On the surface, this collection of shorts by up-and-coming African American filmmakers arrived at a perfect time. The cutting-edge products of the New Black Cinema of the early '90s had disappeared, giving way to embarrassingly stereotypical, scatological fare such as Booty Call and Next Friday. This feature-packed compilation (which includes production notes, interviews with all of the filmmakers, and audio commentary by four) attempts to prove that African American cinema is intent on moving past the lowbrow humor, as six of the seven shorts steer clear of any comedy.
Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory
History, Documentary
6.7
Night and Fog
Documentary, History
8.2
Party Central
Family, Comedy, Animation
6.8
Land Without Bread
Documentary
7.1
Lazy Boy
Comedy, Drama
6.0
After-School Special
Comedy, Drama
4.7
Devir
Documentary
0.0
Tokyo!
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
6.9
Visions of Europe
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
4.9
Bikini
Comedy, History
6.4
Trolls: Trolla-Palooza Tour
Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Music
9.0
Twenty Years After
Documentary
6.0
Sex Can Be Difficult
Comedy
6.0
Disorder
Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
10.0
Leon in Wintertime
Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy, TV Movie
7.7
Can I Be Your Bratwurst, Please?
Comedy, Horror
5.1
Dinner for One
Comedy
7.3
Marriage Unplugged
Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama
7.0
The Old Man
Comedy, Drama
0.0
Chip 'n' Dale: Here Comes Trouble
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
6.9