Killer of Sheep
An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.
Askatu : 1978.11.14Ospea : 5.436
Daughters of the Dust
In 1902, an African-American family living on a sea island off the coast of South Carolina prepares to move to the North.
Askatu : 1991.01.24Ospea : 4.732
Passing Through
Eddie Warmack, an African American jazz musician, is released from prison for the killing of a white gangster. Not willing to play for the mobsters...
Askatu : 1977.08.06Ospea : 3.036
To Sleep with Anger
An enigmatic drifter from the South comes to visit an old acquaintance who now lives in South-Central LA.
Askatu : 1990.10.12Ospea : 2.909
Emma Mae
A naive young woman moves from the South to stay with her aunt and uncle in Compton. As an outsider, she struggles at first to find her footing, but...
Askatu : 1976.11.12Ospea : 2.29
Bless Their Little Hearts
Charlie Banks, chronically unemployed, struggles to find dignity and a meaning for life in the impoverished Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts.
Askatu : 1984.12.12Ospea : 1.789
Penitentiary
A hitchhiker named Martel Gordone gets in a fight with two bikers over a prostitute, and one of the bikers is killed. Gordone is arrested and sent to...
Askatu : 1979.12.01Ospea : 1.782
ምርት ሦስት ሺህ ዓመት
In this meditative film the everyday lives of poor Ethiopian peasants are shown using documentary as well as storytelling techniques, with its drama...
Askatu : 1975.09.01Ospea : 1.072
Bush Mama
The story of Dorothy and her husband T.C. He is a discharged Vietnam veteran who thought he would return home to a "hero's welcome." Instead he is...
Askatu : 1979.09.01Ospea : 2.072
My Brother's Wedding
A young African-American man, living in Los Angeles without direction in his life, reluctantly agrees to be the best man for his brother, an upwardly...
Askatu : 1983.09.13Ospea : 0.912
Ashes and Embers
Ashes and Embers is an original screenplay by Haile Gerima, about a Vietnam veteran, who, several years after the war, is struggling to come to terms...
Askatu : 1982.11.17Ospea : 1.095
Daydream Therapy
Daydream Therapy is set to Nina Simone’s haunting rendition of “Pirate Jenny” and concludes with Archie Shepp’s “Things...
Askatu : 1977.07.25Ospea : 0.214
Gidget Meets Hondo
Filmed in response to the LAPD’s shooting of Eulia Love in 1979, Gidget Meets Hondo opens with stills taken by Bernard Nicolas of a...
Askatu : 1980.10.10Ospea : 0.112