Roger Ross Williams

The stakes escalate in a longstanding conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, as unresolved historical injustices and the impact of climate change come to the forefront.

Following the roots and evolution of racist concepts in the United States in order to understand today's society.

Following the roots and evolution of racist concepts in the United States in order to understand today's society.

The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excerpts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recordings that span the life of one of the most iconic performers ever to shake a room to its timbers. From her early career with Giorgio Moroder in Germany, to later years more focused on spirituality and family life as a shelter from troubles associated with both notoriety and intimate wounds, her story is all the more special for being told in the first person – both singular and plural.

The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excerpts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings, personal audio and other recordings that span the life of one of the most iconic performers ever to shake a room to its timbers. From her early career with Giorgio Moroder in Germany, to later years more focused on spirituality and family life as a shelter from troubles associated with both notoriety and intimate wounds, her story is all the more special for being told in the first person – both singular and plural.

Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the ‘exotico’ character Cassandro, the ‘Liberace of Lucha Libre.’ In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.

Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the ‘exotico’ character Cassandro, the ‘Liberace of Lucha Libre.’ In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life.

Crump's mission to raise the value of Black life as the civil lawyer for the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Black farmers and banking while Black victims, Crump challenges America to come to terms with what it owes his clients.

Темнокожий живописец Джордж Энтони Мортон был осужден за торговлю запрещенными веществами и долгие годы отбывал наказание за решеткой. В заключении он не только переосмыслил свое прошлое, но и вплотную занялся искусством: все свободное время он посвящал живописи, создавая шедевр за шедевром. Теперь он возвращается домой, чтобы предстать перед родными в новом свете и побороться за свое место в арт-индустрии, где доминируют белые.

Фильм, основанный на бестселлере «Между миром и мной» американского писателя Та-Нехиси Коутса. В нем рассказывается о том, как автор рос в центральной части города Балтимора, и о его страхе перед ежедневными проявлениями расизма в сторону чернокожего населения. В фильме исследуется идея Коутса о том, что американское общество структурно поддерживает превосходство белых. Картина включает в себя игровые и анимационные элементы, отрывки из книги (построенной как сборник писем к сыну писателя), архивные съемки, а также кадры из семейной жизни актеров. Кстати, про них: в проекте приняли участие Махершала Али, Анджела Бассет, Опра Уинфри и другие.

The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion highlights the hidden female figures that have curated and shaped hip-hop’s dynamic streetwear and ultimately swayed the entire fashion industry.

Strong Puerto Rican women forced to flee the island after Hurricane Maria have bonded like family in a FEMA hotel in the Bronx. They seek stability in their new life as forces try to pull them apart.

Хроника легендарной гарлемской сцены, на которой зажигались звезды афроамериканской поп-культуры.

Хроника легендарной гарлемской сцены, на которой зажигались звезды афроамериканской поп-культуры.

Хроника легендарной гарлемской сцены, на которой зажигались звезды афроамериканской поп-культуры.

An immersive virtual reality documentary experience about the risks faced by blacks on the road in mid 2Oth Century America, and the safe spaces as listed in the famous guide, The Green Book, where they could eat and sleep.

On New York's Governor's Island, an unprecedented program has the ambitious goal of restoring oysters and their environmental benefits back to New York Harbor. This documentary highlights the teenagers at a public high school that teaches stewardship of the waterways alongside math and English.

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at work in America's prison system.

Авторы документального фильма «Двойная жизнь Рейчел» рассказывают о реальных причинах, которые привели к тому, что уважаемый университетский сотрудник и социальный активист Долелаз была вынуждена отказаться от своей должности и скрыться от общественности. Кроме того, нам поведают о подробностях крупного скандала, связанного с этой историей. В центе сюжета находится девушка с непростой судьбой. Наблюдая с раннего детства за ужасами современного мира и подвергаясь психологическому давлению в семье, она смогла найти в себе силы для того, чтобы занять твердую гражданскую позицию. Увлечение культурой афроамериканцев привело к тому, что девушка смогла получить множество знаний, которые позволили ей подать заявку на получение серьезной должности в Национальной ассоциации, содействующей формированию и развитию цветного населения. Однако, став руководителем одной из локальных структур, выяснилось, что Рейчел, выдававшая себя за цветную женщину, на самом деле таковой никогда не являлась.

A short, bringing all of the side kick characters in Walt Disney's animated films expressing their importance.

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost four years passed and the only stimuli that engaged Owen were Disney films. Then one day, his father donned a puppet—Iago, the wisecracking parrot from Aladdin—and asked “what’s it like to be you?” And poof! Owen replied, with dialogue from the movie. Life, Animated tells the remarkable story of how Owen found in Disney animation a pathway to language and a framework for making sense of the world.

A week before the Sinterklaas festivities on December 5, global news channel CNN is digging into the Zwarte Piet controversy with a short documentary. Blackface was made by Oscar-winning documentary maker Roger Ross Williams who said his friends in America had been shocked the first time they saw a photograph of Sinterklaas’ helper.

Filmmaker Roger Ross Williams tries to understand why the notoriously liberal Dutch dress in blackface during the annual holiday of Sinterklaas.

A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.

A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.

A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows American and Ugandan religious leaders fighting sexual immorality and missionaries trying to convince Ugandans to follow biblical law.

Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman's struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds and, in her own voice conveys to the world that disability does not mean inability. In addition to its sheer emotional punch, Music by Prudence has become the cornerstone of an advocacy campaign and has been embraced by the UN, Human Rights Watch and the disability community as an unprecedented portrayal advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities. Prudences poignant, inspiring and irreverent message of hope has received an amazing response from press and audiences all across North America, and has won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short and several other awards as it continues drawing in more audiences.

A documentary film following the rise of Ebony and Jet and their growth into a brand with a readership base in the millions which has had an undeniable effect on American culture.