Ruby Dee

An interview with film scholar Mia Mask, co-editor of Poitier Revisited.

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious art, and undying activism.

The widows of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how they carry on as single mothers after the assassination of their husbands.

The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

잭 맥콜(에디 머피)는 영적인 전문가와의 만남 이후 자신의 집 앞마당에 이상한 나무를 발견한다. 이 나무는 잭 맥콜이 한 단어를 말할 때마다 나뭇잎이 하나씩 떨어지고, 모든 나뭇잎이 떨어지면 잭 맥콜은 죽는다. 잭 맥콜은 모든 대화를 단절하고 나뭇잎을 현상 유지 시키려 노력하는데...

Lorie Walker is a small town girl whose big dreams of becoming a dancer come true when she becomes a star in the Hip-Hop video world. But she soon learns the hard way that life in front of the camera is not as glamorous as it seems.

Politics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when a sexy, savvy, African-American conservative Republican reluctantly falls for his Democratic counterpart: a beautiful Indian-American Obama campaign volunteer. Sparks fly, tempers flare, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of lovers in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?

In this film, childhood friends come face to face with the demons of rock and roll (lust, drugs, and passion) on a cross-country road trip that compels them to face their past, present, and future. Rocker Spyder, whose debut album was a huge hit saw his follow-on album bomb, causing him to retreat to his small hometown and give up. Seven years later, 27-year-old Spyder reconnects with his long-lost best friend and writer of his debut album Eric, son of a late great punk rock guitar legend, who has long settled into the sedate life of a suburban middle school music teacher. The reunion forces the two to recall their youthful ambitions and re-examine the choices they've made.

In "America," Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother, and placed into foster care as an infant. The short time of stability in his life occurred when America lived with Mrs. Harper, the elderly nanny to one of his foster families. Later reunited with his mother, she soon abandons America and he is again placed into foster care. Lagging behind in school and full of anger, America retreats further away from society after years of sexual abuse. After attempting suicide, America is placed in a treatment center where Dr. Brennan helps him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track.

Three women — a young coed, a forty-something single mother, and one a senior-aged widow — meet in the sauna of the local gym, where they gradually get to know one another and bond over their respective trials and tribulations.

1968년, 뉴욕 암흑가의 두목 범피가 죽음을 맞이하자 그의 오른팔이었던 프랭크 루카스가 그 자리를 대신한다. 프랭크는 베트남전의 혼란한 상황을 틈타 직접 태국과 베트남을 오가며 마약 밀수를 시작하고 고순도 마약을 싼 가격으로 판매하며 부와 명예를 쌓는다. 한편 소신을 지키는 형사 리치 로버츠는 마약 범죄 소탕을 위해 특별 수사반을 결성하지만 수사는 원점에서 맴돌고 마약 조직의 실마리조차 찾지 못한다. 어느 날 블루 매직이라는 고순도 마약을 우연히 손에 넣게 된 리치는 베일에 쌓인 암흑가 두목의 존재를 감지하고 수사에 박차를 가하는데...

Two Hollywood filmmakers attempt to find Morgan Freeman in Mississippi and convince him to star in their next movie. When life gets in their way they soon discover what matters to them most.

This documentary captures the sounds and images of a nearly forgotten era in film history when African American filmmakers and studios created “race movies” exclusively for black audiences. The best of these films attempted to counter the demeaning stereotypes of black Americans prevalent in the popular culture of the day. About 500 films were produced, yet only about 100 still exist. Filmmaking pioneers like Oscar Micheaux, the Noble brothers, and Spencer Williams, Jr. left a lasting influence on black filmmakers, and inspired generations of audiences who finally saw their own lives reflected on the silver screen.

A retrospective look at the career of Paul Robeson and his legacy as both an American and a citizen of the world.

A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair Bourne, and film scholar Scott MacDonald. Released within Criterion's Symbiopsychotaxiplasm set.

A matriarch organizes a feast with her family, in which she will name her successor. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria's family. There are no parties — they don't even fight anymore...

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston.

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The interviews accompany clips from groundbreaking shows and performances by entertainment pioneers that create a timeline of the portrayal of African Americans throughout TV history.

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks is a 2003 documentary about the life of Academy Award nominated actress Beah Richards. Directed by Lisa Gay Hamilton, it won the Documentary Award at the AFI Los Angeles International Film Festival in 2003.

