Stanley Nelson Filmes
- 2017
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...
- 2025
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...
- 2021
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy6.82021HD
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
- 2023
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney
Birthing a Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney6.52023HD
Birthing A Nation: The Resistance of Mary Gaffney explores the story of forced reproduction in the antebellum South and reveals the agency of Mary...
- 2022
After Jackie
After Jackie8.52022HD
After Jackie celebrates the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s integration into Major League Baseball. Robinson opened the door for other...
- 2023
Sound of the Police
Sound of the Police5.52023HD
This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often rife with tension, fear, suspicion and hostility...
- 2025
We Want the Funk!
We Want the Funk!9.22025HD
Stanley Nelson's syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, from early roots to 1970s urban funk and beyond.
- 2025
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...
- 2019
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...
- 2008
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...
- 2025
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible
Sun Ra: Do the Impossible02025HD
A biographical, musical, illuminating journey into the work and vision of Sun Ra, exploring his jazz roots, endless innovations, and ceaseless...
- 2020
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...
- 1987
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker
Two Dollars and A Dream: The Story of Madame C.J. Walker01987HD
Documentary about the first self-made American millionairess, Madam C.J. Walker.
- 2004
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.
- 2024
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood
San Juan Hill: Manhattan’s Lost Neighborhood02024HD
Through never-before-accessed records and archives, historical footage, expert commentary, and interviews with residents, San Juan Hill:...
- 2023
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology02023HD
Filmmaker Sergio Rapu follows Anishinaabe artist Jonathan Thunder as he dives deep into the inspirations behind his surrealist paintings and...
- 2021
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.
- 1981
Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide
Puerto Rico: Our Right to Decide01981HD
A documentary made by the United Methodist Church which explores the possibilities of decolonization in Puerto Rico. Interviews are done with...
- 2018
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...
- 2021
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom8.52021HD
This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. Parts...