Lena Waithe Movies

This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Dick Gregory

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Franceli Chapman

Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Brittany Curran

After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Delijah McAlpin

A teenage girl with acting dreams, an empty wallet, and a broken heart is approached by a charming man who promises her fame, fortune, and...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Carly Stewart

Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last...

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Cast: Theo Haddon

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to...

Genre: Family

Cast: Bloom Li

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Terence Alan Smith

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Teyana Taylor

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts...

Genre: Drama

Cast: River Song Hiro

Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Daniella Carter

With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mary Tyler Moore

Ladylike is a modern day noir that follows Vaughan and Harlan, two vintage vixens who have a penchant for retro… and retribution. Not only are...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nia Jervier

Twelve minutes before showtime, a young music manager is forced to decide what to do with life-changing news about his client, a hot-headed hip-hop...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Siddiq Saunderson

A mother and daughter sift through old memories as they prepare to permanently close down their family's photo lab.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Alex Felix

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to...

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Eden Sher

Such a Fun Age is about Emira, a 25-year-old black woman, who is working as a babysitter to raise Briar, a 3-year-old white girl. It’s a story...

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A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Gracie Marie Bradley

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya

A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Surela Basu

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation...

Genre: Crime

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya

Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

Genre: Comedy

Cast: Radha Blank

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

Genre: Romance

Cast: Gracie Marie Bradley

Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cynthia Erivo

Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Cynthia Erivo

This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their athletic achievements, while also...

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Cast: Darrell Wallace, Jr.