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Shirley

Shirley

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Follows the biopic film about Shirley Chisholm, America's first Black congresswoman.
Cast & Crew
  • Lance Reddick
  • Regina King
  • Terrence Howard
  • Amirah Vann
  • André Holland
  • Dorian Missick
  • Christina Jackson
Tags
  • Biography
  • Drama
  • History
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

Movies and TV
An intimate portrait of global superstar Kanye West, featuring unseen archival footage from the last 21 years including, his career in music and fashion, the death of his mother, Donda West, and his failed 2020 presidential bid.
Cast & Crew
  • Kanye West
Tags
  • Documentary
  • Biography
King Richard

King Richard

Movies and TV
A look at how tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams became who they are after the coaching from their father Richard Williams.
Cast & Crew
  • Will Smith
  • Saniyya Sidney
  • Aunjanue Ellis
Tags
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Based on True Story
Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka

Movies and TV
Featuring unprecedented access to Osaka, the documentary follows her pivotal year, from the U.S. Open in August 2019 and on tour, as she plays in each of the Grand Slams and prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Cast & Crew
  • Naomi Osaka
Tags
  • Documentary
  • Biography
Tim Maia

Tim Maia

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Biopic of Brazilian singer Tim Maia, from his childhood in Rio de Janeiro until his death at age 55, including his passage by the US, where he discovers a new style of music and is arrested for theft and drug possession.
Cast & Crew
  • Babu Santana
  • Valdineia Soriano
  • Jonathan Azevedo
  • Robson Nunes
Tags
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Biography
  • Tim Maia
Salt-N-Pepa

Salt-N-Pepa

Movies and TV
Salt-N-Pepa will tell the story of nursing students Cheryl "Salt" James and Sandra "Pepa" Denton, who fell into the world of rap and hip hop, after recording for a friend's school project.
Cast & Crew
  • Mario Van Peebles
  • Arnold Pinnock
  • Laila Odom
  • G.G. Townson
Tags
  • Biography
  • Music
  • Hip Hop
The United States vs. Billie Holiday

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Movies and TV
Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair.
Cast & Crew
  • Trevante Rhodes
  • Lee Daniels
  • Melvin Gregg
  • Tyler James Williams
  • Da'Vine Joy Randolph
  • Andra Day
Tags
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Biography
The Assailant

The Assailant

Movies and TV
The Assailant (known as Besouro in Brazil) is a 2009 Brazilian action-drama film directed by João Daniel Tikhomiroff. The film is about Besouro Mangangá, a Brazilian Capoeirista from the early 1920s, to whom were attributed some heroic and legendary deeds. Huan-Chiu Ku, Kill Bill's choreographer, is responsible for the film's fight scenes. [PORTUGUES] Bahia, década de 20. No interior os negros continuavam sendo tratados como escravos, apesar da abolição da escravatura ter ocorrido décadas ant...
Tags
  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Biography
  • Capoeira
Respect

Respect

Movies and TV
The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.
Cast & Crew
  • Jennifer Hudson
  • Forest Whitaker
  • Marlon Wayans
  • Audra McDonald
  • Mary J. Blige
  • Tituss Burgess
  • Saycon Sengbloh
Tags
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Aretha Franklin
American Soul

American Soul

Movies and TV
The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.
Cast & Crew
  • Wayne Brady
  • Sinqua Walls
Tags
  • Drama
  • Biography
  • Based on True Story
Get on Up

Get on Up

Movies and TV
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.
Cast & Crew
  • Chadwick Boseman
  • Jill Scott
  • Lennie James
  • Nelsan Ellis
  • Octavia Spencer
  • Tika Sumpter
  • Viola Davis
  • Craig Robinson
  • Donald Watkins
Tags
  • Drama
  • Biography
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