Black cinema
Baaddasssss!
Mario Van Peebles’s Baadasssss!
Burning an Illusion
A pioneering first feature from Menelik Shabazz, much of it shot around the Notting Hill and Ladbroke Grove communities, Burning an Illusion marked
George Washington
This stunning first feature by 25-year-old director David Gordon Green captures one hot summer in the lives of a group of children in a poor rural
Killer of Sheep
Killer of Sheep is an undisputed masterpiece of African-American filmmaking and one of the most poetic, perceptive dramas ever made about family an
My Brother’s Wedding
Pierce is a young man at a crossroads.
Pressure / Baldwin’s Nigger
Horace Ové’s landmark films Pressure (1975) and Baldwin’s Nigger (1969), presented together on one disc, form the third DVD released in
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song
Conceived and directed by its star, Melvin Van Peebles, Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) is a controversial and landmark classic of B
Young Soul Rebels
In the long hot summer of 1977, London prepared for the Silver Jubilee celebrations to the sounds of the burgeoning punk, soul and funk scenes.
