Browse Films

Subject: African & African American Studies

Beauty in the Bricks

Beauty in the Bricks

by Cynthia Mondell

Black teenage girls growing up in a housing project.

The Flashettes

The Flashettes

by Bonnie Friedman and co-produced by Emily Leon

Inner city girls gain self-esteem from a track club

The Garifuna Journey

The Garifuna Journey

by Andrea Leland and Kathy Berger

A first voice testimony celebrating the resiliency of the Garifuna people and their traditions. 

Hearts and Hands

Hearts and Hands

by Pat Ferrero

A social history of 19th century women and quilts

Jamesie, King of Scratch

Jamesie, King of Scratch

by Andrea Leland

A spirited musical journey to the U. S. Virgin Islands

Pariah

Pariah

by Nekisa Cooper and Writer/Director, Dee Rees

A Bronx lesbian teenager juggles conflicting identities to please friends and family.

The Reckoning

The Reckoning

by Paco de Onis and Pamela Yates and Peter Kinoy

The Battle for the International Criminal Court

Saving Jackie

Saving Jackie

by Selena Burks-Rentschler

We were filled with that drug, but little did I know that it was going to take over my entire life and snuff me out as an individual - Jackie Burks, Recovering Addict

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Silent Choices

Silent Choices

by Faith Pennick

African American women and abortion. Finally, the silence is broken.

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai

by Lisa Merton and Alan Dater

How the simple act of women planting trees changed a nation...

Tell Them Who We Are

Tell Them Who We Are

by Alexandria Levitt

A Drill Team and Drum Squad in South Central LA

Third Ward TX

Third Ward TX

by Andrew Garrison and Nancy Bless and Noland Walker

Art, Life...and Real Estate

Through a Glass, Lightly

Through a Glass, Lightly

by Jacky Comforty and Kathy Berger

Inner city art and transformation of environment, society, and self

Uncommon Ground

Uncommon Ground

by Amie Williams

American youth take a personal look behind the politics of South Africa

When I Came Home

When I Came Home

by Dan Lohaus

An Iraq veteran's struggle for survival after returning from the war