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 were transcribed and preserved by the Library of Congress. These first-person anecdotes, ranging from the brutal to the bittersweet, have been brought to vivid life in this unique HBO documentary special, featuring the on-camera voices of over a dozen top African-American actors.

Panel discussion about the original Broadway production of Lorraine Hansbury's "A Raisin in the Sun."

A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.

Set in nineteenth-century New Orleans, the story depicts the gens de couleur libre, or the Free People of Colour, a dazzling yet damned class caught between the world of white privilege and black oppression.

When an 11 year old boy gets cut from his Little League baseball team, he sets out to form his own team.

Set in 1969, Abel Shaddick, a crotchety deli owner, has a grudge against virtually everyone in his upstate New York town of Fairview, particularly against his slacker nephew Stanley who lives behind the shop. Without telling his uncle, Stanley agrees to put up a needy city kid for the summer as part of a charity program run by rich debutante Gloria. Abel immediately vetoes the plan, but it is too late. The kid, young Herman Washington, is already on his way...

For the millennium New Year, Steven Spielberg agreed to create a 21 minute montage, supported by powerful narrations. It was a one-time performance. It tracks the good and the bad of our United States as it traveled through the ending century and millennium.

Tells the story of Sadie and Bessie Delany, two African-American (they preferred "colored") sisters who both lived past the age of 100. They grew up on a North Carolina college campus, the daughters of the first African-American Episcopal bishop, who was born a slave, and a woman with an inter-racial background. With the support of each other and their family, they survived encounters with racism and sexism in their own different ways. Sadie quietly and sweetly broke barriers to become the first African-American home-ec teacher in New York City, while Bessie, with her own brand of outspokenness, became the second African-American dentist in New York City. At the ages of 103 and 101, they told their story to Amy Hill Hearth, a white New York Times reporter who published an article about them. The overwhelming response launched a bestselling book, a Broadway play, and this film.

엘레나 킨더 박사(캐슬린 터너)는 유아용품을 생산하는 베이비코의 사장이다. 하지만 이곳은 그녀가 파트너 힙과 함께 운영하는 비밀 연구기관이기도 한데, 그들은 유아 때부터 천재들을 발견하여 이들을 격리하고 이들의 언어를 해독함으로써 뛰어난 아기들의 지능을 통제해 자신들의 목적에 이용하려 한다. 하지만 실험 대상이었던 천재 아기 슬라이가 회사의 철통 같은 감시망을 뚫고 탈출하는 사건이 발생한다.

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disfranchised and people of color. He led a life in the vanguard of many movements, achieved international acclaim for his music and suffered tremendous personal sacrifice. His story is one of the great dramas of the 20th century, spanning an international canvas of social upheaval and ideological controversy.

A true story of a priest (Andre Braugher) in New Orleans who formed a group of black players and challenged an all-white prep school basketball team in the 1960's. Eventually events like these signaled the pivotal turn in the games' history leading to the integration in today's sport. Directed by Steve James (Hoop Dreams), these basketball players didn't just make shots, they made history.

This intimate, uncannily moving documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help people who had been discarded by society. The film traces the evolution of Norma's career from Broadway actress in the '40s, through her ground-breaking work in creative movement with disabled and mentally retarded children in the '60s, to her present work as a dance therapist with adults. Utilizing drawing, music, theater, and dance in the context of other modes of therapy, her work has proved extraordinarily beneficial for handicapped individuals, as well as providing cathartic healing experiences for those with deep emotional scars; And her work with children who were blind, deaf, or autistic has became a model.

The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.

