Slavery Movies

Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...

Slavery has always been part of Sudan's history, but in recent years it has become a new means in Sudanese warfare. Focuses on the moral dilemma aid...

A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman...

Young Anita's life consists of working as a servant to a wealthy family, leaving her little time for anything else. Her servitude (which some would...

The Myth of the Black Woman is a feature-length documentary that examines the imagery of black women in the media, from the 18th century black slave...

A documentary filmmaker travels to Bolivia to learn more about his father and his family's history.

Set against the backdrop of the Gold Coast of West Africa in 1876, "Abina and the Important Men" follows the harrowing true story of Abina Mansah, a...

In this short film, in search of a cinematic grammar more in tune with Creole imaginary and oral tradition, we follow Ondine's quest. She returns to...

An up-close look at the true nature of the sex trade. The film unveils a growing problem in major U.S. cities where girls as young as 12 years old...

A moving recording of the late writer and renowned jazz singer Abbey Lincoln is captured in this new film from Brooklyn-born director Rodney...

Gurwinder comes from Punjab, he’s been working for years as a farm hand in Agro Pontino, not far from Rome. Since he first came in Italy,...

FOLLOW THE DRINKING GOURD is a feature documentary about the Black food justice movement. Family-friendly, funny, and moving, this 60-minute film...

Peter Batty presents a gripping account of the bloodshed and horror of the American Civil War. From the origins of the unrest between North and...

Love blossoms between Maroc, a singing boat refugee, and Lisa, a collector of singing seashells who dreams about love.

Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being...

In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

During the American Civil War, two women, a wealthy white woman and a freed black slave, join forces to fight for freedom and the abolition of...

The film tells the story of modern slavery from the perspective of the only Russian organization carrying out mass rescue missions both within the...

Frans Bromet goes in search of his family history and discovers that Hermanus Bromet was a well-known slave trader in Suriname. Should he feel guilty...

In 1853, 28 slaves escaped from Boone County, Kentucky. Unwilling to accept their departure, wealthy plantation owners set out to locate the 28,...