Civil Rights Movies

  • 2008
    Black Magic

    Black Magic

    Black Magic

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    Examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities.

    Black Magic
  • 2011
    Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

    Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

    Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life

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    Weaving together the voices of women entangled in the criminal justice system, along with leading scholars on prison abolition, this film provides a...

    Visions of Abolition: From Critical Resistance to a New Way of Life
  • 2020
    We Are George Floyd

    We Are George Floyd

    We Are George Floyd

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    On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his knee into George's neck for 8...

    We Are George Floyd
  • 2023
    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

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    Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...

    James Baldwin Abroad
  • 2022
    America You Kill Me

    America You Kill Me

    America You Kill Me

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    The rise, fall, and legacy of gay rights warrior Jeffrey Montgomery, and the struggle for equality in the Midwest.

    America You Kill Me
  • 2015
    I Will Dance

    I Will Dance

    I Will Dance

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    Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey to New York City to share their story of hope,...

    I Will Dance
  • 2004
    Home of the Brave

    Home of the Brave

    Home of the Brave

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    Documentary on the civil rights activist, Viola Liuzzo, who was murdered in 1965 as she campaigned for black suffrage in Selma, Alabama, and its...

    Home of the Brave
  • 2016
    Arc of Justice

    Arc of Justice

    Arc of Justice

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    ARC OF JUSTICE traces the remarkable journey of New Communities, Inc. and the struggle for racial justice and economic empowerment among African...

    Arc of Justice
  • 1963
    Free, White and 21

    Free, White and 21

    Free, White and 21

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    A motel owner in Texas is accused of raping a civil-rights worker from Sweden.

    Free, White and 21
  • 1970
    Two Years, Four Months, A Day

    Two Years, Four Months, A Day

    Two Years, Four Months, A Day

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    With no choice, César faced leaving his family behind, quitting his job and joining the Army. In an unprecedented chain of events he became...

    Two Years, Four Months, A Day
  • 2004
    July '64

    July '64

    July '64

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    A historic three-day race riot erupted in two African American neighborhoods in the northern, mid-sized city of Rochester, New York. On the night of...

    July '64
  • 1982
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine

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    Renowned Black writer James Baldwin retraces his time in the South during the Civil Rights Movement, reflecting with his trademark brilliance and...

    I Heard It Through the Grapevine
  • 1994
    Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech

    Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech

    Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech

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    Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech
  • 2018
    A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

    A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

    A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation

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    Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color line in 1947, but it took another generation of Black and Latino players to make the sport truly open to...

    A Long Way from Home: The Untold Story of Baseball's Desegregation
  • 2018
    Warrior Women

    Warrior Women

    Warrior Women

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    Through the figure of Lakota activist and community organizer Madonna Thunder Hawk, this inspiring film traces the untold story of countless Native...

    Warrior Women
  • 1974
    Stories of A

    Stories of A

    Stories of A

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    French documentary campaigning for the liberalization of abortion and contraception, directed by Charles Belmont and Marielle Issartel in 1973.

    Stories of A
  • 2017
    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin

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    A short film entitled "A Letter To Claudette Colvin", written and directed by Victoria Wilson bringing awareness to Colvin's involvement in the...

    A Letter to Claudette Colvin
  • 2014
    Breath of Freedom

    Breath of Freedom

    Breath of Freedom

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    In World War II. African-American GIs liberate Germany from Nazi rule while racism prevailed in their own army and home country. Returning home they...

    Breath of Freedom
  • 2025
    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

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    A documentary on the road that tracks the journey by Georgina, an elderly transgender woman forced to cross the sandy peninsula Guajira, on foot, to...

    Soul of the Desert
  • 2016
    Growing Up Coy

    Growing Up Coy

    Growing Up Coy

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    A Colorado family is thrust into the international media spotlight when they fight for the rights of their 6-year-old transgender daughter in a...

    Growing Up Coy