African-American Docs
This is a focused collection of docs about the Black experience in North America, featuring stars of the arts (Kehinde Wiley, Peter Bradley, pictured), iconic writers (James Baldwin) and musicians (Roberta Flack, Gil Scott-Heron, Apollo Theater performers), and politics (Shirley Chisholm), and historic moments of student uprise (The Five Demands). We also recommend checking out our Black Lives collection, which includes films across genres from around the world.
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You Got to Move: Stories of Change in the South
Directed by Lucy Massie Phenix and Veronica Selver • Documentary • With Myles Horton, May Justice, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bernice Robinson • 1985 • 85 minutes
Lucy Massie Phenix's You Got to Move: Stories of Change in the South is about individuals who have dared to change the world for the be...
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Ornette: Made in America
Directed by Shirley Clarke • Documentary • With Ornette Coleman, William Burroughs, Brion Gysin, Buckminster Fuller, Don Cherry, Yoko Ono, Charlie Haden, Robert Palmer • 1985 • 85 minutes
Returning in 1983 to his home in Fort Worth, Texas, documentary footage and dramatic scenes recall legendar...
