Stanley Nelson Movies

  • 2001
    Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

    Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

    Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind

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    Marcus Garvey: Look for me in the Whirlwind uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican...

    Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
  • 2023
    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    02023HD

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

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
  • 2018
    The Story of Access

    The Story of Access

    The Story of Access

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    This independently created film by Stanley Nelson was underwritten by Starbucks with the intent of educating its employees about the history of...

    The Story of Access
  • 2023
    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

    Bulls and Saints

    02023HD

    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
    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

    Sydney G. James: How We See Us

    02023HD

    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
  • 1981
    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

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    A documentary made by the United Methodist Church which explores the possibilities of decolonization in Puerto Rico. Interviews are done with...

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide
  • 2025
    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    02025HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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