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1. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023)
102 min | Documentary
A look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Nikki Giovanni, Taraji P. Henson, Virginia Fowler, Kai Giovanni
Votes: 622
2. The Keeper (1995)
92 min | Crime, Drama
Paul Lamont, a corrections officer and law student, leads a comfortable if culturally bankrupt, middle-class existence. Lamont's marriage is already in trouble when he bails out a ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Brewster | Stars: Giancarlo Esposito, Regina Taylor, Isaach De Bankolé, Ron Brice
Votes: 326
3. American Promise (2013)
TV-PG | 135 min | Documentary
This intimate documentary follows the 12-year journey of two African-American families pursuing the promise of opportunity through the education of their sons.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Idris Brewster, Joe Brewster, Miles Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 300 | Gross: $0.09M
4. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
MSNBC news show hosted by Al Sharpton.
Stars: Al Sharpton, Krystal Ball, Faith Jenkins, Dana Milbank
Votes: 251
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: 244
6. Subject (I) (2022)
97 min | Documentary
Filmmakers examine the impact that well-known documentaries and their commercial success have had on the lives of their subjects. They focus on the ethics and responsibility inherent in documentary filmmaking.
Directors: Camilla Hall, Jennifer Tiexiera | Stars: Evgeny Afineevsky, Arthur Agee, Mukunda Angulo, Patricia Aufderheide
Votes: 204 | Gross: $0.00M
7. Stateless (I) (2020)
97 min | Documentary
In 2013, the Dominican Republic stripped the citizenship of anyone with Haitian parents, rendering over 200,000 people without nationality, identity or homeland. Exploring this complex history and politics.
Director: Michèle Stephenson | Star: Lucinda Nicholas
Votes: 70
8. Down a Dark Stairwell (2020)
83 min | Documentary
On a fall day in 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese American police officer, shot and killed an innocent, unarmed black man named Akai Gurley. Unfolding in the dark stairwell of a Brooklyn ... See full summary »
Director: Ursula Liang | Star: Lesley Steele
Votes: 70
9. Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games (2023)
18 min | Documentary, Short
The joyful hand games played by Black girls from generation to generation.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Chief Xian Atunde Adjuah, Kyra D. Gaunt, Marvelene Moore, Elena Pinderhughes
Votes: 51
10. The Killing Zone (2003)
80 min
Killing Zone is the story of an affluent Harlem psychiatrist living an unexamined life until his adoptive father- a doctor who plucked him from a Nigerian refugee camp as a child - is ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Brewster | Stars: Rony Clanton, Isaach De Bankolé, Michael Duvert, Demetrios Kalkanis
Votes: 51
11. Op-Docs (2011– )
Documentary
Op-Docs is The New York Times editorial department's award-winning section for short, opinionated documentaries, produced with wide creative latitude and a range of artistic styles, ... See full summary »
Stars: Mo Rocca, Josiah Thompson, Casey Neistat, Logan Ireland
Votes: 37
12. The Changing Same (2018)
21 min | Documentary, Short
Eighty years after the lynching of Claude Neal, Florida's last spectacle killing his ghost arises from the grave and we are all better off for it.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 19
13. PBS American Portrait (2021– )
Documentary
This unique crowdsourced series blends stories filmed by everyday people into documentaries revealing what it really means to be American today. It's the story of what brings us together ... See full summary »
Stars: Vasilika Vanya Marinkovic, Rodrick Pocowatchit, Daniel Spencer, Laura Hathaway
Votes: 17
14. Faces of Change (2005)
Not Rated | 22 min | Documentary, Short
Five people from five continents tell how they face racism and discrimination in their respective communities.
Director: Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 16
15. Slaying Goliath (2008)
70 min | Documentary, Sport
SLAYING GOLIATH takes an unprecedented intimate look at the world of amateur youth basketball through the eyes of the New York Select Huskies team as they seek to win the AAU National ... See full summary »
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 10
17.
P.O.V. (1988– )
Episode:
American Promise
(2014)
TV-PG | Documentary
Middle class black parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., document their son's progress through private school.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 8
18. Elena (I) (2021)
32 min | Documentary, Short
In 1937, tens of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian descent were exterminated by the Dominican army, on the basis of anti-black racism. Fast-forward to 2013, the Dominican ... See full summary »
Director: Michèle Stephenson
Votes: 6
19. The Changing Same VR - The Dilemma (2021 Video Game)
12 min | Drama
The Changing Same Episode 1 is an immersive, episodic experience uses time travel and magical realism to pilgrimage through the evolution of racial violence in the U.S.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Yasmin Elayat, Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Carl Garrison, Morgan McLeod, Daniel Rios Jr., B Sanchez
Votes: 6
20. Black Life: Untold Stories (II) (2023– )
Documentary
Chronicles Canada's long history of anti-Black racism through current interviews and archive material, with episodes focusing on police violence and the emergence of hip-hop music.
Stars: Issac Saney, David Austin, Dorothy Williams, Maria Wildly
21. Global News at Noon BC (2016– )
57 min | News, Reality-TV
British Columbia's local news stories and weather.
