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A Washington D.C. cop is proud to be one of the few African-Americans on the force. He is not well loved by his peers, or by people. Trouble erupts when…
Cool Breeze
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
Bank Robber
After robbing a bank, the robber hides out from the police in a seedy hotel where he is forced to bribe various tennants for protection as well as their silence…
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
The life of an aging black slave, Tom, and the people he interacts with.
Lost in the Stars
Musical from the American Film Theatre series, based on the play Cry The Beloved Country.
The Spook Who Sat by the Door
A black man plays Uncle Tom in order to gain access to CIA training, then uses that knowledge to plot a new American Revolution.
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
After severely burning himself in a drug incident, a comedian has a near death experience in which he reviews his life.
The Women of Brewster Place
A multigenerational story of the lives of several black women who call an inner-city tenement home.
Uptown Saturday Night
Soylent Green
In a overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government representatives when he gets too near a bizarre country secret between the roots…