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1. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,171
2. When We Were Kings (1996)
PG | 88 min | Documentary, Sport
Boxing documentary on the 1974 world heavyweight championship bout between defending champion, George Foreman, and the underdog challenger, Muhammad Ali.
Director: Leon Gast | Stars: Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Don King, James Brown
Votes: 19,139 | Gross: $2.79M
3. Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996 TV Movie)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
A dramatization of the life of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (Don Cheadle), with a lot of factual based occurrences. A reformed junkie returns from prison to clean up his act and devote the ... See full summary »
Director: Eriq La Salle | Stars: Don Cheadle, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach, Ronny Cox
Votes: 3,150
4. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 635
5. P.O.V. (1988– )
60 min | Documentary
POV, a cinema term for "point of view," is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. Since 1988, POV has presented more than 300 of the best, boldest, and ... See full summary »
Stars: Stacey Abrams, Rashida Tlaib, Lucy McBath, Veronica Escobar
Votes: 245
6. Soul Power (2008)
PG-13 | 92 min | Documentary, Music
A filmed account of the Zaire 74 soul music festival, originally intended to be in concert with the famous Rumble in the Jungle bout in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.
Director: Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | Stars: Muhammad Ali, James Brown, Don King, Afrisa
Votes: 925 | Gross: $0.21M
7. The Picture Taker (I) (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Famed photographer Ernest Withers was credited with documenting the civil rights movement, but his legacy was blemished when it was revealed after his death that he'd been an FBI informant.
Directors: Phil Bertelsen, Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: China Cooper, Darrell Thomas
Votes: 29
8. Half Past Autumn: The Life and Works of Gordon Parks (2000 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, Biography
An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet, musician and filmmaker.
Director: Craig Laurence Rice | Stars: Philip Brookman, Avery Brooks, Flavio da Silva, Nelson George
Votes: 150
9. John Henrik Clarke: A Great and Mighty Walk (1996)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
A young African Americans quest to learn his place in world history.
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: John Henrik Clarke, Cheikh Anta Diop, Marcus Garvey, John F. Kennedy
Votes: 163
10. Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (2017)
118 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary feature about Lorraine Hansberry, whose play Raisin in the Sun was the first by a black woman to be produced on Broadway. A passionate artist, she was also a committed ... See full summary »
Director: Tracy Heather Strain | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee, Louis Gossett Jr., Lorraine Hansberry
Votes: 41
11. How to Eat Your Watermelon in White Company (and Enjoy It) (2005)
Unrated | 85 min | Documentary
Feature-length documentary on renegade filmmaker, novelist, musician and theater impresario, Melvin Van Peebles.
Director: Joe Angio | Stars: Marva Allen, Emanuel Azenberg, Shelley R. Bonus, St. Clair Bourne
Votes: 319
12. Before They Die! (2008)
92 min | Documentary, Crime, History
This is the story of the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, the worst case of domestic terrorism in American history. It is about the few remaining survivors and their fight for justice and ... See full summary »
Directors: Reginald Turner, St. Clair Bourne, Michael Hausfeld, John Rogers, J. Denise Clement | Stars: Franklyn Ajaye, Otis Clark, Olivia Hooker, Charles Ogletree
Votes: 15
13. The Black and the Green (1983)
44 min | Documentary, Short
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: Jean Carey Bond, Sandy Boyer, Herbert Daughtry, F.D. Kirkpatrick
14. Making Do the Right Thing (1989 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: Danny Aiello, Jennie Bourne, Nandi Bowe, Ossie Davis
Votes: 216
15. Voices & Visions (1988)
Documentary
In this video series, readings and photos illuminate the work of 13 American poets. American Poetry video instruction series for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 13 ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Maloney, Joan Allen, Laurence Luckinbill, Jason Robards III
16. Filiberto (2017)
75 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The deeds of a professional musician who abandons his trumpet and family to live the clandestine life of an armed revolutionary for Puerto Rican independence.
