Slavery Movies

About Omar Khayyam of Persia, the poet and mathematician, who wrote the Iranian first solar calendar circa A.D. 1073. His fiancé was forced to...

During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of...

A story about two half-sisters life in the eighteenth century Suriname. There is Lynda, a white colonial and slave owner, and her slave...

Alternating interview segments, shots of Martinique landscapes and scenes from Aimé Césaire's play La Tragédie du roi Christophe...

A luxurious house stands in a deserted region, contrasting with its surroundings. It is a house of prostitution and its inmates are brought there...

Rise, fall and execution of John Brown, fanatic abolitionist.

Frans Bromet goes in search of his family history and discovers that Hermanus Bromet was a well-known slave trader in Suriname. Should he feel guilty...

Gordon, The Black Pirate, battles the slavery trade.

African American filmmaker David A. Wilson decided to look into his family's history during the slave era. The result is this documentary, which...

The first screen adaptation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel to star a black man in the title role.

Not My Life comprehensively depicts the cruel and dehumanizing practices of human trafficking and modern slavery on a global scale. Filmed on five...

The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...

Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century...

A team of journalists investigate how human trafficking and child labor in the Ivory Coast fuels the worldwide chocolate industry. The crew interview...

A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman...

Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery, spent four decades in servitude before an amazing coincidence took him to the White House...

Nobleman Jean-Francois de la Plaine is exiled to serve as governor of a West African colony.

A medieval nun's convent is the only refuge for women trying to escape from Turkish raiders looking for slaves. But the beautiful mother superior is...

Inspired by true events, a young Frederick Douglass is secretly taught to read and write by his master's wife. Using only the air as their...

The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjamin Franklin!! Risking his life, working with the...