Search results for "Stanley Nelson"
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
IMDb: 7.3
113

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting tragic, mythic accounts of violence and criminal activity; but this is an essential…

Genre: Documentary
Sound of the Police

Sound of the Police

Sound of the Police
IMDb: 5.5
85

This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility on all sides. Framed by some of the most recent…

Genre: Documentary
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
IMDb: 8
57

This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. Parts of her story are well known; born into slavery, Tubman…

Genre: Documentary
Becoming Frederick Douglass

Becoming Frederick Douglass

Becoming Frederick Douglass
IMDb: 8
54

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using Douglass’s own powerful, profound speeches and writing, the…

Genre: Documentary
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
IMDb: 6.7
89

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

Genre: Documentary
Attica

Attica

Attica
IMDb: 7.5
117

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.

Genre: Documentary
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
IMDb: 7.4
116

A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
IMDb: 6.9
85

A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and universities have educated the architects of freedom movements and cultivated leaders in every…

Genre: Documentary
Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders

Freedom Riders
IMDb: 8
117

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a complacent nation. These self-proclaimed, ‘Freedom…

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
IMDb: 7.8
86

Featuring never-before-seen footage, this documentary delivers a startling new look at the Peoples Temple, headed by preacher Jim Jones who, in 1978, led more than 900 members to Guyana, where…

A Place of Our Own

A Place of Our Own

A Place of Our Own
IMDb: 7.8
54

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson’s look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha’s Vineyard.

Genre: Documentary
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
IMDb: 6.5
86

The history of black newspapers in America.

Genre: Documentary