Nelson George Filmes
- 2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy6.82021HD
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
- 2014
Top Five
Top Five6.12014HD
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...
- 2023
Thriller 40
Thriller 408.5492023HD
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes...
- 1993
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...
- 2022
Sidney
Sidney7.72022HD
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist. Featuring interviews with...
- 2021
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks6.92021HD
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic...
- 2009
Good Hair
Good Hair6.5432009HD
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific...
- 1991
Strictly Business
Strictly Business5.41991HD
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...
- 2019
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather6.92019HD
Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
- 2022
Say Hey, Willie Mays!
Say Hey, Willie Mays!6.42022HD
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...
- 1993
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.6.71993HD
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...
- 1990
Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation4.91990HD
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...
- 2015
A Ballerina's Tale
A Ballerina's Tale6.42015HD
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside...
- 2007
Life Support
Life Support5.62007HD
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.
- 2016
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story72016HD
Wanda Pratt works tirelessly to raise three children, including future NBA basketball player Kevin Durant.
- 2007
The Wire Odyssey
The Wire Odyssey6.62007HD
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
- 2007
The Wire: The Last Word
The Wire: The Last Word1.52007HD
A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.
- 2014
Finding the Funk
Finding the Funk6.82014HD
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...
- 2023
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen52023HD
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...
- 2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’22012HD
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...