공원 꽃마차 마부이자, 무명 오페라 가수인 아빠, 오빠 찰리(Charlie Greening: 프란시스 카프라 분)와 셋이 살아가고 있는 귀엽고 깜찍한 소녀 아나벨(Anabel: 마라 윌슨 분). 모든 게 다 행복하지만 아나벨에게는 엄마처럼 자신을 감싸주고 지켜주는 수호 요정을 갖는 꿈이 있다. 수호요정이 있었으면 좋겠다고 소원을 빌며 잠이 들려는 아나벨 앞에 마치 꿈처럼 벽장에서 요정이 나타난다. 하지만 이 수호요정은 마음씨 좋게 생긴 할머니가 아니라 조금 모자라 보이는 머레이(Murray: 마틴 쇼트 분)란 남자다. 더군다나 머레이는 초보요정인지라 아나벨 앞에서 보여주는 요술도 실수 연발이다. 아나벨은 머레이에게 아버지를 유명한 오페라 가수로 만들어 달라고 부탁한다. 머레이는 흔쾌히 아나벨의 소원을 들어주겠다고 한다. 임무수행을 시작한 첫날, 찰리의 장난으로 요술봉이 부러지고, 아빠 주위를 서성이며 호시탐탐 기회를 노리지만 초보 요정 머레이는 말썽과 소동만 부린다. 그리고 급기야 머레이가 요술을 잘못 부리는 바람에 아나벨의 아빠가 동상으로 변해버리고 만다. 이제 아빠를 다시 되돌아오게 할 수 있는 유일한 방법은 자정 전까지 요술봉을 고쳐 다시 요술을 부리는 것뿐이다. 요정들의 사무실에 가까스로 도착한 아나벨과 찰리, 그리고 머레이는 가까스로 요술봉을 고친다. 그러나, 요정들의 사무실은 이미 사악한 마녀 클로디아(Claudia: 캐서린 터너 분)가 요정들의 요술봉을 모두 빼앗아버린 상태다. 머레이와 아나벨은 어렵게 요술봉을 고치지만 클로디아에게 다시 요술봉을 빼앗기고 만다. 이때 요정 사무실 한 쪽에 숨어있던 찰리의 기지로 클로디아를 따돌린 아나벨 일행은 동상으로 변해버린 아빠에게로 달려온다. 하지만 간발의 차이로 시각은 이미 자정을 넘어버린 상태. 이렇게 시간이 넘어버린 상태에서는 머레이의 요술도 통하지 않는데.

HBO (in association with the American Film Institute) presents this 1997 anthology, narrated by Liev Schreiber, which looks at sports in cinema from the earliest silent films until the nineties. Watch not for dramatic scenes but for the glimpse of historical figures shown both cinematic and athletic- in this tribute to the merging of sports and Hollywood.

James Mink is a black man in Canada who has built a very successful livery business, and enjoys a white wife and a beautiful daughter, Mary. An excellent match is arranged with an American businessman, but when he takes his new wife Mary across the border his true character emerges - he sells her into slavery. James and Elizabeth must go to Virginia to rescue their daughter.

A moving and uplifting drama about the effects of interracial marriage in the 1960s. Friends since childhood, and loved by both families, this couple are exiled after their wedding and have to wage a courageous battle to find their place in America as a loving family.

폴 암스트롱(숀 코네리)은 하버드 법대 교수이다. 변호사 업을 그만두고 교직에 몸담은지 25년 됐으며 사형제도를 강력히 반대한다. 최근 그는 사형 대기 중인 바비(블레어 언더우드)란 살인범으로부터 자신의 누명을 벗겨달라는 탄원서를 받게 된다. 폴의 아내 로리(케이트 캡쇼)는 8년 전 발생한 이 살인 사건의 전모를 조사해보라고 남편을 설득한다. 폴은 바비가 사형되기 전에 증거 자료 및 증언 내용을 조사하기 위해 고군분투한다. 이 과정에서 폴은 인종, 이웃 간의 유대, 교육 그리고 지나칠 정도로 확신에 찬 증언들의 용의자가 사형선고를 받도록 결정적인 영향을 미쳤음을 깨닫게 된다. 설상가상으로 폴은 바비를 체포했을 뿐만아니라 바비가 범인임을 추호도 의심하지 않는 형사 테니(로렌스 휘시번)와 잦은 마찰을 빚는다. 다행히 폴은 결정적인 증언을 확보한다. 폴은 자신의 확신이 옳았음을 깨닫는다. 그러나 폴의 확신도 잠깐으로 그치고 자신의 믿음과 가족과 그의 생명마저도 위협하는 기만과 위증의 조작극이 도사리고 있었다는 것을 깨닫게 된다. 그러나 이미 때는 늦었는데...

Tuesday Morning Ride is based on the short story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps, a Harlem Renaissance writer. Set in the 1930s, the story depicts an old man and woman -- he a stroke victim, she blind -- who feel they have nothing to live for since their children do not visit. They decide to put on their finest clothing and take a final ride in their car -- with no turning back. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her family is devastating. Helene locks herself in her room, her brother blames himself for not having successfully defended his sister, and the media descends on their neighborhood, completely disrupting her small family. But an outpouring of love and understanding from Helene's friends, classmates and family helps her face what has happened and draws the community together. Inspired by actual events, WHITEWASH conveys a powerful message that transcends age and race, told in an entertaining way perfect for children of all ages.

