Stanley Nelson Movies

  • 2004
    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

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    Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.

    A Place of Our Own
  • 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
  • 2023
    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

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

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
  • 2023
    Sound of the Police

    Sound of the Police

    Sound of the Police

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    This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility...

    Sound of the Police
  • 2025
    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

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    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
  • 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
  • 1976
    Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

    Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

    Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)

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    An intimate portrait of two inner-city barbershops that provide patrons with more than haircuts.

    Just Doin’ It (A Tale of Two Barbershops)