Stanley Nelson
- 2017
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities8.1 Jan. 23, 2017 HD
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have ...
Genre: Documentary
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- 2015
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution7.025 Mar. 08, 2015 HD
The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal ...
Genre: Documentary
Actors:Blair Anderson, Julian Bond, Kathleen Cleaver, Omar Barbour
- 2023
Sound of the Police
Sound of the Police5.5 Aug. 11, 2023 HD
This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and ...
Genre: Documentary
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- 2021
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom8.5 Dec. 01, 2021 HD
This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. ...
Genre: Documentary
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- 2022
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Becoming Frederick Douglass6.5 Oct. 11, 2022 HD
In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. ...
Genre: Documentary
Actors:Christopher Bonner, John Stauffer, Kenneth B. Morris Jr., Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, Wendell Pierce
- 2010
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders7.6 Feb. 01, 2010 HD
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a ...
Genre: Documentary,History
Actors:Derek Catsam, Genevieve Houghton, Gordon Carey, John Lewis, Raymond Arsenault
- 2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy6.776 Jan. 11, 2021 HD
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Genre: Documentary
Actors:Carl Hart, Corey Pegues, Koe Rodriguez, Samson Styles
- 2021
Attica
Attica7.039 Sep. 09, 2021 HD
Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
Genre: Documentary
Actors:Clarence Jones, Elizabeth Gaynes, Herman Schwartz, James Asbury
- 2006
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple7.057 Apr. 26, 2006 HD
Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in ...
Genre: Documentary,History,TV Movie
Actors:Claire Janaro, Deborah Layton, Garrett Lambrev, Hue Fortson Jr., Janet Shular
- 2004
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own0.0 Feb. 11, 2004 HD
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha’s ...
Genre: Documentary
Actors:Cecelia Antoinette, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Lani Guinier, Manning Marable
- 1999
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords5.0 Feb. 08, 1999 HD
The history of black newspapers in America.
Genre: Documentary,History
Actors:Earl Calloway, Frank Bolden, George Barbour, Timuel Black, Wallace Burney