데븐(Devon Butler: 노만 D. 골든 2세 분)은 할머니와 사는 여덟살짜리 꼬마다. 경찰 놀이를 좋아하는 데븐은 매일 학교에서 덩치들에게 괴롭힘을 당하는데, 어느날 닉 맥케나 형사(Nick McKenna: 버트 레이놀즈 분)가 마약범 잡는 걸 구경하다가 그 현장을 도망치는 까만색 링컨차의 차 번호를 적어둔다. 진짜 경찰처럼, 후에 그 차를 또 보자 차를 뒤쫓아 어느 창고에 가게 되고 그곳에서 살인을 목격하게 된다. 차 번호를 알려주는 대신에 닉과 경관이 되고 싶다고 한다. 어쩔 수 없이 어린애와 함께 행동하게 된 닉은 모든 것이 못마땅하다. 그러나 시간이 지나면서 데븐에게 정을 느끼게 된다. 마약단 두목의 신발을 목격했던 데븐은 자기 집을 찾아온 학교의 새 지도교사가 마약단 두목임을 알고 경찰에 알린다. 결국 다시 닉이 데븐을 보호하게 되고 그들에게 잡혔을 때 닉이 나타나 구해 준다.

Follows the story of Ernest Green, one of the Little Rock Nine who were the first blacks to integrate into an all white school.

From Amos 'n' Andy to Nat King Cole, from Roots to The Cosby Show, black people have played many roles on primetime television. Brilliantly weaving clips from classic TV shows with commentary from TV producers, black actors and scholars, Marlon Riggs blends humor, insight, and thoughtful analysis to explore the evolution of black/white relations as reflected by America's favorite addiction.

Family - Set in Harlem in 1919, two girls - one white, one black - form a lifelong friendship through a chance encounter and the jazztime music of young "Fats" Waller.

금슬 좋고 가정에 충실하며, 인정받는 중견 흑인 건축가 플리퍼(웨슬리 스나입스 분), 그는 흑인으로서의 자부심을 가지고 살아가지만 유색 인종으로서의 콤플렉스가 잠재해 있어 백인 여성에 대한 호기심을 떨쳐 버리지 못한다. 그러던 어느 날 우연한 기회에 이태리계 여비서 앤지(애너벨라 쉬오라 분)와 혼외정사를 갖게 되고 이로 인하여 백인계 회사에서의 처세가 어렵게 되자 자의반 타의반으로 회사를 그만두고 독립을 꿈꾼다. 한편, 이태리 빈민가의 하층 생활에 염증을 느끼던 앤지는 플리퍼와의 관계를 친구들에게 고백하지만 유색인종에 대한 혐오감을 갖고 있는 친구들은 경악한다. 이 사실을 알게 된 앤지의 가족들 역시 앤지를 구타 하면서 집에서 내쫓는다. 졸지에 거리로 쫓겨난 이들은 일시적으로 동거를 하게 되나, 사회 도처, 가는 곳곳마다 받게 되는 경멸과 혐오, 그리고 원초적인 피부색의 차이에서 오는 갈등을 극복하지 못하고 끝내는 본래의 위치로 돌아가게 된다.

은퇴 후 한가롭게 살려던 홀아비 전직 판사가 친구들이 훈장을 거부하자그 이유를 알아내기 위해 마을로 찾아와 알버트(Albert Sidney Finch: 제임스 가너 분)와 팽팽한 신경전을 벌인다. 페니 노인은 2차 세계대전 때 자신에게 총을 난사했던 군인이 미군 중위였기 때문에 훈장을 거부하고 있었던 것이다. 알버트와 웨어링은 옛날 기록을 들춰내 페니가 미군으로 가장한 나치 친위대에게 난사당했다는 사실을 밝혀내지만 페니는 끝까지 명예훈장을 거부한다. 어린 독일 병사들을 죽인 공로로 주는 훈장은 받지 않겠다는 것. 국방부에서는 페니와 알버트에게 부상자에게 주는 훈장을 수여한다.

A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.

