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Al Helm

An African American gospel choir goes to Palestine to sing in a Palestinian play about Martin Luther King, Jr. They become witnesses to life under occupation and a non-violent movement for justice.

Clarity Films | 2014 | 92 minutes

Althea

Pioneering athlete Althea Gibson broke records on and off the tennis court.

Icarus Films | 2014 | 83 minutes

Always in Season

After 17-year-old Lennon Lacy is found hanging in North Carolina in 2014, his mother’s search for justice and reconciliation begins - centuries of trauma and lynching bleed into the present

GOOD DOCS | 2019 | 89 minutes

Alzheimers and African Americans

Alzheimer's in the African-American community.

Terra Nova Films | 2007 | 27 minutes

American Justice On Trial: People V. Newton

The untold story behind the murder trial of Black Panther leader Huey Newton: the landmark case that put racism on the stand.

GOOD DOCS | 2022 | 40 minutes

American Revolutionary

The life of Chinese-American civil rights activist Grace Lee Boggs

GOOD DOCS | 2013 | 82 minutes

The Angry Heart

Spotlights the modern epidemic of heart disease in the African-American community

The Fanlight Collection | 2001 | 57 minutes

An Apollo Legend

One night a week, the stage at the Apollo Theater is an amateur's battleground, where performers have competed for stardom since 1934. Today, the legend of Ella Fitzgerald lives on in the hearts of those who pray for their own big break.

MediaStorm | 2008 | 18 minutes

Barber Shop - Ep 3: Detroit / USA

The car industry moved away to low-wage countries and over a million citizens left the city: ‘Motown’ became ‘Ghost town’. Barber Shop Detroit tells the story of nostalgia and pride against a background of economic recession.

First Hand Films | 2017 | 26 minutes

black enuf*

A queer oddball seeks approval from Black peers despite a serious lack of hip-hop credentials

GOOD DOCS | 2016 | 23 minutes