Black Indians: An American Story (2004)
To build the future you must know the past. But what if that past has been hidden, lost, or denied?
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演出 : Chip Richie
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James Earl Jones narrates this examination of the historical relationship between American Indians and African-Americans, who often merged their cultures to work and live together while mainstream white society shunned them. Through illuminating anecdotes and interviews, descendants of fused black and Indian families discuss the complications of their mixed heritage and how their culture was largely erased on official documents.
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 United States.
1863年、南北戦争の激戦地。その自殺的行為から英雄となり、殊勲者として勤務地を選ぶ権利を与えられたジョン・ダンバーは、かねてより興味を持っていたダコダにあるセッジウィック砦を望んだ。彼は、愛馬シスコと野性の狼と共に、不思議に満ち足りた日々を送り始める。そんなある日、ふとした事からインディアンたちと交流を深めるようなったダンバーは、やがて、インディアンに育てられた白人女性と恋に落ちる。
Follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own survival.
ニューヨークに暮らすアフリカ系アメリカ人の写真家クリスは、ある週末に白人の彼女ローズの実家へ招待される。若干の不安とは裏腹に過剰な歓迎を受けるものの、黒人の使用人がいることに妙な違和感を覚える。翌日、亡くなったローズの祖父を讃えるパーティに多くの友人が集まるが、何故か白人ばかり。そんななか、黒人の若者を発見し携帯で撮影すると、フラッシュが焚かれた瞬間彼は鼻から血を流し急に豹変し、「出ていけ!」と襲い掛かってくる。“何かがおかしい”と感じたクリスは、ローズと一緒に実家から出ようするが…。
1607年、英国軍人ジョン・スミスはラトクリフ総督率いる開拓団に参加し、新大陸アメリカのヴァージニア植民地へ旅立つ。一方、そこに昔から暮らす先住民パウアタン族の首長の娘ポカホンタスは不思議な夢と精霊グランドマザー・ウイローに導かれ、開拓団の船を発見する。ポカホンタスは真っ先に上陸してきたスミスと運命的に出会い、2人は言葉が通じないながらも心を通わすように。だが先住民と開拓団は対立を深めていく。
人種差別によってメジャーリーガーの夢を断たれ苦しい生活を送る父と、大学推薦でNFLを目指そうとする息子の確執と衝突、愛と絆を描く。同名戯曲を、デンゼル・ワシントンの製作・監督・主演で映画化した感動作。
1936年ナチス独裁政権下で開催されたベルリンオリンピックで史上初の4冠を達成したアメリカ人陸上競技選手ジェシー・オーエンスの半生を描く。貧しい家庭に生まれながら、陸上選手として中学時代から類いまれな才能を発揮していたジェシー・オーエンスは、オハイオ州立大学でコーチのラリー・スナイダーと出会い、オリンピックを目指して日々練習に励む。しかし、アメリカ国内では、ナチスに反対し、ベルリンオリンピックをボイコットする機運が高まっていた。そして黒人であるオーエンスにとって、ナチスによる人種差別政策は、当然容認できるものではなかった。オーエンス役を「グローリー 明日への行進」のステファン・ジェームス、コーチのスナイダー役を「モンスター上司」のジェイソン・サダイキスがそれぞれ演じ、オスカー俳優のジェレミー・アイアンズ、ウィリアム・ハートが脇を固める。監督は「プレデター2」のスティーブン・ホプキンス。
In Hillary's America, bestselling author and influential filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza reveals the sordid truth about Hillary Clinton and the secret history of the Democratic Party. This important and controversial film releases at a critical time leading up to the 2016 Presidential campaign and challenges the state of American politics.
コマンチ族に弟一家を殺され、二人の姪をさらわれた男イーサン。以来、彼はコマンチ族に対して憎悪を燃やす復讐鬼となった。そして、さらわれた姪たちを求めて、彼は何年も捜索を続けていたのだった。だがやっと探し当てた姪のデビーは、インディアンの言葉を操り、イーサンから逃れようとする。完全なコマンチ族となってしまったデビーに、イーサンは銃を向けるが……。J・フォード&J・ウェインのコンビによる、一人の男の復讐を描いた傑作ウェスタン。
黒人初のメジャーリーガー、ジャッキー・ロビンソンの伝記ドラマ。白人の世界だったメジャーリーグに飛び込み、偏見や差別に屈することなく奮闘した彼の姿を描く。1947年、ブルックリン・ドジャースと契約を交わし、黒人初のメジャーリーガーとしてデビューしたジャッキー・ロビンソン。人種差別の激しかった当時、チームメートや他球団の選手、マスコミや民衆からの汚いヤジや数々の仕打ちに耐えながら、黙々とこん身のプレーを続けるジャッキーの姿に、周囲は心を動かされていく…。
Diversity trainer Lee Mun Wah assembles a diverse group of eight American men to talk about their experience of race relations in the United States. The exchange is sometimes dramatic as they lay bare the pain that racism in the US has caused them.
ブルックリンの黒人街の夏を舞台に、さまざまなタイプの人々をリアルに描く。やがて街中が暴動へ至って……。都会の人権対立をパワフルに描いた、スパイク・リー監督の代表作。
南部で発生した殺人事件の容疑者として、駅で列車を待っていた黒人青年ヴァージルの身柄が拘束された。しかし警察の取り調べによって、ヴァージルは殺人課の刑事であることが判明する。警察署長のビルは、ヴァージルに反感を覚えながらも、協力して捜査を進めていくが……。
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Earl Pilcher Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife and kids and parents, and rarely takes off his gimme cap. His mother dies, leaving a letter explaining he's not her natural son, but the son of a Black woman who died in childbirth; plus, he has a half brother Ray, in Chicago, she wants him to visit. Earl makes the trip, initially receiving a cold welcome from Ray and Ray's son, Virgil. His birth mother's sister, Aunt T., an aged and blind matriarch, takes Earl in tow and insists that the family open up to him.
Danny, an ambitious singing and dancing cat, goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
コロンビアに暮らす貧しい少女が、大金と引き換えに、麻薬を飲み込んで国境を越える“ミュール”の仕事を引き受けることになる。62粒もの麻薬を飲み込んでニューヨークへ向かう少女の姿を、真実に基づいて描いた衝撃作。
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天才タップダンサーを父に持つマックスは一攫千金を夢見て、金庫破りのプロになるが……。グレゴリー・ハインズ、サミー・デイヴィスJr.……。往年の名タップダンサーが総出演を果たしたダンス・ムービー。
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When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do right by his devout wife, Petunia, while an angel known as the General and the devil's son, Lucifer Jr., fight for his soul.
ソ連からアメリカへ亡命した著名なバレエ・ダンサーのニコライ。ある日、搭乗していた旅客機がシベリアに緊急着陸し、KGBに軟禁されてしまい……。ミハイル・バリシニコフとグレゴリー・ハインズのダンス・シーンも見もの。
A council case worker looks for the relatives of those found dead and alone.
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