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| Examined Life | Self | 2008-09-05 | Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets. Offering privileged moments with great thinke… |
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| James Brown – The Night James Brown Saved Boston | Self (as Dr. Cornel West) | 2008-04-05 | On April 5, 1968, soul legend James Brown performed a concert in Boston that many say shielded that city from the kinds of devastating riots that ripp… |
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| American Tap | Self | 2018-07-24 | The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a … |
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| We Are George Floyd | Self | 2020-03-06 | On May 25th, 2020, Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, murdered George Floyd, a black man, by driving his knee into George’s neck for 8 minut… |
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| East Meets West: Hindi & Christian Perspectives on God, Love, & Spiritual Activism | Self | 2011-04-19 | Two worlds beautifully collide as Dr. Cornel West (Class of 1943 Professor at Princeton University and acclaimed author and speaker) and His Holiness … |
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| The Corporate Coup D’État | Self – Philosopher | 2018-11-18 | A democracy should protect its most vulnerable citizens, but increasingly the United States is failing to do so. This investigation blends the insight… |
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| The Issue Is Race: A Crisis in Black and White | Self | 1992-10-02 | This program combines a panel discussion and town hall format with documentary video segments to promote the discussion of racial problems and policy … |
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| The Black Bloc: Inside America’s Hard Left | Self | 2017-11-02 | The left-leaning anti-fascist movement—or Antifa—has been around for decades, popping up in North America and Europe in response to rising white n… |
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| Black Is … Black Ain’t | Self | 1994-01-01 | African-American documentary filmmaker Marlon Riggs was working on this final film as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1994; he addresses th… |
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| Street Fight | Self | 2005-01-01 | This documentary follows the 2002 mayoral campaign in Newark, New Jersey, in which a City Councilman, Cory Booker, attempted to unseat longtime mayor … |
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| Stand | Self | 2009-05-25 | Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the con… |
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| An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story | Self | 2017-03-14 | Reinhold Niebuhr’s Serenity Prayer remains one of the most quoted writings in American literature. Yet Niebuhr’s impact was far greater, as presidents… |
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| Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool | Self | 1994-10-31 | A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community…. |
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| Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali | Self | 2021-09-09 | From a chance meeting to a tragic fallout, Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali’s extraordinary bond cracks under the weight of distrust and shifting ideals…. |
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| The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique | Self | 2011-07-01 | Immortal Technique emerged from prison a changed man. As his inner journey continues he travels the world promoting a revolution of consciousness thro… |
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| Long Distance Revolutionary: A Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal | Self | 2013-02-01 | The film chronicles the life and revolutionary times of death row political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal…. |
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| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Don Sexton | 2009-07-07 | After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading t… |
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| The Matrix Reloaded: Pre-Load | | 2003-10-14 | This making-of piece offers the standard mix of movie snippets, behind the scenes materials, and interviews from cast and crew on the making of the fi… |
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| The Matrix Recalibrated | | 2004-04-06 | The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us h… |
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| Nas: Time Is Illmatic | Himself | 2014-04-04 | Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas’ 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions t… |
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| Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee | Self | 2014-06-22 | In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis’ rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love, conscious… |
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| No Safe Spaces | Self | 2019-10-25 | Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager examine the reality of life and discourse on college campuses in modern America…. |
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| Still Bill | Self | 2010-01-27 | STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,†“Lean On Me,†“Lovely Day… |
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| Chasing Trane | Self – Philosopher | 2017-04-14 | An account of the life of the brilliant jazz musician John Coltrane (1926-67), a gifted saxophonist, an extraordinarily talented thinker whose origina… |
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| Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy | Self | 2009-01-01 | Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of … |
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| The Matrix Revolutions | Councillor West | 2003-11-05 | The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing t… |
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| The Matrix Reloaded | Councillor West | 2003-05-15 | Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from… |
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