사설 탐정인 해리는 질투가 심한 여자 친구 도리스와 사이가 원만하지 못하다. 그러던 어느날, 그는 돌란이라는 나이트 클럽 여가수로부터 릭이란 남자를 미행해 달라는 의뢰를 받는다. 하지만 그는 인상착의가 비슷한 다른 남자를 릭으로 오인하고 엉뚱한 사람을 뒤쫓는다. 그 남자는 서로 다른 곳에다 두 아내를 두고서 각각 아이까지 낳은 채 몇 년간 두 집 살림을 해오던 사람. 한편, 해리가 다른 여자와 바람을 피지 않는지 늘 의심을 하던 도리스는 신참내기 여탐정 스텔라를 고용해 해리의 뒤를 밟게 한다. 하지만 스텔라마저 의심을 하며 곧 해고해 버린다. 그러다가, 해리와 스텔라는 조금씩 상대방에게 흥미를 느끼기 시작하고, 급기야 스텔라는 해리의 사건 해결을 돕겠다고 자청하는데..

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written portrayals of Black American life in the rural south of the 1930's and 40's, and the stories, songs and folklore that were her heritage and inspiration.

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

뉴욕의 하렘, 이탈리아인의 피자 가게에서 일하는 무키는 여자 친구와 아기를 위해 묵묵히 돈을 벌어야 한다. 브루클린의 다른 흑인들은 여름의 찌는 무더위 속에서 거리를 배회하며 자신들의 독특한 행동만 계속한다. 우연찮게 발생한 이탈리아인과 흑인들의 충돌, 조용하던 무키의 분노가 폭발하면서 피자 가게는 난장판이 되고 불이난다. 소방대원들은 물줄기를 불타는 가게가 아닌 흑인들에게 쏘고, 사건의 진상 조차 조사하지 않고 무조건 흑인들을 구타, 연행하는 경찰, 경찰의 폭력에 의해 라디오 하임은 사랑과 증오가 얽힌 눈으로 죽어가는데...

This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy struggling to earn the approval of a self-righteous and often unloving stepfather.

아름다운 아이레나(Irena Gallier : 나타샤 킨스키 분)는 부모가 의문의 자살을 한 뒤 고아원에서 자라다가 헤어져 살던 오빠 폴(Paul Gallier : 말콤 맥도웰 분)을 만나러 프랑스에서 뉴 올리언즈에 온다. 그런데 오빠는 여동생에게 이상한 주문을 해 이레나는 단호히 거절한다. 분노한 폴은 밤길로 뛰어나가 표범으로 변하고, 경찰과 동물원 원장 올리버(Oliver Yates : 존 허드 분)에게 잡혀서 우리 속에 갇힌다. 이레나는 오빠를 찾아나섰다가 동물원에서 일하는 앨리스와 젊은 원장 올리버를 알게 된다. 표범으로 변신한 폴은 사육사를 죽이고 동물원을 탈출한다. 폴은 아이레나를 따라 다니며 줄기차게 괴롭히지만 올리버의 도움으로 물리친다. 폴과 아이레나는 고양이 인간으로서 사람을 사랑하여 관계를 맺으면 표범으로 되고, 사람으로 변신하기 위해서는 형제 자매끼리 관계를 하거나 사람을 해쳐야만 한다. 아이리나와 올리버는 이 사실을 알게 되는데, 결국 폴은 올리버를 습격하다 사살되고 아이레나는 끝내 올리버를 사랑하여 표범으로 동물원에 갇히게 된다.

Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career. The friendship between two families -- one white, one black -- and their sons, who are buddies, provides the microcosm of this major social issue that has been argued for several decades.

Based on writer Maya Angelou's eloquent reminiscences of her days as a gifted youngster growing up in the South during the Depression years where she and her older brother were raised by their grandmother after the divorce of their parents.

An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.

A drama which examines the enduring nature of love between a white man and a black woman in 1918 South Carolina.

This movie details the struggles of former Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella to adapt to life in a wheelchair following his crippling automobile accident in 1959. Cinematographer Ted Voigtlander was Emmy-nominated.

An aspiring dancer and her two wicked sisters resent their mother's love for a foster daughter.

A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.

A mosaic biopic on Lorraine Hansberry, based on the stage play combining her unpublished writings, letters, and diaries.

Examines the history and purpose of the "merit system" used by the U.S. Civil Service in hiring and promoting Federal Government workers. Shows how the system impacts jobs and career prospects for women and minorities.

A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman raped a black college student.

