John Singleton
1968 - 2019De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
Jah
De'Aundre Bonds, John Singleton
De'aundre Bonds, actor most known for playing "Stacy" in "The Wood" tells it all in this thrilling documentary about his life. From childhood to the silver screen to prison and back again.
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
Michael Jackson - Dangerous - The Short Films
Michael Jackson, Naomi Campbell
Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the visual and musical highlights of his most recent string of hit singles. As well as extensive behind the scenes profiles of the making of Michael's state of the art short films.
Michael Jackson - Dangerous - The Short Films
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Rita Coburn Whack, Bob Hercules
Maya Angelou, Bill Clinton
A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her exuberant life during some of America’s most defining civil rights moments. From her upbringing in the Depression-era South to her swinging soirees with Malcolm X in Ghana to her inaugural speech for President Bill Clinton, we are given special access to interviews with Dr. Angelou whose indelible charm and quick wit make it easy to love her.
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Erik Parker, One9
John Singleton, Edward James Olmos
Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Boyz n the Hood
John Singleton
Лоуренс Фишборн, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Boyz n the Hood
These Amazing Shadows
Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano
Jeff Adachi, James H. Billington
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and indeed the American experience itself.
These Amazing Shadows
The Enduring Significance of Boyz n the Hood
Michael Brosnan
John Singleton, Nia Long
A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the picture's history and legacy. They speak on the themes of the film, the casting process, its importance then and now, its reception upon release, the project's novelty, its placing in the National Film Registry, and more. There's no shortage of good insight here and the piece does a fine job of encapsulating what Boyz n the Hood is all about.
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Baadasssss!
Mario Van Peebles
Mario Van Peebles, Joy Bryant
Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." Playing his father in the film, Van Peebles offers an unapologetic account of Melvin's brash and sometimes deceptive conduct on the set of the film, including questionable antics like writing bad checks, tricking a local fire department and allowing his son, Mario, to shoot racy sex scenes at the age of 11.
Baadasssss!
Trojan War
Aaron Rahsaan Thomas
Pete Carroll, Снуп Догг
When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojans were under siege. But thanks to his football knowledge, upbeat personality and recruiting skills, Southern Cal was soon back atop the college football world as home attendance skyrocketed, Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush won Heismans and the Trojans put together a 34-game winning streak. As it would be later discovered, though, the program was committing sins that would result in lost scholarships, victories and one of those Heismans. But those revelations didn’t come until after the national championship game in the 2006 Rose Bowl between USC and the University of Texas. Featuring interviews with Carroll, Leinart and others inside the USC program at the time, “Trojan War” looks at Carroll’s nine-year USC reign through the prism of that game, considered one of the greatest in college football history. It was also the beginning of the end.
Trojan War
Oscar Micheaux - The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Francesco Zippel
Gian Luca Farinelli, Chuck D
A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Todd Williams
John Singleton, Stephanie Allain
Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels between Singleton's real life and his film, the process of making the film, the casting process, the quality of the script, the film's reception, its Oscar nominations, and its legacy.
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Baby Boy
John Singleton
Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson
The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
Baby Boy
Higher Learning
John Singleton
Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson
Malik is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him a free ride through college. Fudge, a "professional student" who has been at Columbus for six years so far, becomes friendly with Malik and challenges his views about race and politics in America.
Higher Learning
