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- Coming of age tragedy about a young African American female (Desiree) who loses her life to bad decisions and the fast life.
- In 1937, after seeing a photo depicting the lynching of a black man in the south, Bronx-born high school teacher Abel Meeropol wrote a poem entitled "Strange Fruit" that begins with the words: "Southern trees bear a strange fruit / Blood on the leaves and blood at the root." He set the poem to music and a few years later convinced Billie Holiday to record it in a legendary heartbreaking performance. Intertwining jazz genealogy, biography, performance footage, and the history of lynching, director Joel Katz fashions a fascinating discovery of the lost story behind a true American classic.
- William Boyals, a successful, black, gay attorney in New York, is drawn back to the small, rural Louisiana town he long ago escaped from to investigate the lynching of a black gay childhood friend.
- Muraki is a failure in his job as a salesman and has to deal with his wife's disappointment and criticism at home. One day, after sleeping in a park, he happens upon two women who look like they've been victims of a sexual assault. He helps them but as night comes an increasingly twisted mindgame unfolds between the involved parties and it is no longer certain who's the victim and who's the perpetrator.
- A male prostitute, Alphy, down on his luck, visits a co-op farm in hopes to turn his life around but what begins as a welcoming time quickly turns into a mysterious and inescapable trap.
- A black painter in 1948 Georgia faces racism after becoming involved with voter registration.
- A young biracial girl's journey to discover her true origins. Born both Korean and African-American, young Mei Park is raised for ten years of her life believing she is only Korean. Her world is suddenly turned upside down after she discovers everything she was told is a lie.
- In 1968, under a haze of publicity, The Beatles opened their collective door to all manner of musicians, writers and artists. Strange Fruit: The Beatles' Apple Records is the story of a record label which came to exist under extraordinary circumstances, produced some extraordinary records and was operated under the most extraordinary guidelines.
- The daily routine of father and son is interrupted by an encounter of an unfamiliar boy, different from them in color. An allegory to racism as an acquired cultural epidemic, the story discusses the question of personal conscience versus education and environment. Can we really insist on our personal belief system, when what we must believe in, is dictated to us? The film presents how easily we acquire fear and hatred of foreigners, as well as how easily we might become the 'strangers' and 'others' ourselves.
- There is something special about stopping in an empty field and looking around after having walked quietly in nature for an hour or more.
- A young man finds himself in captivity and sets out to find the answers to save his life.
- A History of Detroit culture video that was part of a Destroy All Monsters installation, first shown at the Boyman's Museum in Holland, 1998.
- A reinterpretation of the poem by Abel Meeropol in modern times, October travels down Middle American Main Street and finds himself trapped in a fatal cycle. At the end of the day, Who is to Blame? The Fruit or the Root?
- Short animated film that contrasts pastoral scenes of the Old South with the racial violence that occured during the Jim Crow era in the United States.
- This film is a metaphor for all the violence that is there in the history of mankind. Despite 2 world wars and endless massacres we don't learn anything from our past. A tree looks like a nuclear mushroom. The choice is ours if we want to utilize our power for construction or total annihilation.
- This film situates the perils of young Black boys in early childhood education within the broader context of the historical oppression of Black men in America. It examines the challenges facing young Black boys in the American educational system, and includes recommendations for enhancing their experiences via a focus on program quality enhancement for Black children, culturally responsive programming, greater attention to nutrition and health concerns, parent involvement, reforming the teacher training process, and community based mentoring. Interviews are conducted with a variety of experts across disciplines who examine critical issues from their perspectives.
- The history of the iconic song "Strange Fruit" and how its incredible power, stemming from the horror of its lynching theme, Billie Holiday's tremendous rendering and its haunting melody, helped eradicate the practice of lynching in America. Over 4,0000 African-Americans were lynched from the late 19th century through World War II, yet lynching remained a taboo subject for White America. The song was a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement, and ignited a culture of protest in the music industry, inspiring artists such as Nina Simone. Both the song's author, Abel Meeropol, and its singer, Billie Holiday, cared so deeply about the heinous impact of lynching that they were willing to promote the song at great personal and professional risk, both ultimately suffering as a result.