A 17 year-old student is forced to get off the fence he has actively sat on all his life to stand up for himself, his whanau (family) and his future in this heartwarming story of identity.
Casts Julian Dennison, Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, James Rolleston, Erana James, Ihaka Kelly, Mabelle Dennison, Jada Fa’atui, Aleni Tufuga, Craig Hall
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Nickel Boys
The Passion of Remembrance
Flight of the Swan
Bringing Down the House
Belizaire the Cajun
Pas de pain pas de gain
Beauty Shop
The South Stand
Porky's
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
In the Heat of the Night
Zinzan
Jemima + Johnny
Longsince
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
Amok
The Brighton Miracle
The Venerable W.
1st of May: All Belongs to You
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
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Nickel Boys
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 2024
Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.The Passion of Remembrance
IMDB 0 | Jan , 1986
Co-directed by Blackwood and Julien, the first full-length feature film by Sankofa Film and Video offers a radical and necessary interrogation into what constitutes 'post-colonial' identity at a time of political and social restlessness in Britain. Set within an isolated desert landscape contrasted with recognizable scenes of the intensity of family life, this vanguard work demonstrates the richness and variety of the black experience; it is a poetic and hard-hitting commentary on the complexities of race, gender and sexuality.Flight of the Swan
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1992
A young girl leaves her Nigerian village to attend a ballet school in England. Fascinated by Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake, she dreams of performing as lead ballerina Princess Odette, but the girls in her close-minded ballet school mock her ideas of a 'black swan'.Bringing Down the House
IMDB 6 | Mar , 2003
Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating and lucks out when he starts chatting with a fellow lawyer. The two agree to meet in the flesh, but the woman he meets — an escaped African-American convict named Charlene — is not what he expected. Peter is freaked out, but Charlene tries to convince him to take her case and prove her innocence. Along the way, she wreaks havoc on his middle-class life as he gets a lesson in learning to lighten up.Belizaire the Cajun
IMDB 5.3 | Jun , 1986
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who don't see eye to eye with local racists who wish to eradicate all Cajuns. Complicating matters is that Belizaire's former flame is now married to his biggest rival, an affluent landowner's son. Before he knows it, Belizaire is caught up in a web of murder, lies, and prejudice.Pas de pain pas de gain
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2009
Beauty Shop
IMDB 6.3 | Apr , 2005
Far from Chicago, hairdresser Gina Norris has relocated to Atlanta with her daughter and has quickly established herself as a rare talent in her profession. But after repeatedly butting heads with her shady, over-the-top boss, Jorge, Norris sets out to create her own salon -- even snagging a few of Jorge's employees and clients. Now, Jorge will do anything to shut her down.The South Stand
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2025
Porky's
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1981
In 1954 Florida, a group of high school boys head to a strip club in the Everglades in an attempt to lose their collective virginity. When the club's owner and his sheriff brother swindle them out of their money and embarrass them, the boys plan revenge.Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
IMDB 7 | Jan , 1996
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he is) and grandmother (who likes to talk tough and smoke reefer), he falls in with his gang-banging cousin Loc Dog, who along with the requisite pistols and Uzi carries a thermo-nuclear warhead for self-defense. Will Ashtray be able to keep living the straight life?In the Heat of the Night
IMDB 7.7 | Aug , 1967
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie, the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth.Zinzan
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2017
After his son insists on bringing his boyfriend to practice, a rugby-mad father fears for his son’s chances of getting onto the national team.Jemima + Johnny
IMDB 0 | Sep , 1966
A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.Longsince
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2022
In 1980s Apartheid South Africa, a woman's tenuous relationship with her boyfriend is threatened by memories of a past lover, and the possibility of their re-entry into her life.Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
IMDB 7 | Oct , 2022
When the Primm family moves to New York City, their young son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends. All of that changes when he discovers Lyle — a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music — living in the attic of his new home. But when Lyle’s existence is threatened by evil neighbor Mr. Grumps, the Primms must band together to show the world that family can come from the most unexpected places.Amok
IMDB 0 | Apr , 1983
A rural teacher discovers the harsh realities of his South Africa.The Brighton Miracle
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2019
Inspired by true events, the story begins with Japanese rugby officials dwelling on a humiliating anniversary, a 145-17 defeat by the New Zealand All Blacks in the 1995 World Cup. Officials question their decision to appoint Eddie Jones, to coach their national team for the 2015 World Cup. Jones plans to defy convention in order to put a stop to Japan being the laughing stock of world rugby.The Venerable W.
IMDB 6.6 | Jun , 2017
A view of the religious tensions between Muslims and Buddhist through the portrait of the Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu, leader of anti-Muslim movement in Myanmar.1st of May: All Belongs to You
IMDB 5.4 | Feb , 2008
An eleven-year-old Turkish boy, two young men from a small town, and a cuckolded policeman from the sticks all find their way to Berlin on May Day, where, in the district of Kreuzberg, emotions come to the boil every year.Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
IMDB 5.2 | Mar , 1971
After saving a Black Panther from some racist cops, a black male prostitute goes on the run from "the man" with the help of the ghetto community and some disillusioned Hells Angels.