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  • Delayed But Never Denied: Juneteenth 2021

    In the town of Cleveland, north of Houston, a local organization holds a Juneteenth celebration that unites the community.

    This documentary shares the sights and sounds of the festivities, participants share the meaning of the day, and the importance of Juneteenth being recognized as a national ...

  • TKT

    Short documentary about T Kang Tae Kwon Do School on Avenue U Brooklyn.

  • Bo Legs: Marvin Arrington, Sr., An Atlanta Story

    Marvin Arrington, Sr. is one of Atlanta's most significant political leaders yet one of its least recognized. Born in Atlanta, then a segregated, provincial town of the Deep South Arrington grew up to help galvanize the city of his birth into the international, cosmopolitan metropolis that it is ...

  • In the Sun

    From Executive Producer Kerry Washington, “In the Sun” is a poignant and inspiring documentary that lets viewers in on the personal skin health journeys of seven families facing extraordinary circumstances as they uncover the long-term effects of living in the sun. The film introduces us to Dr. S...

  • One Pint at a Time

    Craft beer generates tens of billions of dollars annually for the US economy. Despite beer’s Egyptian and African heritage, these traditions have been mostly forgotten and are rarely found in American brewing culture. Today, Black-owned breweries make up less than 1% of the nearly 9,000 breweries...

  • TAPIZ (Tapestry)

    A documentary that focuses on the asylum process and how Covid-19 impacted the LatinX community.

  • Covid Crusader: : The Carla Brown Story

    Motivated by the death of her husband due to COVID-19, Carla Brown is on a mission to vaccinate the African American population of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

  • Fire In Little Africa

  • Talk With Us

    Twelve subjects with different disabilities from all over Brazil talk about Communication and the specific ways through which they connect with the world and with themselves.

  • Restrictions Apply

    America's "happiest city" holds a sad secret, and the roots run deep. One resident confronts racist language in her home deed, and discovers a system that's designed to keep itself buried.

  • Long Haul

    It was initially believed that Covid-19 was "a respiratory virus," that "lasts for 10-14 days."

    Long Haul is the untold story of hundreds of thousands of people still suffering from Covid's devastating impact months and for many, more than a year after getting over their acute illness; as told...

  • 54 Years Late

    “54 YEARS LATE” is a short film that tells the gut-wrenching true-life story of Terry Gene Wright, a 58-year-old African American man who was not diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) until the age of 54 despite being seen by an array of healthcare practitioners, enduring countless hospitalizations...

  • The Story of Special Woodstock

    Inspired by Woodstock '69, the message of peace love and acceptance is encapsulated in the homegrown music festival, Special Woodstock. After 20 years, the festival is still going strong, breaking barriers and inspiring people from all walks of life.

  • A Soul Journey

    In the last 30 years, some of the greatest “legends” of Soul and R&B have performed at Porretta Soul in Italy, the greatest Soul music festival in the world. A Soul Journey is not just simply a music documentary, it is a film narrating many aspects of the intricate and delicate lives of these art...

  • Sankofa Curtain Call

    With over 10 years of teaching experience, Latecia educates and supervises young children in the theatre and the arts. Between dealing with her troubled experiences as a child and balancing her life at home as a single mother, she gets up every morning with the goal of changing the youth for the ...

  • The Unheard Tales of TamikaFest

    Def Poet Tamika "Georgia Me" Harper shares her success as the "Queen of Spoken-Word," and her self-titled poetry festival the TamikaFest.

  • Girl Dads

    The film Girl Dads takes an intimate look into the special bond a father has with his daughters. Every man anticipates the opportunity to have a son that he can refer to as his mini me and train to walk in his footsteps... but a man's life will change as soon as he looks into the eyes of his baby...

  • Can Art Stop A Bullet?

    William Kelly, widely considered the social conscience of Australian art, once said “Art can’t stop a bullet, but it can stop a bullet from being fired.”
    Can it?

    Filmed on five continents, with contributions from over 20 artists, thinkers and activists, this documentary explores the power of art...

  • The One and OnlyJewish Miss America

    “The One and Only Jewish Miss America” is the surprising story of Bess Myerson, the talented beauty queen from the Bronx, and how she won the world’s most famous beauty pageant 75 years ago, at the tail end of World War II. The film follows Bess, the middle daughter of poor Russian immigrants, fr...

  • Remembering Bronzeville

    ”Remembering Bronzeville” documents the rise of Milwaukee’s African American community and its push to ascend into the middle class after World War Two. It chronicles the destruction of the neighborhood, as it was torn down to make way for public housing, urban renewal projects and, finally, an i...

  • The Raising of the Son

    The Raising of the Son is a documentary that takes us on a journey through the landscape of paternal impact - specifically, the presence or absence of fathers - on a society in the throes of a single mother epidemic.

  • Last Call for Tomorrow

    Last Call for Tomorrow, reflects on the crisis' facing all life on Earth.

    We are witnessing the 6th Mass Extinction of our planet. We are loosing about 200 species a day. Humanity has killed 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants. Of the birds left in the world, 70% are poultry chickens ...

  • Come Meet A Black Person

    Come Meet A Black Person

  • Where My Girls

    In the underground hip hop scene of New York, the old adage “if you can make it here, you can make it anywhere” rings true for many rappers seeking to make a name for themselves. But in a scene that struggles to stay genuine in the face of clout chasers and rising rents, making it has taken on a ...