Stanley Nelson Movies
- 2021
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day82021HD
This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.
- 2010
Freedom Riders
Freedom Riders7.62010HD
This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous experiment designed to awaken the conscience of a...
- 2022
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Becoming Frederick Douglass6.52022HD
In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using...
- 2025
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
Critical Condition: Health in Black America02025HD
Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease than White Americans, and their life expectancy...
- 2024
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
Sister Úna Lived a Good Death02024HD
Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna—a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholic nun dedicated to social justice—chooses to live as...
- 2004
A Place of Our Own
A Place of Our Own02004HD
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.
- 1985
Frederick Douglass: An American Life
Frederick Douglass: An American Life01985HD
This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
- 2019
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
BOSS: The Black Experience in Business62019HD
The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent are the names and experiences of African...
- 2020
Vick
Vick6.82020HD
A comprehensive reminisce at each chapter of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s saga–the incredible rise, shocking fall and polarizing...
- 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas02012HD
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world...
- 2017
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities8.12017HD
A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and...
- 2023
Sydney G. James: How We See Us
Sydney G. James: How We See Us02023HD
Visual artist/muralist, Sydney G. James, draws inspiration from her hometown of Detroit as she addresses the status of Black women in society, police...
- 2017
Gavin Grimm vs.
Gavin Grimm vs.52017HD
In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let him use the bathroom of his choice. He was ready...
- 2021
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre7.3332021HD
Executive produced by NBA superstar and philanthropist Russell Westbrook, and directed by Peabody and Emmy-Award® winning director Stanley Nelson...
- 1987
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker01987HD
Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.
- 2023
Bulls and Saints
Bulls and Saints02023HD
After 20 years of living in the United States, an undocumented family decides to return home. Little do they know it will be the most difficult...
- 2023
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology02023HD
Filmmaker Sergio Rapu follows Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and...
- 2004
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise02004HD
On May 17, 1954, in its decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the doctrine of "separate but equal," ending...
- 2008
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans02008HD
The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground...
- 2017
Picket Line
Picket Line02017HD
One week before Donald Trump was elected, 700 workers—many of whom were Trump supporters—walked out of the Momentive chemical plant in...