In 1999, 9-year-old Emmanuel Sanford-Durant and his Washington, D.C., family began to film their daily lives in America's most dangerous…
Race in America: The Black Experience
Sponsored by William A. Kerr Foundation
Jacqueline Olive
In the small town of Bladenboro, N.C., 17-year-old Lennon Lacy was found hanging from a swing set on Aug. 29, 2014. Despite inconsistencies in the…
Roger Ross Williams
Helmed by Oscar- and Emmy-winning director Roger Ross Williams, “The Apollo” chronicles the unique history and contemporary legacy of the New York…
Brian Schodorf
Much is said about the violence that plagues Chicago’s hyper-segregated communities. But what is known about the systems that created them, the…
Chinonye Chukwu
In Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner “Clemency,” years of carrying out death-row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams (…
Judith Helfand
Chicago suffered the worst heat disaster in U.S history in 1995, when 739 residents — mostly elderly and black — died over the course of one week…
Gretchen Hildebran & Vivian Vazquez
In the 1970s, the Bronx was on fire. Left unprotected by the city government, nearly a half-million people were displaced as their close-knit,…
An exploration of the many varieties of art, from tattooing to quilting to cartooning to beading to painting.
A program that explores the black experience from a multiplicity of perspectives.
Danielle Beverly
Iconic Chicago record store Dusty Groove has been buying vinyl collections for 20 years. But how can you put a price tag on something so personal…
Destin Daniel Cretton
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, "Just Mercy" follows young civil-rights attorney Bryan Stevenson (“Black Panther’s” Michael B. Jordan…
Alexander John Glustrom
Mossville, La., is a shadow of its former self. Once a community rich in natural resources and history, Mossville was founded by formerly enslaved…
Andrew Elizaga & Tia Young
Because of the steady exodus of African Americans from the rapidly gentrifying, historically black neighborhood of Seattle’s Central District, the…
Rashaad Ernesto Green
On a summer night in Harlem during her last months at home before starting college, 17-year-old poet Ayanna (co-writer Zora Howard) meets Isaiah (…
Van Maximilian Carlson
“Princess of the Row” tells a heart-wrenching tale about the powerful bond between a father and daughter. Alicia Willis (Tayler Buck) — a 12-year-…
LIsa Cortés & Farah X
“The Remix” tells the story of how hip-hop changed fashion, leading to the stratospheric rise of street wear around the world. The film takes…
Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan's much-lauded short documentary (U.S., 2019, 28 min.) — which debuted at Tribeca and is one of the first films from…
Trey Edward Shults
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, “Waves” traces the epic…
Roberto Minervini
In the summer of 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African-American men sends shock waves throughout the country. In New Orleans,…