Stanley Nelson Movies

  • 2021
    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

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    This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
  • 2010
    Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

    Freedom Riders

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    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...

    Freedom Riders
  • 2022
    Becoming Frederick Douglass

    Becoming Frederick Douglass

    Becoming Frederick Douglass

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    In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using...

    Becoming Frederick Douglass
  • 2025
    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

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    Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease than White Americans, and their life expectancy...

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America
  • 2024
    Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

    Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

    Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

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    Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna—a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholic nun dedicated to social justice—chooses to live as...

    Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
  • 2004
    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

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    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.

    A Place of Our Own
  • 1985
    Frederick Douglass: An American Life

    Frederick Douglass: An American Life

    Frederick Douglass: An American Life

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    This director's cut of the William Greaves' documentary short film dramatizes the life and deeds of the noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

    Frederick Douglass: An American Life
  • 2019
    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

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    The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent are the names and experiences of African...

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
  • 2020
    Vick

    Vick

    Vick

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    A comprehensive reminisce at each chapter of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s saga–the incredible rise, shocking fall and polarizing...

    Vick
  • 2012
    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas

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    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world...

    Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas
  • 2017
    Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

    Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

    Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

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    A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American dream—Black colleges and...

    Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
  • 2023
    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

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    Visual artist/muralist, Sydney G. James, draws inspiration from her hometown of Detroit as she addresses the status of Black women in society, police...

    Sydney G. James: How We See Us
  • 2017
    Gavin Grimm vs.

    Gavin Grimm vs.

    Gavin Grimm vs.

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    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...

    Gavin Grimm vs.
  • 2021
    Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

    Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

    Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre

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    Executive produced by NBA superstar and philanthropist Russell Westbrook, and directed by Peabody and Emmy-Award® winning director Stanley Nelson...

    Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre
  • 1987
    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

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    Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  • 2023
    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

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    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...

    Bulls and Saints
  • 2023
    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

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    Filmmaker Sergio Rapu follows Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and...

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
  • 2004
    Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

    Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

    Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise

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    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...

    Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
  • 2008
    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

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    The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground...

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
  • 2017
    Picket Line

    Picket Line

    Picket Line

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    One week before Donald Trump was elected, 700 workers—many of whom were Trump supporters—walked out of the Momentive chemical plant in...

    Picket Line