Brown Sugar (2002)
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory.
Next Day Air (2009)
Two inept criminals are mistakenly delivered a package of cocaine and think they've hit the jackpot, triggering a series of events that changes ten people's lives forever.
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Something the Lord Made (2004) Alfred Blalock (1899-1964), a cardiologist (therefore, self-confident to the point of arrogance), leaves Vanderbilt for Johns Hopkins taking with him his lab technician, Vivien Thomas (1910-1985). Thomas, an African-American without a college degree, is a gifted mechan
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of
16 Blocks (2006)
An aging alcoholic cop is assigned the task of escorting a witness from police custody to a courthouse 16 blocks away. There are, however, chaotic forces at work that prevent them from making it in one piece.
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001) Based on Bizet's classic opera and its all African American musical counterpart Carmen Jones, Carmen a Hiphopera is a modern retelling of the story of the tragic gypsy Carmen. The setting has been taken from the hots streets of Barcelona and is now in scorching urban Phil
Civil Brand (2002)
Women prisoners strike up a friendship with a young law student who works as a part-time prison guard. Together they discover that a corporation funds and is profitting from the ...
Civil Brand (2002)
Women prisoners strike up a friendship with a young law student who works as a parttime prison guard. Together they discover that a corporation funds and is profitting from the plantationlike work environment they are forced to work under. In a botched attempt to organize a protest against their
The Woodsman (2004)
After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a toughtalking woman who promises not
Dave Chappelles Block Party (2005)
Dave Chappelles Block Party (2005) Dave Chappelle presents a Brooklyn neighborhood with its very own once-in-a-lifetime free block party. In addition to Chappelle, the roster of artists includes Kanye West, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Common, Dead Prez, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, the Roots, Cody ChesnuTT, B
Life of Crime (2013)
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for her safe return.
Journey to the End of the Night 2006
The tale of a son and his father separately plotting to escape the desolation of their lives in the lurid underworld of Brazil's sex industry...
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Be Kind Rewind (2008) In Passaic, NJ, Elroy Fletcher runs a video store in a condemned building he claims was the birthplace of Fats Waller. Fletcher goes on a Waller centennial trip, leaving his foster son Mike in charge of the store. Mike's peculiar friend Jerry tries to sabotage a power station a
Prince Among Slaves (2007)
Prince Among Slaves 2007 In 1788 the slave ship Africa, set sail from West Africa and headed for America with its berth laden with a profitable but highly perishable cargo hundreds of men, women and children bound in chains Six months later the survivors were sold in Natchez, Mississippi One of them
Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief (2013)
Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief (2013) Til Infinity is a full length documentary celebrating the twenty year anniversary of the critically acclaimed Souls of Mischief album 93 Til Infinity With over 50 interviews with notable MC's, producers and DJ's Til Infinity offers a retrospective and in-de