Have You Heard From Johannesburgby Connie Field This five-part series chronicles the history of the global anti-apartheid movement that took on South Africa’s entrenched apartheid regime and its international supporters who considered South Africa an ally in the Cold War. Independent Lens | |
Herskovits at the Heart of Blacknessby Llewellyn Smith, Christine Herbes-Sommers, and Vincent Brown Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness examines the life and work of the Jewish anthropologist Melville Herskovits, whose writings challenged prevailing notions of race and culture. Independent Lens | |
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymesby Byron Hurt Take an in-depth look at masculinity in rap music and hip-hop culture — where creative genius, poetic beauty, and mad beats collide with misogyny, violence, and homophobia. Independent Lens, Women and Girls Lead | |
Homecoming ... Sometimes I Am Haunted by Memories of Red Dirt and Clayby Charlene Gilbert “This is the story of my family, this is the story of black farmers in the 20th century, this is the story of land and love.” | |
Homegoingsby Christine Turner Homegoings reveals the tradition, history, and celebration of African American funerals. Told through the eyes of a renowned funeral director in Harlem and the grieving families he serves, the film tells the tale of how we cope with death. POV | |
The House I Live Inby Eugene Jarecki From director Eugene Jarecki (Why We Fight) comes an unflinching look at how the War on Drugs has disproportionately disenfranchised, incarcerated, and impoverished African Americans. Independent Lens | |
The Interruptersby Steve James A look at a group of men and women — most of them former gang leaders and ex-cons — that are trying to "interrupt" shootings and protect their communities from the violence they once employed. Women and Girls Lead, Frontline, Diverse Muslim Voices | |
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Childby Tamra Davis Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend, the iconoclastic artist Jean-Michel Basquiat in this examination of a brilliant life cut short. Independent Lens | |
Jimmy Scott: If You Only Knewby Brian Gerber and Matthew Buzzell Overcoming Kallman's Syndrome, prejudice, self-destruction and powerful enemies in the music industry, rediscovered jazz legend Jimmy Scott recounts his rise and fall and rise again as one of the most distinctive vocalists of our time. Independent Lens | |
July '64by Christine Christopher and Carvin Eison In the summer of 1964, a three-night riot erupted in two predominantly black neighborhoods in downtown Rochester, New York. Independent Lens |
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