Sixteen-year-old Memphis Braxton wants to dance, but without his parents' approval, his love of dance will die. Memphis must make a decision that can cost him everything, including his life, but he would rather die than not dance.

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In a post-apocalyptic world with food scarcity, a Black family of Canadian farmers descended from American Civil War migrants defend their homestead against cannibals trying to seize their resources.

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Once known as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the Dominican Republic, 'La 42' is undergoing a cultural renaissance, inspiring artists locally and worldwide with Dembow music.

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"54 & Counting" is a powerful documentary that goes into the harsh realities of gun violence in minority communities, focusing on its devastating impact on families and the challenges faced by law enforcement officers on both sides of the racial divide.

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An accomplished lawyer faces his anxiety by returning home to Mississippi to aid a childhood friend, who is wrongly done by the criminal justice system. 

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"Comfortable Bed" is an emotional short film about Amir, who is trapped in depression and finds solace in his bed. His wife, Angela, tries to help him overcome his fears and leave his safe space.

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The film thoughtfully examines the relationship between a father and daughter against the backdrop of one of life's starkest realities: aging.
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First-ever episodic series capturing hustle, grit, and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to be a female athlete both on and off the field.

A young queer girl is forced to learn the true meaning of self acceptance and love after an unfortunate event at her church.

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After making a wish on his birthday, a lonely, visually impaired man finds his world turned upside down by an unexpected encounter.

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Two roommates engaged in a bizarre high-stakes game, trying to keep things under control when one of them invited a woman over to their apartment.

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Banr revolves around Alzheimer’s disease, portraying an elderly couple who have been together for 40 years, struggling between love and pain as the disease takes its toll.

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Following the tragic loss of his brother Jamal to police brutality, Beyond the Blue Line dives into the intertwined lives of Marcus, a grief-stricken brother seeking justice, and an officer haunted by the aftermath of his actions.

Sponsored by the Black and Missing Foundation - The premiere episode focuses on the haunting case of Relisha Rudd, a young girl whose disappearance still deeply impacts the District of Columbia.

Sparked by a report that claims Pittsburgh is the worst major city in America for a Black person to live in, the film takes viewers on a tour of southwestern Pennsylvania’s Black community and the many stories that live within it.

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BREAKIN’ BROTHERS is about crossing physical, mental and emotional borders. Brothers Cristian & Cosmo arrive in a seaside town in Ireland from the Dominican Republic in 2014, and find their street dance skills vital to acceptance in a new homeland

Lorrie is miserable at school, bullied for her severe vitiligo. She steals the school’s talking goldfish, escaping school and briefly enjoying freedom. However the pair run into danger, putting their new friendship under threat.

In this documentary, juniors and seniors from Chavez Schools Public Charter School in Washington, DC explore the civil rights movement and its lasting impact on public policy.

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The film is a poignant personal memory quest that begins at the Bay of Diamant, in Martinique, and carries us to 3 continents, to shine light on what it means to be black today in a globally interconnected world.

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A devoted single father adjusts to life after his wife's passing while raising his son with Down Syndrome. They embark on a journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game.

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After his mom gets engaged to a vindictive cop, Carter, a 21-year-old mama’s boy still living at home, must secure a paid promotion at his internship by the end of the day or find a new place to live.

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A young vampire raised in a secluded river community that suppresses its thirst for human blood, is drawn into a dangerous world that tests his loyalty, beliefs, and survival.

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A London cop returns to Lagos, risking everything to avenge his lover's death, battling corruption and confronting his demons in a heart-wrenching quest for justice.

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After a long day of mental triggers and microaggressions at work, a troubled young black woman discovers that she may have anger issues.

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FELIPE is a professional mourner. He is compensated for lamenting and comforting grieving families during funerals.

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'Encouraged Building the Future’ is a factual documentary following Red Bull BMX athlete Courage Adams as he comes good on a promise he made five years before the Lagos BMX crew, to help them build Nigeria’s first ever skatepark.

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Even Me 2.0 is a compelling sequel to the award-winning 2012 documentary, "Even Me," highlighting the lives of older African American women living with HIV.

