Firelight Films Popular Movie

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

genus: Documentary

cast: Carl Hart

Leelee Sobieski is brash, abrasive and vulnerable as a teenage child of divorce who hides her pain behind a mask of hard-edged gothic rebellion....

genus: Comedy

cast: Albert Brooks

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

genus: Documentary

cast: Clarence Jones

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal...

genus: Documentary

cast: Kathleen Cleaver

This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility...

genus: Documentary

cast:

In the summer of 1964, more than 700 students descended on violent, segregated Mississippi. Defying authorities, they registered voters, created...

genus: Documentary

cast: Anthony Harris

The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent are the names and experiences of African...

genus: Documentary

cast: Tamara Tunie

This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

genus: Documentary

cast: Yohuru Williams

Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.

genus: Documentary

cast: Jill Nelson