Stars: Mark Madryga, Keith Baldrey, Squire Barnes, Jennifer Palma
22. Freddie Gray Documentary
Documentary | Post-production
A feature documentary about the death of Freddie Gray in police custody in 2015.
Director: Joe Brewster
23. Drawn to the Mat (2019)
7 min | Documentary, Short
After learning yoga changes one woman's life, she brings its transformative power to her community of working-class African Americans. Together, they realize the power of mind, body, spirit and community.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
25. Mr.Gina (2018)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Mr.Gina is a documentary exploring the fluidity of Haitian Vodou through a lesbian mambo (priest) in Jacmel, Haiti.
Directors: Mariales Diaz, Antonio Palouki Tchangai
26. Across the Graveyard (2018)
18 min | Short, Drama
A gravedigger struggling to adjust to life in a long distance relationship meets and confides in a 75 year old widower at the cemetery where he works.
Director: Michael Scarnati | Stars: David Joseph Volino, Jerry Matz, Ana Marie Calise, Jermaine Wells
27. Coming Home: The Dry Storm (2010)
44 min | Documentary, Short, News
In the wake of Hurricane Katrina the New Orleans City Council decides to demolish public housing leaving thousands of people without homes. Staging a courageous battle that reminds us of ... See full summary »
Director: Michèle Stephenson
30. O-Dogg (2021 Video Game)
Drama, Sci-Fi
An immersive volumetric VR experience performed by Black Thought (Tariq Trotter) of The Roots.
Directors: Shariffa Ali, Brisa Areli Muñoz | Star: Tariq Trotter
31.
Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode:
A Conversation with Black Women on Race
(2015)
Documentary
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
32.
Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode:
A Conversation with White People on Race
(2015)
Documentary
Directors: Blair Foster, Michèle Stephenson
33.
Global News at Noon BC (2016– )
Episode:
Episode dated 18 June 2020
(2020)
News, Reality-TV
Stars: Neetu Garcha, Michèle Stephenson
34.
PBS American Portrait (2021– )
Episode:
I Dream
(2021)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Self-shot stories explore the meaning and state of the American dream. From the desire for homeownership to ambitions for higher ed or career success, they show the hard work, opportunities... See full summary »
Director: Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Mahsa Ahmadi, Gunnar Johnson, Vasilika Vanya Marinkovic, Tyler Moss
35.
PBS American Portrait (2021– )
Episode:
I Work
(2021)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary
Everyday people share self-shot stories about their jobs as they navigate changes they're experiencing and goals they're working towards. From teachers to truck drivers, they explore what it really means to work in America today.
Director: Craig D'Entrone | Stars: Dartanian Dejean, Jonathan Edwards, Laura Hathaway, Jessica Macias
36.
PBS American Portrait (2021– )
Episode:
I Keep
(2021)
Documentary
People from different age groups film themselves trying to preserve or change traditions in their own lives as well as their communities. Through self-shot video, they share common ... See full summary »
Directors: Craig D'Entrone, James Spindler | Stars: Emma Hellthaler, Yolanda Blue Horse, Cameron Munn, Rodrick Pocowatchit
37.
PBS American Portrait (2021– )
Episode:
I Rise
(2021)
TV-14 | 54 min | Documentary
Go inside the lives of people working to create an antiracist American future. They film themselves doing the hard work, confronting the obstacles and achieving the small victories that ... See full summary »
Director: Michèle Stephenson | Stars: Christine Hoang, Anisa Omar, Lex Scott
38.
POV Shorts (2018– )
Episode:
POV Shorts: The Changing Same
(2019)
Documentary, Short
In the Florida Panhandle lies the provincial town of Marianna, Florida, where one native resident runs a particular marathon in hopes of lifting the veil of racial terror caused by the town's buried history.
Directors: Joe Brewster, Michael Premo, Michèle Stephenson
39.
Black Life: Untold Stories (2023– )
Episode:
Revolution Remix
(2023)
Documentary
Centred on the years 1968 and 1969 during Montreal's International Congress of Black Writers and the Sir George Williams Affair, Revolution Remix explores the civil rights movement in Canada via two era-defining Black empowerment events.
Director: Michèle Stephenson | Stars: David Austin, Adeline Magloire Chancy, Norman Cook, Brenda Dash
40.
Black Life: Untold Stories (2023– )
Episode:
Migrations
(2023)
Documentary
Told through a series of powerful cinematic vignettes, expert analysis, and engrossing archival footage, Migrations paints an intimate and poignant portrait of Black migration to Canada.
Director: Nadia Louis-Desmarchais | Stars: Gabriel Allahdua, Abdi Duale, Mahir Duale, Karen Flynn
41.
PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
Episode:
12-17-2023
(2023)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Al Sharpton, Kurt Bardella, Nanette D. Barragán, Joe Brewster
42.
Op-Docs (2011– )
Episode:
A Conversation About Growing Up Black
(2015)
Documentary
Directors: Joe Brewster, Perri Peltz