A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's controversial impact on the subsequent "race movies".
3.8 2019 HD
This film traces the improbable journey of Charley Pride, from his humble beginnings as a sharecropper’s son on a cotton farm in segregated...
8 2013 HD
Young members of 3 New Orleans school marching bands grow up in America's most musical city, and one of its most dangerous. Their band directors get...
0 2007 HD
The documentary film "Mr. Dial Has Something to Say" investigates the problem of classism and racism in the elite American art world. By following...
7.7 1996 HD
It's 1974. Muhammad Ali is 32 and thought by many to be past his prime. George Foreman is ten years younger and the heavyweight champion of the...
0 1968 HD
Part 1 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Australian cinema from the very beginning, from the newsreels, ethnographic and actuality films,...
7.721 2017 HD
Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the...
6.667 1895 HD
Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as...
1 1894 HD
A group of children is playing in the garden.
7.089 1896 HD
A group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at some distance, and...
4.8 1942 HD
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted,...
0 2004 HD
We have volunteered for the Earth Conservation Corps to restore the Anacostia river and the Washington wasteland where we live and often meet an...
0 2001 HD
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was...
7 2008 HD
An American story. Traces the career of Joe Louis (1914-1981) within the context of American racial consciousness: his difficulty getting big fights...
6 2009 HD
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 2 profiles some of today's most fascinating African-Americans. From the childhood inspirations that shaped their ambitions, to...
4.8 2010 HD
Documentary film interviews leading African Americans on race, identity, and achievement.
0 2016 HD
BLACK BALLERINA tells the story of several black women from different generations who fell in love with ballet. Six decades ago, while pursuing their...
0 1995 HD
A feature length documentary that tells the story of nine young men and women constructing positive lives as they face the challenges of growing up...
5.9 2003 HD
When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the memories of some 2,000 slave-era survivors...
7 1979 HD
The remarkable spirit of tap dancers and their history provides a joyous backdrop for intimate portraits of hoofers Sandman Sims, Chuck Green, and...
7.8 2014 HD
Six young black men from Akron, Ohio, enter college, determined to redefine society's images and low expectations. Despite their confidence, the...
