Stanley Nelson Filmes

  • 2017
    Picket Line

    Picket Line

    Picket Line

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    One week before Donald Trump was elected, 700 workers—many of whom were Trump supporters—walked out of the Momentive chemical plant in...

    Picket Line
  • 2025
    Free for All: The Public Library

    Free for All: The Public Library

    Free for All: The Public Library

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    The story of the quiet revolutionaries who made a simple idea of a public library happen. From the pioneering women behind the "Free Library...

    Free for All: The Public Library
  • 2021
    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

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    A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.

    Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
  • 2023
    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney

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    Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary...

    Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
  • 2022
    After Jackie

    After Jackie

    After Jackie

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    After Jackie celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s integration into Major League Baseball. Robinson opened the door for other...

    After Jackie
  • 2023
    Sound of the Police

    Sound of the Police

    Sound of the Police

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    This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility...

    Sound of the Police
  • 2025
    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

    We Want the Funk!

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    Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.

    We Want the Funk!
  • 2025
    The Inquisitor

    The Inquisitor

    The Inquisitor

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    In 1972, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan became the first Southern Black woman to join Congress, one of many firsts in her career as a trailblazing...

    The Inquisitor
  • 2019
    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business

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    The history of business and entrepreneurship lies at the heart of the American story, but often absent are the names and experiences of African...

    BOSS: The Black Experience in Business
  • 2008
    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans

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    The true story of the neighborhood that inspired David Simon's fictional HBO television series "Tremé", from slave revolts and underground...

    Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans
  • 2025
    Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

    Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

    Sun Ra: Do the Impossible

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    A biographical, musical, illuminating journey into the work and vision of Sun Ra, exploring his jazz roots, endless innovations, and ceaseless...

    Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
  • 2020
    Vick

    Vick

    Vick

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    A comprehensive reminisce at each chapter of former NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s saga–the incredible rise, shocking fall and polarizing...

    Vick
  • 1987
    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker

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    Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.

    Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
  • 2004
    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

    A Place of Our Own

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    Filmmaker Stanley Nelson's look back at the 40 years he spent summering at Oak Bluffs, a black-oriented resort community on Martha's Vineyard.

    A Place of Our Own
  • 2024
    San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood

    San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood

    San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood

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    Through never-before-accessed records and archives, historical footage, expert commentary, and interviews with residents, San Juan Hill:...

    San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
  • 2023
    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology

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    Filmmaker Sergio Rapu follows Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and...

    Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
  • 2021
    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day

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    This chilling reflection examines the horrific history of lynchings as cultural events and celebrations that included souvenirs and postcards.

    Lynching Postcards: Token of a Great Day
  • 1981
    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide

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    A documentary made by the United Methodist Church which explores the possibilities of decolonization in Puerto Rico. Interviews are done with...

    Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide
  • 2018
    The Story of Access

    The Story of Access

    The Story of Access

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    This independently created film by Stanley Nelson was underwritten by Starbucks with the intent of educating its employees about the history of...

    The Story of Access
  • 2021
    Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

    Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

    Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

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    This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. Parts...

    Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom