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- DirectorBaran bo OdarStarsJamie FoxxMichelle MonaghanDermot MulroneyA cop with a connection to the criminal underworld scours a nightclub in search of his kidnapped son.
- DirectorAaron GreerSeth PanitchStarsMorgan AuldChristopher LivingstonLamman RuckerIt's 1967, and Meharry Medical School has just admitted its first white student. Now Eli Rosenberg and Michael DuBois, a black student struggling to live up to his father's mighty legacy,must work together to survive the turbulent 1960s.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsCassie VenturaKenny WormaldDena KaplanA college student drops out to use her talents as a dancer in the community. She rents a failing theatre to put on a hip-hop production of 'Romeo and Juliet,' but arguments between the cast members threaten to ruin the entire project.
- DirectorMichael WilsonStarsMaggie GraceAdam BrodyElizabeth McGovernSet in the year 1977, two women look to integrate their small town, inspired by the miniseries "Roots" as it hits the airwaves.
- DirectorCynthia MortStarsZoe SaldanaDavid OyelowoKevin MamboThe story of the late jazz musician and classical pianist Nina Simone, including her rise to fame and relationship with her manager Clifton Henderson.
- DirectorRobert BudreauStarsEthan HawkeCarmen EjogoCallum Keith RennieA re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
- DirectorThomas K. PhillipsStarsJeremiah TrotterThomas C. Bartley Jr.Clifton PowellThe North Star is the story of Benjamin "Big Ben" Jones and Moses Hopkins, two slaves who escaped from a Virginia plantation and made their way to freedom in Buckingham, Pennsylvania in 1849. Big Ben's 6 foot 10 inch size and a record bounty for his safe return make him the focus of every slave hunter on the east coast. Their journey exposes them to danger and cruelty; however it also exposes them to the unexpected kindness of the people involved in the Underground Railroad. These experiences will change Ben and Moses forever. Upon reaching the relative safety of Mt. Gilead Church on Buckingham Mountain, Ben and Moses get to experience life as free men and cross paths with historical figures such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Joshua and Jonathan Fell. Their freedom also allows them to experience heroism, romance and treachery.
- DirectorRZAStarsJohn David WashingtonCommonLorraine ToussaintAzealia Banks, Jill Scott, Lucien Laviscount, and Common lead this inspiring, music-filled story of a struggling rapper looking to find her own voice.
- StarsNick CannonLil MamaCarl Anthony Payne IIA singer with a diva attitude manages to take the music industry by storm . But wonders at what cost . Aaliyah 1979 -2001
- DirectorMatthew DiamondKenny LeonStarsCommonAmber RileyUzo AdubaA live production of the 1975 Broadway musical, "The Wiz," which put a modern spin on the classic "Wizard of Oz" tale with a cast of African-American actors.
- DirectorArthur MuhammadStarsCharles S. DuttonVivica A. FoxPooch HallDuring the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. This is the story of four of the student athletes whose off the field activities cost them their future.
- DirectorDon CheadleStarsDon CheadleEmayatzy CorinealdiEwan McGregorAn exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
- DirectorDavid M. RosenthalStarsSanaa LathanMichael EalyMorris ChestnutAfter breaking up with her boyfriend, a professional woman gets involved with a man who seems almost too good to be true.
- DirectorBrendan Gabriel MurphyStarsTom PelphreyNatalie HallMethod ManA young man's life is on a losing streak until he gets the old cell number of a major basketball star nicknamed The Saint and starts using it to get VIP access to A List parties. He's living the good life. Until his idol finds out.
- DirectorAlex KendrickStarsPriscilla C. ShirerT.C. StallingsKaren AbercrombieA seemingly perfect family looks to fix their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman.
- DirectorR. Malcolm JonesStarsErika AlexanderVanessa BadenSharlene BetancourtSecrets is a gritty story filled with hope and the will to survive.
- DirectorJean-Claude La MarreStarsRobert Ri'chardTyson BeckfordDeRay DavisLife for a struggling college student changes in an instant when he meets the owner of a male strip club who convinces him to give amateur night a whirl.
- DirectorJamal HillStarsKeke PalmerCory HardrictRomeo MillerSet on the backdrop of Philadelphia's famed Overbrook High School, we track the lives of the nations number one high school basketball player Sergio Taylor as he deals with the early pressures of hood fame.
- DirectorPeter CousensStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Sharon LealDavid RascheTwo men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856, slave Samuel Woodward and his family escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave-hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave ship sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great-grandfather, whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.
- DirectorChristopher ErskinStarsKimberly EliseDenzel WhitakerLoretta DevineThe story of a 41 year old woman who goes back to college to finish up her last year of school. While there, she becomes good friends with a classmate, who turns out to be the son she gave up 20 years earlier.
- DirectorAngela BassettStarsYaya DaCostaArlen EscarpetaYolonda RossA chronicle of Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown.
- DirectorPaul D. HannahStarsRochelle AytesBrian WhiteDeRay DavisMy Favorite Five is a romantic comedy with hilarious twists and turns. Hailey is a self-proclaimed serial dater who has no interest in marriage, kids or a picket fence. Hailey does however enjoy the company of men, five to be exact. She believes no one man can posses all five of her most coveted qualities. She works as a recovery specialist for a glorified corporate collection agency that specializes in the "million dollar debtor". Hailey's methods are scandalous, but gets the job done. Soon Hailey meets Christopher, her next mark, who has sworn off women and has no interest in her. As the five falls from the flock one by one, Hailey has to cross lines to get the one man who has it all.
- DirectorPrincess Monique FilmzStarsLeToya LuckettCleo AnthonyTaraji P. HensonSet in the picturesque backdrop of New York, "Seasons of Love" is a romantic, soulful holiday drama about two people who struggle to find love against the odds, while reconciling with the past and learning the true value of family.
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsKaridja TouréAssa SyllaLindsay KaramohA girl with few real prospects joins a gang, reinventing herself and gaining a sense of self confidence in the process. However, she soon finds that this new life does not necessarily make her any happier.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsSharon LealBoris KodjoeJohn NewbergA gallerist risks her family and flourishing career when she enters into an affair with a talented painter and slowly loses control of her life.
- DirectorGina Prince-BythewoodStarsGugu Mbatha-RawNate ParkerMinnie DriverThe pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
- DirectorArthur MuhammadStarsKel MitchellElise NealThomas Mikal FordVERNON RICHARDSON and IMANI TOWNSEND meet unexpectedly at a cozy Jazz club, unpretentious, and unaware, they're a match made for heaven on a popular internet dating website. They fall in love with the people they really are, but the influence of life's circumstances and false expectations keep them apart. However, their pseudo internet personalities keep them closer than they know. Vernon, an aspiring writer, takes a job at Townsend Publishing, run by Imani, setting up the ultimate serendipitous showdown with destiny...the two Vernons and the two Imanis shall certainly meet. His game of borrowing cars and money to impress the love of his life is soon discovered, leaving Imani heartbroken, so he makes a promise to make it up to her if she will just give him a second chance at a first impression. A bright, modern, refreshing and romantic comedy
- DirectorStephen TolkinStarsWhoopi GoldbergVing RhamesKimberly EliseWorried that her next asthma attack may kill her, a woman (Whoopi Goldberg) tries to solve the problems of her estranged husband (Ving Rhames) and their four adult children (Kimberly Elise, Tichina Arnold, Mekhi Phifer, Anika Noni Rose)
- DirectorStuart ConnellyStarsMekhi PhiferWilliam SadlerSterling K. BrownTwo African American social scientists pose as bank robbers in an effort to understand the racial dynamics of small-town law enforcement. However, their experiment takes an unplanned, deadly turn.
- DirectorZeresenay MehariStarsMeron GetnetTizita HagereAbel AbebeA young lawyer travels to an Ethiopian village to represent Hirut, a 14-year-old girl who shot her would-be husband as he and others were practicing one of the nation's oldest traditions: abduction into marriage.
- DirectorMark HarrisStarsDarrin Dewitt HensonChristian KeyesLamman RuckerAfter Robert is fired from his own father's company, he feels like his luck has run out - until Morgan enters into his life.
- DirectorFarhad MannStarsBruce DernKristanna LokenJosé María YazpikTwo intertwined families, one American, one Mexican, and their fight to save three year old illegal Angelina from deportation.
- DirectorJeymes SamuelStarsGiancarlo EspositoKelly HuRosario DawsonFour outlaws with a bounty on each head, set a date for a shootout in Langston, Oklahoma. The last man takes the collective bounty. Violence and mayhem ensue.
- DirectorLeila DjansiStarsGarcelle BeauvaisBrian WhiteLynn WhitfieldNatalie resorts to picking up the pieces of her life after her husband leaves her for the family he has outside. she falls in love with Darrell, but he has secrets of his own. Can Natalie handle any more secrets?
- DirectorDarrell RoodtStarsJennifer HudsonTerrence HowardElias KoteasA drama that chronicles the life of Winnie Mandela from her childhood through her marriage and her husband's incarceration.
- DirectorGary WheelerStarsRomeo MillerMarques HoustonTerrill PattersonEstablished entertainment columnist Parker (Keshia Knight Pulliam) begins to re-evaluate her platonic feelings towards her sports-fanatic best friend Aaron (Romeo Miller) in this charming rom-com about balancing friendship and love.
- DirectorRobert TownsendElijah Nathaniel WellsStarsEsai MoralesJenifer LewisSalli Richardson-WhitfieldA high school basketball coach tries to turn his team around.
- DirectorPierre BagleyStarsTaraji P. HensonTom FeltonMichael Clarke DuncanTennessee State University's new female golf coach assembles a team of international misfits for the PGA Minority Collegiate Championship.
- DirectorJérôme SalleStarsOrlando BloomForest WhitakerConrad KempPolicemen Ali Sokhela and Brian Epkeen investigate the brutal murder of a young white woman, apparently provoked by the availability of a new illegal drug and somehow connected to the disappearance of black street children.
- DirectorChris EskaStarsAshton SandersTishuan ScottKeston JohnOn the outskirts of the U.S. Civil War, a boy is sent north by his bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.
- DirectorSticky FingazStarsPat Crawford BrownCedric The EntertainerDavid CooperWith nothing but footage from a security tape, two detectives try to solve a bank robbery by interrogating the one surviving crew member.
- DirectorTyler PerryMark E. SwintonDerrick DooseStarsChandra Currelley-YoungMelonie DanielsTamar DavisWhen Madea is ordered to do community service at a retirement home, the residents and staff learn her special brand of justice in this new stage play.
- DirectorAndrew DosunmuStarsDanai GuriraIsaach De BankoléAnthony OkungbowaAdenike and Ayodele, a Nigerian couple living in Brooklyn, are having trouble conceiving a child - a problem that defies cultural expectations and leads Adenike to make a shocking decision that could either save or destroy her family.
- DirectorShaka KingStarsAmari CheatomTrae HarrisTone TankA match made in stoner heaven turns into a love triangle gone awry when Lyle can't decide which matters most, Nina or Mary Jane.
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsMichael Clarke DuncanLoretta DevineVivica A. FoxSixteen-year-old Xtra Keys hopes to raise his son better than his boozy, razor-edged mother raised him, and he just might get his wish when he's thrust into an unorthodox alternative school full of underprivileged boys.
- DirectorBrent McCorkleStarsLynn CollinsMichael EalyBruce McGillA woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband is killed in a senseless act of violence. As she prepares to take matters into her own hands, two unexpected encounters begin to change everything.
- DirectorSalim AkilStarsJordin SparksCarmen EjogoWhitney HoustonIn the 1960s, three sisters form a girl group and soon become local sensations with major label interest, but fame becomes a challenge as the close-knit family begins to fall apart.
- DirectorDylan C. BrownStarsSnoop DoggWiz KhalifaMike EppsA comedy that follows two high school students -- one overachiever struggling to write his valedictorian speech, the other a senior now going on his 15th year of school.
- DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsMichael BeachEddie GriffinCindy HerronWhen the blue collar Jordan family wins a radio contest for a million dollars, they quickly begin to realize that more money means more problems. It seems everybody wants a piece of their new fortune, including a long lost uncle played masterfully by comedian Eddie Griffin. It's a feel-good evening of laughter and song for the entire family!
- DirectorBille WoodruffStarsKeke PalmerMax SchneiderIsaiah MustafaTwo worlds collide when a hard working teen living with his step father named Charlie Prince bumps into superstar Kadee Worth on the street.
- DirectorKim NguyenStarsRachel MwanzaAlain Lino Mic Eli BastienSerge KanyindaSomewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, Komona, a 14-year-old girl, tells her unborn child growing inside her the story of her life since she has been at war. Everything started when she was abducted by the rebel army at the age of 12.
- DirectorNeema BarnetteStarsBlair UnderwoodSharon LealNicole BeharieThe Ames' seem to have built the perfect life until their six year old daughter is kidnapped; over the course of seven days they begin to uncover secrets about their past that could rip their marriage and lives apart.
- DirectorMarcus Damone HenryStarsJasmine BrownRoshika CarheeWillie DennisFresh out of high school, Nicole "Nicki" Jamison is finally coming of age as she enters a new phase of her life. Nicki is leaving the comforts of her parent's home to attend College in Houston. Nicki was raised with traditional values that her parents had instilled in her, however, her life goes on a roller coaster ride when she is introduced first hand to the world of Hip Hop. Nicki's dorm mates are friends with some of the city's biggest rap stars and are always invited to the most exclusive parties of the year. Seeing that Nicki is beautiful it is no surprise that she is quickly brought into the fold of the "it girls." When presented with sex, drugs, and alcohol all at once from people she grew up idolizing, will Nicki be able to hold onto the morals that she was taught, or will the alluring world of Hip Hop and college life prove to be too powerful for Nicki to resist?
- DirectorAdam LeonStarsTy HicksonTashiana WashingtonJoshua RiveraWhen their latest work is buffed by a rival crew, two determined graffiti writers embark on an elaborate plan to bomb the ultimate location: the New York Mets' Home Run Apple.
- DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsLavell CrawfordBebe DrakeReagan Gomez-PrestonCelebrated ladies' man, Tyree Jackson, thinks his only job is to sneak women in and out of his apartment while his live-in girlfriend, Desirae Baxter, is at work. Tired of his philandering ways, Desirae and her girlfriends devise a plan that will give Tyree a taste of his own medicine.
- DirectorCorey GrantStarsStacey DashWesley JonathanJason WeaverNine friends split after college and reunite at the rich friend's funeral and find out that they will inherit if they can stay together at his mansion for five days.
- DirectorSheldon CandisStarsCommonMichael Rainey Jr.Dennis HaysbertAn 11-year-old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex-convict uncle he idolizes.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsJules BrownThomas Jefferson ByrdToni LysaithA middle-class boy from Atlanta finds his worldview changed as he spends the summer with his deeply religious grandfather in the housing projects of Red Hook, Brooklyn.
- DirectorTodd GraffStarsQueen LatifahDolly PartonKeke PalmerG.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.
- DirectorChris WeitzStarsDemián BichirJosé JuliánEddie 'Piolin' SoteloA gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStars50 CentRay LiottaLynn WhitfieldA drama centered around a promising football running back during his senior year in college.
- DirectorGary HarveyStarsTaraji P. HensonTerry O'QuinnDavid Haydn-JonesSchoolteacher Tiffany Rubin (Taraji P. Henson) flies to South Korea to reunite with her 7-year-old son, who was kidnapped by his biological father.
- DirectorDebs PatersonStarsEriya NdayambajeRoger Jean NsengiyumvaSanyu Joanita KintuThe story of four children who walk three thousand miles to get to the world cup. On the way they encounter many things such as HIV and child prostitution.
- DirectorGabriel RangeStarsWunmi MosakuIsaach De BankoléLubna AzabalA thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.
- DirectorAdam BernsteinStarsAlanna UbachKevin HartHeather GrahamShow about 3 families united through their kids' little league sports.
- DirectorAndrew DosunmuStarsHervé DieseMomo DioneLenore Thomas DouglasTells the story of an African immigrant surviving on the fringes of New York City where music is his passion, life is a hustle and falling in love is his greatest risk.
- DirectorDex Elliott SandersStarsDex Elliott SandersPaula Jai ParkerFaizon LovePart true story, part fiction, King of the Underground is a dark comedy about a frustrated rap artist who goes on an all out murderous killing spree after years of being rejected by the music industry.
- DirectorQasim BasirStarsEvan RossNia LongRoger Guenveur SmithAmid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.
- DirectorBrian A. MillerStarsChris KleinAdam Rodriguez50 CentTwo detectives investigating a gang-related shooting find themselves targeted by both gang members and crooked cops.
- DirectorTyler MaddoxStarsVivica A. FoxRockmond DunbarElise NealJealousy, Passion, Affairs, Forgiveness and Unrequited Love. These are just a few of the steamy topics that are covered on a daily basis at the most talked about radio station in town, K-LOVE. Over the course of one crazy day radio talkshow host and "relationship expert" Darren and his wife Janet have an epic fight making Darren late to the radio station and his interview with author Thomas Black. Mike is forced to cover for him and Black's new book, "Diary of A Mad Black Man" has sitrred up a strong reaction from the listeners who have their own outrageous stories.
- DirectorPaul A. KaufmanStarsJill ScottNicole BeharieKatharine IsabelleA graduate student is forced to put aside her past bitterness when she returns home to live with her recovering alcoholic mother.
- DirectorJeb StuartStarsEmily Alyn LindNatalie Alyn LindMichael RookerA drama based on a true story, in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman, who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high school teacher, and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
- DirectorSticky FingazStarsAlvin 'Porky' HollandBokeem WoodbineChris FlemingBad blood between two urban crime families explodes into an all-out turf war in this gritty, hard-hitting drama set to rap and starring music legend Sticky Fingaz.
- DirectorJoe WrightStarsJamie FoxxRobert Downey Jr.Catherine KeenerA newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
- DirectorPeter BrattStarsBenjamin BrattAlex HernandezChristopher BorgzinnerA single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
- DirectorTina MabryStarsAdam ClarkMalcolm GoodwinMichael HyattThree poor Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family's cycle of abuse, addiction, and violence.
- DirectorDwayne Alexander SmithStarsKel MitchellPage KennedyTodd BridgesRichard Jones a fast-talking ladies man who wakes up one morning and discovers something incredible: HIS PENIS IS GONE! Desperate and freaked out, Richard seeks the help of a voodoo priestess who tells him one of the women in his past has placed a powerful curse on him. Even worse, if he doesn't track down this woman and retrieve his penis before midnight, the hex will be permanent. Now, racing against time, Richard has to revisit the countless girls that he has conned in the past and figure out which one stole his manhood.
- DirectorSamuel FullerStarsKristy McNicholChrista LangVernon WeddleA trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.
- DirectorMenhaj HudaStarsAml AmeenRed MadrellNoel ClarkeA day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsGerard ButlerTom WilkinsonIdris ElbaWhen a Russian mobster orchestrates a crooked land deal, millions of dollars are up for grabs, drawing in the entire London underworld into a feeding frenzy at a time when the old criminal regime is losing turf to a wealthy foreign mob.
- DirectorTim AlexanderStarsJimmy Jean-LouisPaula LemaTim AlexanderA humorous and deep look into why relationships fail to work from the point of view of a good black man. It is part scripted and a series of interviews with real people from across the country.
- DirectorTim DisneyStarsNicole BeharieWill PattonAlfre WoodardA single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished Texas town.
- DirectorIan RicksonStarsLanre MalaoluHugh WilkinsonAml AmeenTwo detectives, one black and one white, investigate the murder of a studious black teenager. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
- DirectorNoel ClarkeStarsNoel ClarkeScarlett Alice JohnsonAdam DeaconThe story revolves around Sam who is released from prison and has to face the people he hurt on a daily basis.
- DirectorRalph WilcoxStarsTichina ArnoldBeverly ToddPeter CoyoteA chronicle of the life of Lena Baker, the first woman to be sent to the electric chair in Georgia for the murder of her employer, who forced her into sexual slavery.
- DirectorMark WebberStarsPaul DanoRosario DawsonNaomie HarrisA drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia.
- DirectorShamim SarifStarsLisa RaySheetal ShethParvin DabasA drama centered on two women who engage in a dangerous relationship during South Africa's apartheid era.
- DirectorTyler PerryChet BrewsterStarsMatisha BaldwinTerrell CarterChantell D. ChristopherThe latest and greatest stage play written and directed by American playwright Tyler Perry -- starring some of the best performers from past plays along with talented new additions -- delivering comedy, drama and music.
- DirectorJonathan LevineStarsJosh PeckBen KingsleyOlivia ThirlbyIt's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop. Set against this backdrop, a lonely teenager named Luke Shapiro spends his last summer before university selling marijuana throughout New York City, trading it with his unorthodox psychotherapist for treatment, while having a crush on his stepdaughter.
- DirectorDavid E. TalbertStarsIce CubeKatt WilliamsTracy MorganTwo bungling, petty criminal BFFs try to rob a church, but someone from staff beat them to it. They spend the night with the church staff to get the money.
- DirectorKenny LeonStarsSean 'Diddy' CombsSanaa LathanAudra McDonaldAn African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Based on the play by Lorraine Hansberry.
- DirectorCarl SeatonStarsRobert TownsendAngela BassettVictoria RowellRobert Townsend stars as the patriarch of a family devastated when his wife is killed in a senseless auto accident. Reeling with grief, each family member must find courage and vision to carry on, ultimately eager to do the mother proud.
- DirectorKenny YoungStarsKenny YoungJill Marie JonesReginald BallardA bored couple rejuvenate their marriage by turning to murder.
- DirectorPreston A. Whitmore IIStarsRegina KingColumbus ShortDelroy LindoA Christmastime drama centered around the Whitfield family's first holiday together in four years.
- DirectorJerry LaMotheStarsJeffrey WrightZoe SaldanaMelvin Van PeeblesChain of events that unfolds in a forgotten Brooklyn neighborhood during the blackout of 2003.
- DirectorBernard GourleyMaster PStarsMaster PRomeo MillerMercedeh AllenRapper/multi-millionaire P. Miller becomes the guardian of his sister's three children - all of whom need a father figure in their lives.
- DirectorShane MeadowsStarsThomas TurgooseStephen GrahamJo HartleyA young boy becomes friends with a gang of skinheads. Friends soon become like family, and relationships will be pushed to the very limit.
- DirectorSunu GoneraStarsTerrence HowardBernie MacKimberly EliseThe determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.
- DirectorNelson GeorgeStarsQueen LatifahVianca MercedesAnna Deavere SmithThe true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.
- DirectorJennifer SharpStarsAnthony MontgomeryRyan AlosioLia JohnsonJay Brooks is that black guy who digs indie rock, graphic novels, and dates white chicks. After a slew of bad break-ups, Jay gives up white women, "cold turkey," and he goes on a mission: "Operation Brown Sugar." But because Jay doesn't fit the "brotha" stereotype, he fails miserably with the "sistahs." Then he meets the dynamic Catherine, a misunderstood "Half-rican Canadian," who's as righteously quirky as he is. To win her heart, Jay must confront his fears as he realizes commitment is a bigger issue than race.