their blue-collar neighborhood, "movin' on up" to a luxury high-rise apartment in New York City"--
6) Glory
Language
English
Description
Two idealistic young Bostonians lead the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, America's first Black regiment in the Civil War.
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Spike Lee is one of the most acclaimed and controversial directors of all time. Now five of his most provocative, thought-provoking films are available in one collection. From the breakout hit dramedy "Do the right thing" to the gritty, urban "Clockers, " Lee peels away life's layers, exposing the ironies, brutalities, rhythms and prejudices of the naked city in this powerful collector's set.
Clockers: a film about the violent world of drug dealing...
8) Queen & Slim
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Formats
Description
The film centers around a group of Black friends who reunite for a Juneteenth weekend getaway only to find themselves trapped in a remote cabin with a twisted killer. Forced to play by his rules, the friends soon realize this ain't no motherf****** game. Directed by Tim Story (Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Barbershop), this film skewers genre tropes and poses the sardonic question: if the entire cast of a horror movie is Black, who dies first?
10) Mo' money
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
After a string of small-time scams, Johnny decides to go legit when he meets the woman of his dreams. But the temptation of "free" money is more temptation than he can resist.
14) Freedom song
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Stirring account of the civil rights struggle in the early 1960s, based on first-hand recollections of veteran activists, burning with realism, commitment, and the urgency of the lives in crisis.
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Situation comedy revolving around George Jefferson, a successful, irascible African American businessman and his long-suffering wife Louise, who have moved to a high-rise apartment on the East Side of Manhattan. These episodes focus on the Jeffersons' housekeeper, Florence.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The River Niger: A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife. Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments to weave a fascinating work. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X.
17) Get out
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young black man meets his white girlfriend's parents at their estate, only to find out that the situation is much more sinister than it appears.
Publisher
UT Film, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020].
Language
English
Description
"Featuring media personalities, ministers, civil rights activists, veterans, and a self-employed plumber, the film explores their personal journeys of navigating the world as one of America's most misunderstood political and cultural groups: The American Black Conservative." -- https://uncletom.com/
Publisher
20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In his acclaimed debut as a filmmaker, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson presents a powerful and transporting documentary, part music film, part historical record, created around an epic event that celebrated Black history, culture, and fashion. Over the course of six weeks in the summer of 1969, just one hundred miles south of Woodstock, The Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park). The footage was largely forgotten,...
20) Afro samurai
Publisher
Funimation Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Afro Samurai seeks revenge for the wrongful death of his father. Traveling alone he encounters enemies, friends, and many unusual challenges.
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