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1) Ganja & Hess
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 113 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Flirting with the conventions of blaxploitation and the horror cinema, Bill Gunn's revolutionary independent film Ganja and Hess is a highly stylized and utterly original treatise on sex, religion, and African American identity. Duane Jones (Night of the living dead) stars as anthropologist Hess Green, who is stabbed with an ancient ceremonial dagger by his unstable assistant (director Bill Gunn), endowing him with the blessing of immortality, and...
3) Queen & Slim
Publisher
Universal
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman, are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results, when the man kills the police officer in self-defense. Terrified and in fear for their lives, the man, a retail employee, and the woman, a criminal defense lawyer, are forced to go on the run. But the incident is captured on video and goes viral, and the couple unwittingly...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (1 hr. 36 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a successful African-American author buys a house on an exclusive New England resort island, local law enforcement mistake him for a thief and nearly kill him in a hilariously bungled attempt to protect the estate. But things go from loony to just plain wacky when the town's Police Chief attempts to cover up the embarrassing details of the event by planting a convicted criminal in the house to take the rap!
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Edition
40th anniversary special ed.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 92 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set against the stirrings of the civil rights movement and a rising wave of burgeoning Black pride. This tells the story of Duff, a railroad section hand who is forced to confront racial prejudice and self-denial when he falls in love with Josie, an educated preacher's daughter. An uplifting story about a man and a woman whose love overcomes racial and class barriers.
7) Waves
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the vibrant landscape of South Florida, and featuring an astonishing ensemble of award-winning actors and breakouts alike, this film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father, as they navigate love, forgiveness and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. A heartrending story about the universal capacity for compassion and growth even in the darkest of times....
Series
Publisher
Urban Works Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dominique and Blair are a young couple on their way up the ladder of wealth and social status. But when Dominique falls for Joshua, a working man, she must make a choice between the comfort and money represented by Blair, and the romantic ideal of Joshua.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1106
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fictional account of one amazing night where icons Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown gathered discussing their roles in the Civil Rights Movement and cultural turmoil of the '60s.
10) Almos' a man
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (51 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the short story by Richard Wright. A black teenage farm worker believes that owning a gun is a mark of maturity.
11) Men of honor
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Special ed.; Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The courageous story of an African-American sailor who dared to dream of becoming a U.S. Navy Master Diver. Despite a ruthless training officer and a tragic shipboard accident, Carl's iron will is never broken. Against all odds, he pushes on to achieve the impossible.
12) Friday
Publisher
New Line Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ice Cube as Craig gets mixed up with his crazy friend Smokey who must pay back Deebo or he'll never see Saturday, unfortunately nobody has the money to help him.
13) John Henry
Publisher
Koch Vision
Pub. Date
c2005, 1987
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Big as a mountain, with arms as big as oak trees, John Henry must prove he can do his job better than a machine.
14) Stormy weather
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 77 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dancing great Bill Williamson takes a look back on the beginnings of his career and his romance with fellow rising star Selina. Their romance is brief because Selina does not want to settle down. The movie includes an all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway.
15) Carmen Jones
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.
16) Haunted mansion
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by the classic theme park attraction, this film is about a woman and her son who enlist a motley crew of so-called spiritual experts to help rid their home of supernatural squatters."--container.
17) Malcolm X
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (201 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Screen version of the life of Malcolm X, who through his religious conversion to Islam, found the strength to rise up from a criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (165 min.) : sd., col. & b&w ; 4 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
The River Niger: A house-painter/poet struggles to support his cancer-plagued wife. Death of a prophet: Combines documentary footage with reenactments to weave a fascinating work. A suspense thriller which follows the events in the final 24 hours of the life of religious and political leader Malcolm X.
19) Till
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Till is a profoundly emotional and cinematic film about the true story of Mamie Till Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi. In Mamie's poignant journey of grief turned to action, we see the universal power of a mother's ability to change the world."--container.
20) 12 years a slave
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The harrowing account of a black man, born free in New York State, who was drugged, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in 1841. Having no way to contact his family, and fearing for his life if he told the truth, Solomon Northup was sold from plantation to plantation in Louisiana, toiling under cruel masters for twelve years before meeting Samuel Bass, a Canadian who finally put him in touch with his family, and helped start the process to regain his...
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