Black History Filmes
- 2018
Where are the African Gods?
Where are the African Gods?02018HD
A moving recording of the late writer and renowned jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is captured in this new film from Brooklyn-born director Rodney...
- 1970
Bongó Itá
Bongó Itá01970HD
A rare close-up of the Abakuá —an Afro-Cuban religious brotherhood that has been hidden from outsiders until recently. A symbol of...
- 1942
Henry Browne, Farmer
Henry Browne, Farmer5.3331942HD
Henry Browne, an African American farmer, and his family are profiled in this film. The important job of a farmer during times of war is highlighted,...
- 2020
Green Flake
Green Flake02020HD
Green Flake, a southern slave, joins Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a child. Later on in his life he is sent to pave the way to what...
- 2023
Founder Girls
Founder Girls02023HD
In this kaleidoscopic ode to girlhood, young campers find freedom, sisterhood, and themselves at a historically Black summer camp.
- 2016
Shadows Fall North
Shadows Fall North02016HD
How does a state with the motto “Live Free or Die” and a celebrated legacy of abolitionism confront and understand its participation in...
- 2008
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans02008HD
The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground...
- 2022
The Picture Taker
The Picture Taker02022HD
From his Memphis studio, Ernest Withers’ nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy was complicated by...
- 1994
Not Just Passing Through
Not Just Passing Through01994HD
A documentary about lesbians preserving their history, with a focus on the work of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. Includes interviews with Joan...
- 2014
PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN
PARDONS OF INNOCENCE: THE WILMINGTON TEN02014HD
This documentary recounts the turbulent history surrounding the troubled desegregation of New Hanover County Public School System in North Carolina...
- 1996
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk
John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk11996HD
John Henrik Clarke talks about Black history.
- 2021
Odessa's Reign
Odessa's Reign02021HD
Black women had extremely limited options during Jim Crow. Odessa’s story explores how an African American woman born in a time with limited...
- 2003
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend
Le Mozart Noir: Reviving a Legend62003HD
Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges overcame class and race prejudices in 18th century France to become a musical genius who would inspire Mozart.
- 1970
Cocoa Doll
Cocoa Doll01970HD
Nora is a young Black woman who takes a caregiving job for the McNeils, a rich white family, only to discover they’re hiding a deadly secret.
- 2017
A Letter to Claudette Colvin
A Letter to Claudette Colvin02017HD
A short film entitled "A Letter To Claudette Colvin", written and directed by Victoria Wilson bringing awareness to Colvin's involvement in the...
- 2018
Race War
Race War02018HD
The explosive documentary from Black Channel Films daring to ask the question "Is it still just racism or is it a race war?" NOW IS THE TIME TO ASK...
- 1976
And the Dogs Were Silent
And the Dogs Were Silent6.51976HD
For 'Et les chiens se taisaient' Maldoror adapted a piece of theatre by the poet and politician Aimé Césaire (1913–2008), about a...
- 2004
The Last of the First
The Last of the First02004HD
The Harlem Blues & Jazz Band during its sunset years: 87-year-old Al Casey, who had worked closely with Fats Waller throughout the 1930s; guitarist...
- 2024
Big Time
Big Time02024HD
Civil Rights Movement activist, TSSAA Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, swim coach, teacher, musical director, father, grandfather, and friend to many,...
- 2002
Pages in the dream factory
Pages in the dream factory72002HD
Until 1942 around 100 German propaganda films were made, that were set in Africa. They were produced in Germany, with Black Germans and Africans...