An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.
Casts Jung Hui Lee, Rodney King, Daryl Gates, Tom Bradley, Magic Johnson, Soon Ja Du
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Dancing Before the Moon
Excellent Cadavers
Black Hawk Down
The Queen
Seadrift
Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me
Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life
The Truth lies in Rostock
Bagage
Malcolm X
Stamped from the Beginning
Hollywood Rated 'R'
White Out, Black In
The Red Elvis
Who are we? Psychoanalysis of Ukrainians
Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work
Hultsfred - berättelsen om en musikfestival
How Love Moves
Sounds of the Desert
The American Love Affair
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Dancing Before the Moon
IMDB 0 | May , 2023
Comprising new and archival footage, this film observes rituals performed by the South Asian, African, and Caribbean diaspora in Britain, demonstrating an appreciation of land, community values, and the universe we share with other species and planets.Excellent Cadavers
IMDB 6.1 | Oct , 1999
Palermo, Sicily, 1984. Examining magistrate Giovanni Falcone allies with Tomasso Buscetta, a former mobster, to defeat the clan of Corleone, the ruthless Mafia faction that rules Cosa Nostra with an iron hand, cruelly eliminating all those who dare to oppose its immense power: other criminals, policemen, judges, even innocent civilians. One of them wants revenge, the other wants justice. But only one can survive such an unequal fight.Black Hawk Down
IMDB 7.4 | Dec , 2001
When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.The Queen
IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2006
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning.Seadrift
IMDB 6 | Jan , 2019
On August 3rd, 1979, a Vietnamese refugee shoots and kills a white crab fisherman at the town docks in Seadrift, TX. What began as a fishing dispute erupts in violence and ignites a resurgence of the KKK and open hostilities against the Vietnamese along the Gulf Coast. Set during the early days of Vietnamese refugee arrival, “Seadrift” examines the circumstances that led up to the shooting, its tumultuous aftermath, and the unexpected consequences that continue to reverberate today.Anton Ferdinand: Football, Racism and Me
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 2020
Former professional footballer Anton Ferdinand explores the issue of racial abuse in the game from a personal perspective. Following a sharp rise in reported incidents of racial abuse in football, Anton talks for the first time about his own highly publicised 2011 incident with the former England captain John Terry. Anton wants to understand his own story and find out what needs to be done to address the problem of racism in the game today. He also confronts the online abuse he has experienced since, which has affected his mental health, his career and the lives of his loved onesVisions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2011
Weaving together the voices of women entangled in the criminal justice system, along with leading scholars on prison abolition, this film provides a critical analysis of the disfunctionality and violence of the prison system.The Truth lies in Rostock
IMDB 4.8 | Jan , 1993
Bagage
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2016
Malcolm X
IMDB 7.5 | Nov , 1992
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.Stamped from the Beginning
IMDB 6.1 | Nov , 2023
Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.Hollywood Rated 'R'
IMDB 5.1 | Jun , 1997
A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.White Out, Black In
IMDB 6.6 | Sep , 2014
Shots fired inside a club frequented by black Brazilians in the outskirts of Brasilia leave two men wounded. A third man arrives from the future in order to investigate the incident and prove that the fault lies in the repressive society.The Red Elvis
IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 2007
A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.Who are we? Psychoanalysis of Ukrainians
IMDB 9.3 | Dec , 2021
Frantz Fanon: His Life, His Struggle, His Work
IMDB 10 | Nov , 2001
It is the evocation of a life as brief as it is dense. An encounter with a dazzling thought, that of Frantz Fanon, a psychiatrist of West Indian origin, who will reflect on the alienation of black people. It is the evocation of a man of reflection who refuses to close his eyes, of the man of action who devoted himself body and soul to the liberation struggle of the Algerian people and who will become, through his political commitment, his fight, and his writings, one of the figures of the anti-colonialist struggle. Before being killed at the age of 36 by leukemia, on December 6, 1961. His body was buried by Chadli Bendjedid, who later became Algerian president, in Algeria, at the Chouhadas cemetery (cemetery of war martyrs ). With him, three of his works are buried: “Black Skin, White Masks”, “L’An V De La Révolution Algérien” and “The Wretched of the Earth”.Hultsfred - berättelsen om en musikfestival
IMDB 6 | May , 2023
In the early 80s, some bored young people in Hultsfred arrange a gig with the bands Ebba Grön and Dag Vag. It will be the starting point for what would become Sweden's biggest music festival.How Love Moves
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2023
Following Shamim Khan’s and his co-workers’ daily care for the Islamic Delhi Gate Cemetery over the last two years, the film attempts to comprehend an event unprecedented in the recent history of the world – the COVID-19 pandemic – through the eyes of a keeper of the dead.Sounds of the Desert
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
A visual odyssey of Sun Ra concepts through their followers - Marshall Allen and Abshalom Ben Shlomo. The film follows Sun Ra Arkestra band members and their journey across the desert, a promised land where Sun Ra once created his identity. Navigating through an astro-galactic world of sound, they find a reason to fight racism, injustice and vanity of the modern world - all through inner wisdom of music and sound. It's a story of infinite peace in a troubled world. An utopian planet where Sun Ra and his prophets celebrate the divine wealth of their spirits.The American Love Affair
IMDB 0 | Apr , 2025
A film by Lee Rhoads uses unique archival photographs and footage of Los Angeles's love affair with automobiles. In the opening scene, a classic glimpse of Los Angeles and its car owners circa the 1970s is offered, and it deftly relates the transit history of the Los Angeles basin, beginning in the late 1800s.