Roger Ross Williams Movies

At three years old, a chatty, energetic little boy named Owen Suskind ceased to speak, disappearing into autism with apparently no way out. Almost...

The true story of Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso that rises to international stardom after he creates the...

In this deeply personal film, director Roger Ross Williams sets out on a journey to understand the complex forces of racism and greed currently at...

The extraordinary story of disco queen Donna Summer through a rich archive of unpublished film excerpts, home video, photographs, artwork, writings,...

A documentary film following the rise of Ebony and Jet and their growth into a brand with a readership base in the millions which has had an...

For these lipstick Cinderella's, balls are a real drag. With their duct tape D-Cups, these torch songbirds crown the drag queen within. From dudes to...

The revolutionary top-selling American female group of all time, who broke boundaries, influenced an entire generation and survived against all odds,...

The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment.

A stirring portrait of residents in a small southern US town facing the contentious legacy of the world's largest Confederate monument, which looms...

The Remix: Hip Hop x Fashion highlights the hidden female figures that have curated and shaped hip-hop’s dynamic streetwear and ultimately...

The stakes escalate in a longstanding conflict between Indigenous pastoralists and white landowners in Laikipia, Kenya, as unresolved historical...

Using innovative animation and expert insights, this documentary based on Ibram X. Kendi's bestseller explores the history of racist ideas in America.

George Anthony Morton, a classical painter who spent ten years in federal prison, travels to his hometown to paint his family members. Going back...

A powerful exploration of the evangelical campaign to infuse African culture with values imported from America's Christian Right. The film follows...

ALONE NO LOVE sheds light on child sex abuse in America. Through the work of the Chicago ChildrenaEU(tm)s Advocacy Center (CCAC), one of the...

Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman's struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds...

Profiles the culture, lifestyles, and rituals within the New York City subways.

Rachel Dolezal became infamous when she was unmasked as a white woman passing for black so thoroughly that she had become the head of her local...