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During her final Thanksgiving as a college student, Andrea struggles to see eye-to-eye with her mother, Victoria, sparking an argument that will critically define their relationship from that night forward.

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When the up-and-coming indie wrestling duo "The Divine Curse" are split up due to Virgil being called up to the big leagues, his partner Dante spirals as their careers go in opposite directions.

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A young man struggles to silence his inner voices and schizophrenia diagnosis to unleash his musical genius, while his mother fights the stereotypes and inherent prejudice to find him the best treatment.

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Lani, a 17-year-old preacher’s daughter, is coming to terms with her sexuality. She uncovers a secret that changes her perception of her life, all while she’s trying to find her true self and connect to her first love.

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A transracial adoptee confronts her childhood in her very vulnerable, poignant, & insightful search for identity.

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This one-of-a-kind event showcases top regional teams competing in a high-energy tournament that blends elite basketball with rich cultural traditions.

Executive Produced by Common, Grassland is a topical and riveting social justice drama about the criminal justice system and marijuana incarceration rates.

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Emma embarks on a bureaucratic odyssey to get her life back after an administrative error leaves her legally dead.

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A story about two brothers coping with the loss of a loved one. Their own grief has forced them to turn on each other in a moment of need.

When a recovering alcoholic mother awakens bound and gagged in the trunk of a moving car, she must overcome both her captor and the wreckage of her past to fight her way back to her son.

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When Lali unexpectedly ends up on a date with another woman of colour for the first time, it unravels prejudices she has long ignored.

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Drag Queen Charlemagne Chateau talks about her experiences performing in the city, Drag bans, Queer rights, and the violent protest by an extremist group during Story Hour while reading to children in a local bookstore.

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The feature documentary "I Was the Weirdo" uses the story of pioneering underground rapper Priest Da Nomad to shed light on the little known U street hip hop and arts subculture in the nation's capital of Washington D.C., and how it was affected by politics, crime, black prominence, and D.C.'s own brand of live music known as Go-Go.

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A mysterious woman appears in the desert and undergoes a startling transformation, leading to a fateful encounter with a lonely old man.

It's May 2012, Jimmy Hilaire attacked a homeless man on the MacArthur Causeway in Miami before being killed by police. As sensationalized details of the attack leak to the press, the "Miami Zombie" news story quickly gains ground.

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A chance cliffside meeting between two very different men turns second thoughts into second chances.

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An adorkable gay Latino joins an LGBTQ soccer team to bond with his father, struggling with Alzheimer’s, over their shared passion for the sport.

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A chance encounter turned into a 22-year journey documenting and exploring photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo’s life and photography, and the profound impact it had on Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine's life and the lives of the entire community he documented.

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A young woman's world is upended when she discovers she was adopted, sending her on an emotional journey to uncover the truth about her identity.

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A peek behind the scenes of erotic audiobook recording, “Narrated By” follows two voice actors who might look a little different than you imagine, as they record your favorite smutty romances.

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In the wake of a tragedy, an emerging artist Arthur must confront the haunting allure of fame as he uncovers a chilling connection to the legacy that shapes his identity.

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ODE is an experimental documentary that honors self-love, black fatherhood, and legacy through intimate portraits and poetic imagery. ODE celebrates the resilience, wisdom, and unwavering presence of Black men as fathers, sons, and community pillars.

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An affluent, Caucasian/Hispanic family have a controversial, behind closed doors "only" conversation about race and wealth while living sheltered in the opulent community of Orange County, California.

A self-conscious woman with a striking scar battles anxiety when an online job interview is switched to an in-person one.

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When an anxious, perfectionist PhD student discovers an AI app that predicts the outcome of her decisions before she makes them, her life unravels as she becomes obsessed with the app. This is a sci-fi drama about anxiety, decision-making, and what happens when you put your fate in AI's hands.

Ti-Frè and Gran-Frè, two brothers of Haitian origin, live in a shantytown in the Dominican Republic. Undocumented, they face relentless violence and the ever-present threat of deportation.

