Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited still images of Africans and African Americans which function like flashes of history that the unborn child will inherit. Caldwell invokes Amiri Baraka’s poem “Part of the Doctrine” in this experimental meditation on art history, Black imagery, identity and heritage.
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Documentary, Music
7.9
Rivers of Fire and Ice
Documentary
8.0
Michelle Obama: Life After the White House
Documentary
0.0
Operation Breadbasket
TV Movie, Documentary
0.0
The Color Purple
Drama, History
7.8
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Comedy, Documentary, Music
6.7
Hotel Rwanda
Drama, History, War
7.7
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
Documentary, Music
7.0
Wattstax
Music, Documentary
6.7
Carnival in Bissau
Documentary
0.0
Respect
Drama, Music, History
6.8
The Scientist of Sound
Documentary, Music
0.0
Ritos Populares: Umbanda no Brasil
Documentary
6.0
Echoes 'Cross the Tracks
Documentary, History, Music
6.0
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story
Documentary
7.7
Coach Carter
Drama, History
7.6
Rom Boys: 40 Years of Rad
Documentary
0.0
Black Thoughts
Documentary
5.5
Soul Food Junkies
Documentary
8.0
The Last of the Babingas
Documentary
4.0