23' BHM Movies List
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- DirectorChinonye ChukwuStarsDanielle DeadwylerJalyn HallFrankie FaisonIn 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsViola DavisThuso MbeduLashana LynchA historical epic inspired by true events that took place in The Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsWill SmithBen FosterCharmaine BingwaA runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
- 2021–20238 epsTV-147.7 (937)TV SeriesStarsStephen SatterfieldJessica B. HarrisAdrian MillerBlack food is American food. Chef and writer Stephen Satterfield traces the delicious, moving throughlines from Africa to Texas in this docuseries.
- DirectorSam PollardStarsLaurence FishburneTurron Kofi AlleyneMichael BaconA documentary that recounts the many ways in which American slavery persisted as a practice many decades after its supposed abolition.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- StarsJohn GoodmanMichaela CoelNoma DumezweniKate is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide whose adoptive mother, an international lawyer, faces a case that will shake their lives.
- 20211h 58mPG-138.0 (14K)96MetascoreDirectorQuestloveStarsDorinda DrakeBarbara Bland-AcostaDarryl LewisDocumentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity.
- StarsNaomi AckieGary BeadleKhali BestSmall Axe is based on the real-life experiences of London's West Indian community between 1969 and 1982.
- DirectorStanley NelsonStarsRaymond ArsenaultGenevieve HoughtonGordon CareyThe story of the Civil Rights Movement interstate busing protest campaign.
- StarsSunny HostinLinsey DavisJanai Norman'Soul of a Nation' presents viewers with a unique window into authentic realities of Black life, and dive deeper into this critical moment of racial reckoning; traveling across the country, unpacking issues critical to Black Americans.