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Rap Dixon was a legendary African American baseball player who played in what were known as the Negro Leagues. This film chronicles his life and baseball accomplishments while exploring how racism and segregation affect how people are remembered in history.

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The film seeks to illuminate the countless families searching for their missing loved ones, focusing on the resilience of Black women fighting for justice.

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Residents of our Lafayette – Oxford- University visit sites intertwined with our past and present in Sumner and Mound Bayou, Mississippi, and Montgomery, Alabama.

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Five water justice advocates discuss how Milwaukee’s Black communities are disproportionately being lead poisoned, and the debilitating effects it has on residents' health, with hopes to see equitable change that will heal the water and Black residents’ relationship with it.

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In Leimert Park, Los Angeles, Chris, a rehabilitated pedicab driver and his female passenger, Jasmine, receive a stark reminder that, despite your good intentions in life, judgment can haunt you anywhere.

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A black man undergoing the healing process to find ways to cope with growing up without a father in his life. Dealing with multiple types of trauma from his past, he visits a therapist in hopes to grow, heal, and become a man that doesn't follow in the foot steps of his father.

A young writer repeatedly replays the last night he spent with a friend and reflects on whether things could have turned out differently.

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What seems to be a burgeoning romance between two Natives takes a sinister turn as one grows suspicious of the other's Indigenous heritage. When confronted, deceit turns their romantic evening into a darkly comedic nightmare.

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The Bucket Wish is a documentary film illustrating an experimental journey into self-discovery and exploration in learning about ourselves and our intrinsic wishes for our lives from the creative mind of Ericka Nicole Malone.

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Five alumni from the fictional Lowe Barr High School in Gary, Indiana, attend their ten-year high school reunion. Tia, Nate, Cherry, Jade, and Saint gather in the cafeteria for school memorabilia, presented by their stringent English teacher-turned-principal, Eli Washington, when the faulty cafeteria door locks them in.

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The final chapter of a famous East London haunt and the brainchild of successful club owner/promoter Linford “Fox” Wilson. Fox’s world tailspins, as his iconic “LA bar” is compulsorily purchased by the council, forcing him and his patrons out, leaving his life in disarray.

A woman travels from Ohio to Texas to kidnap her son from her estranged ex-husband. Based on a true story.

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Rich is feeling defeated after being turned down again for a promotion. It's not until after he has a talk with a mysterious figure that his life changes.

To keep his dream date from canceling on him, a would-be hero promises that he will save her a parking space—in the busiest part of town.

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Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.

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Centuries after the collapse of modern civilization, a gang of scavengers trade stories with a shifty merchant about the elusive Woman, at first thought to only be a wasteland myth.

A heart-wrenching psychodrama exploring the complex nature of Black legacy in Atlanta. Trapped in a rainswept car, a young man and his ailing father confront their fractured history before it's too late.

Dana Tiger was just five years old when her father, legendary Muscogee Creek artist Jerome Tiger, passed away. She turned to his art as a way to know him, the richness of her culture, and the bounty of her family’s artistic tradition.

This is a poetic, coming-of-age exploration of growing up—the fleeting moments of childhood past, present academic and social pressures, and future uncertainties, told through the director's eyes and experiences.

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This is Devin, a new hire for a landscaping company. What first seems like a workplace fascination suddenly turns into a dark, twisted obsession that leads Devin down memory lane.

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A young NIL student-athlete, David, grapples with anxiety, identity, and survivor’s guilt as he navigates the hidden costs of success. The film reveals the mental strain of balancing opportunity with overwhelming pressure through a symbolic therapy session.

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This film is a love letter from the director’s family, capturing the heart-wrenching stories of undocumented immigrant families torn apart by borders, fighting to stay connected despite the overwhelming challenges of distance, fear, and uncertainty.

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Who's in the wrong? A nervous candidate and narcissistic hiring manager collide in this short comedy.

Founded by Black Civil War veterans at the base of Fort Negley, the largest inland stone fortification of the war, this community's story was nearly lost when it was forcibly relocated for interstate construction during 1950s-60s "urban renewal."