Nelson George Filmes

  • 2021
    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

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    A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
  • 2014
    Top Five

    Top Five

    Top Five

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    Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to...

    Top Five
  • 2023
    Thriller 40

    Thriller 40

    Thriller 40

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    Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes...

    Thriller 40
  • 1993
    CB4

    CB4

    CB4

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    A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these...

    CB4
  • 2022
    Sidney

    Sidney

    Sidney

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    This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with...

    Sidney
  • 2021
    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks

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    This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic...

    A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
  • 2009
    Good Hair

    Good Hair

    Good Hair

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    An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...

    Good Hair
  • 1991
    Strictly Business

    Strictly Business

    Strictly Business

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    Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a...

    Strictly Business
  • 2019
    The Black Godfather

    The Black Godfather

    The Black Godfather

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    Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.

    The Black Godfather
  • 2022
    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!

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    Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...

    Say Hey, Willie Mays!
  • 1993
    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.

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    Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one...

    Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
  • 1990
    Def by Temptation

    Def by Temptation

    Def by Temptation

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    An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a...

    Def by Temptation
  • 2015
    A Ballerina's Tale

    A Ballerina's Tale

    A Ballerina's Tale

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    A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside...

    A Ballerina's Tale
  • 2007
    Life Support

    Life Support

    Life Support

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    The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.

    Life Support
  • 2016
    The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story

    The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story

    The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story

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    Wanda Pratt works tirelessly to raise three children, including future NBA basketball player Kevin Durant.

    The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
  • 2007
    The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

    The Wire Odyssey

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    A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

    The Wire Odyssey
  • 2007
    The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

    The Wire: The Last Word

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    A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.

    The Wire: The Last Word
  • 2014
    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

    Finding the Funk

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    Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands...

    Finding the Funk
  • 2023
    Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

    Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

    Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen

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    Director Baz Luhrmann, actors Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, and others explore the life and legacy of Elvis Presley and the making of the acclaimed...

    Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
  • 2012
    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

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    A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap. "Yo! MTV...

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’