Director: Freddie Marrero | Stars: Rafael Anglada López, Linda Backiel, Fernando Candelario, José Castillo
Votes: 29
17. The Long Night (1976)
PG | 85 min | Drama
Steely Brown, a young boy living in Harlem, wanders the streets of the city one night, reflecting on what led to the disappearance of his father. Meeting the denizens of his neighborhood, ... See full summary »
Director: Woodie King Jr. | Stars: Woodie King Jr., Dick Anthony Williams, Peggy Kirkpatrick, Yvonne Warden
18. Sisters in Cinema (2003)
57 min | Documentary
Director: Yvonne Welbon | Stars: Stephanie Allain, Madeline Anderson, Maya Angelou, Neema Barnette
Votes: 31
19. Black Journal (1968– )
A news program "about Blacks and for Blacks" that emerged in the aftermath of the 1967 US government commission on contemporary race riots.
Stars: Tony Brown, Lou House, William Greaves, Ponchitta Pierce
Votes: 22
21. Discovering William Greaves (2006 Video)
61 min | Documentary
Documentary spanning the career of independent Black American filmmaker William Greaves, with particular emphasis on the experimental production Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968).
Stars: Louise Archambault, St. Clair Bourne, Ruby Dee, William Greaves
Votes: 29
22. The Visitors (2009)
65 min | Documentary
The Visitors is a feature length documentary about passengers of a charter bus that leaves New York City every weekend for various prisons located in Upstate New York. Reflecting the ... See full summary »
Director: Melis Birder | Star: Mizan Kirby
Votes: 16
24. Dr. Ben (2001 TV Movie)
Documentary
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: Yosef A.A. Ben-Jochanan, Wesley Snipes
Votes: 15
25. Media City (2004– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Michael Riedel, Charles Nordlander, David Schwartz, Tim Gunn
27. Innocent Until Proven Guilty (1999 TV Movie)
105 min | Documentary
James Forman, a 31-year-old public defender and son of a civil rights leader, provides representation for black youth in Washington, D.C., who can't afford their own attorneys in this ... See full summary »
Director: Kirsten Johnson | Stars: Maya Angelou, David Domenici, James Forman Jr., Chaka Forman
28. Nothing But Common Sense (1972)
An educational film about engineering, modern technology and problem solving; filmed in New York, Philadelphia, Michigan and Newark.
Director: St. Clair Bourne
32. Dead is Dead (1973)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Star: Godfrey Cambridge
35.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
(1999)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Paul Robeson was an exceptional athlete, actor, singer, cultural scholar, author, and political activist. His talents made him a revered man of his time, yet his radical political beliefs all but erased him from popular history.
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: Harry Belafonte, Tony Benn, Stephen Bourne, Ossie Davis
Votes: 214
36.
Media City (2004– )
Episode:
Made in New York: Documentaries
(2007)
Talk-Show
Accomplished, prolific, multi award-winning filmmakers discuss their amazing body of work and offer sound advice for aspiring producers, directors, editors and screenwriters.
Director: Alaina Bendi | Stars: St. Clair Bourne, Sam Pollard, Richard Wesley
37.
Black Journal (1968– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1
(1968)
The premiere episode includes Coretta Scott King speaking to Harvard graduates shortly after Martin Luther King's assassination, an interview with Black Panther leader Huey Newton from his ... See full summary »
Directors: Marvin Schlenker, Peter Downey, Phil Ruskin | Stars: Lou House, William Greaves, J.J. Barry, Earl Caldwell
38.
Black Journal (1968– )
Episode:
Episode #1.2
(1968)
Stars: Kelly-Marie Berry, Ed Bullins, Estelle Evans, William Greaves
39.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Twelve Disciples of Nelson Mandela
(2006)
Documentary
Directors: Thomas Allen Harris, Valecia Phillips | Stars: Thapelo Baramye, Marlon Bogacu, David Brink, Motlalepule Chalo
40.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
Promised Land
(2010)
Documentary
Director: Yoruba Richen | Star: Mapula Rakgole
41.
Voices & Visions (1988)
Episode:
Langston Hughes
Documentary
Hughes writes about the beauty, dignity, and heritage of black Americans. Interviews, music and dance performances convey his work and influences, discussed by James Baldwin and biographer Arnold Rampersad.
Director: St. Clair Bourne | Stars: Mellissa Arsenia Brown, Francisco Calimba, Ed Cherry, Olu Dara
42.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
The Picture Taker
(2023)
TV-14 | Documentary
The vibrant life of Ernest Withers-civil rights photographer, and FBI informant-was anything but black and white.
Directors: Phil Bertelsen, Bryan Gunnar Cole | Stars: Kathleen Cleaver, China Cooper, Leonard Draper, Harold Ford
Votes: 10