André Holland
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1979-12-28
Locus Natus: Bessemer, Alabama, USA
Et ut: Андре Холлэнд
Shirley
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
release : 2024.03.15popularis : 15.58
Sugar
Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his...
release : 2008.04.03popularis : 12.29
Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches
Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...
release : 2022.02.23popularis : 2.382
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts
Sarah Sparks is pregnant and feeling wholly ambivalent, despite her boyfriend's pure enthusiasm. A committed tech-geek, she fears she is more...
release : 2011.06.10popularis : 3.803
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In 1946, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, took a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous colour line when he...
release : 2013.04.12popularis : 48.125
Black or White
A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.
release : 2014.09.06popularis : 11.341
The Dutchman
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a...
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 1.154
Lost Nation
Winter is closing in on a woman caretaker in rural New Hampshire, with only a visiting loon for company; but when a strange man appears, is he savior...
release : 2023.10.12popularis : 1.049
Selma
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous...
release : 2014.12.25popularis : 17.879
Once Again... (Statues Never Die)
An immersive installation by the artist and filmmaker. "Coda" to Looking for Langston.
release : 2022.06.19popularis : 2.964
Exhibiting Forgiveness
Utilizing his paintings to find freedom from his past, a Black artist on the path to success is derailed by an unexpected visit from his estranged...
release : 2024.10.18popularis : 5.173
The Actor
New York actor Paul Cole is beaten and left for dead in 1950s Ohio. Stripped of his memory and stranded in a mysterious small town, Paul struggles to...
release : 1970.01.01popularis : 2.646
Moonlight
The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences...
release : 2016.10.21popularis : 24.049
A Wrinkle in Time
After the disappearance of her scientist father, three peculiar beings send Meg, her brother, and her friend to space in order to find him.
release : 2018.03.08popularis : 15.74
Monograph: Lincoln Theatre
When actor Andre Holland learned about Bessemer's Lincoln THeatre - and that the dilapidated building was for sale - he bought it and enlisted his...
release : 2024.08.19popularis : 1.313
Miracle at St. Anna
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in...
release : 2008.09.15popularis : 21.116
Bride Wars
Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
release : 2009.01.09popularis : 27.161
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People
Documentary film on events that happened on August 28th in African-American history, shown at the Smithsonian African-American History Museum.
release : 2017.08.26popularis : 2.262
High Flying Bird
During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.
release : 2019.01.27popularis : 9.387
Last Call
A snapshot into the lives of a group of New Yorkers whose dreams, dramas, crucial and not so crucial decisions, intersect at a bar over the course of...
release : 2008.11.01popularis : 1.869
Battle at Big Rock
A family's camping trip at Big Rock National Park becomes a terrifying fight for survival.
release : 2019.09.15popularis : 10.045
Passing
In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.
release : 2021.10.27popularis : 8.695
The Six Day Race: The Story of Marshall 'Major' Taylor
Documentary short about the six day bicycle race in New York and cyclist Marshall 'Major' Taylor.
release : 2018.04.01popularis : 2.374
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in WWII, was pulled from a bus for arguing with the...
release : 2021.03.30popularis : 2.373
Bones and All
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter....
release : 2022.11.18popularis : 32.273