Constructed from a wealth of archival footage, the documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. Rare footage of King's speeches, protests, and arrests are interspersed with scenes of other high-profile supporters and opponents of the cause, punctuated by heartfelt testimonials by some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

The murder of a journalist, coming shortly after the killings of a black teenager and a white cop, threatens to inflame passions in the city. To prevent a riot, Lieutenant Sam Danforth and District Attorney Leslie Washburn are determined to find the killer, even though they do not exactly get along with each other and disagree over procedure.

Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.

Two hoodlums terrorize the passengers of a late-night New York City subway train.

A young, idealistic man returns home to the plantation where he grew up in servitude. With him, he brings his fiance, Lutiebelle, in hopes of convincing the plantation owner that she is really his cousin in order to secure the family inheritance. To aid in the comic complications that follow are his family members Missy and Gitlow, and the plantation owners endearing (but ineffectual) son Charlie.

Shelley Winters is the madam of a house where customers play out their erotic fantasies, oblivious to a revolution that is sweeping the country. When her old friend, the chief of police (Peter Falk), asks her to impersonate the missing queen in order to reassure the people and halt the revolution, she offers instead three of her customers to play the general, bishop, and chief justice, all of whom have died in the revolution.

월터 리는 남의 집 부엌일을 도와주는 어머니 레나 영거와 아내 루스, 의대에 가려는 여동생 베니타, 그리고 어린 아들 트라비스와 함께 궁색한 아파트에서 어렵게 살고 있다. 그런데 월터 리의 아버지가 죽고 난 뒤, 어머니 레나가 보험회사로부터 10,000달러 수표를 받게 된다.늘 자신이 직접 사업을 해서 목돈을 벌고 싶었던 월터는 그 돈을 술집에 투자하고 싶어하지만 어머니는 월터의 말은 들으려고도 하지않고 위험한 슬럼 가에서 벗어나 백인들이 이웃한 곳에 있는 좋은 집을 사는데 3,500달러를 쓰고 나머지는 딸 베니타의 의대 학비 등에 쓰려한다.이에 화가 난 월터는 며칠 동안 집에도 들어오지 않고 직장에도 나가지 않고 술집에서 술만 마신다. 결국 어머니는 술집으로 월터를 찾아가 집을 사고 남은 돈 6,500달러를 주며 반드시 베니타의 학비에 일부를 쓸 것과 나머지도 현명하게 잘 쓸 것을 약속하고 모든 돈을 맡기는데...

This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.

A British woman marries an American writer in spite of her family's disapproval and goes to live with him on a tropical island.

Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for him to use his musical gifts only in church, but he can't stay away from the music of the streets and workers. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, Gogo, a speakeasy singer, convinces Will to be her accompanist. Will is estranged from his father for many years while he writes and publishes many blues songs. At last the family is reunited when Gogo brings them to New York to see Will's music played by a symphony orchestra.

여기 저기 떠돌며 살고 있는 젊은 청년 악셀(존 카사베츠)는 뉴욕 맨해탄에 도착하여 부두 노동자로 취업이 되고 역시 탈영병 출신인 토미 타일러(시드니 포이티어) 와 친하게 지내게 된다 하지만 노동자들의 보스인 찰리는 흑인인 토미를 노골적으로 차별 대우 하면서 갈등의 씨앗은 점점 커지게 되는데...

The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President-elect Abraham Lincoln during a train ride headed for Washington in 1861.

Robbers Ray Biddle and his brother are shot and taken to the local hospital. There, the two are treated by Dr. Brooks, the hospital's only black doctor. The brothers assault Brooks with racist slurs. And, when his brother ends up dying on the operating table, Ray accuses the doctor of murdering him. Blind with rage, Ray works to turn the white community of the city against Brooks, who finds an unlikely ally in the dead man's widow, Edie.

Biography of Jackie Robinson, the first black major league baseball player in the 20th century. Traces his career in the negro leagues and the major leagues.

U.S. Army training film about avoiding venereal disease, intended primarily for Black servicemen.

Featuring the swinging sounds of the all-woman band The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and a young Ruby Dee, the 1946 musical showcases tenderness in romance and community through a series of musical numbers. The loosely connected plot follows film producers hoping to cast a stand-out actress for their next film.

In 1963 a group of young Black boys living in Harlem were involved in an incident that earned them the nickname "The Harlem Six." Intent on protecting and clearing the names of their sons, several mothers bonded together to make their story known. This work emerges as a powerful close up of police brutality, and of power dynamics of 1960's Harlem.