Black History Month
A Family Matters Christmas
Christmas is anything but ordinary when three bickering siblings from a newly blended household cannot see eye to eye. The youngest one, while completing his annual science project, accidentally calls upon the spirit of Christmas. They wake up to find themselves having switched bodies, unable to change back until they learn to spend the holidays together as a loving family.
Starring: JoMarie Payton (Family Matters), Kellie Shaygne Williams (Family Matters), Tamieka Chavis (Forgettable Life of Liam White), Melan Perez (Gaslight), Xaiver Alvarado (Deception), Cheyenne Cummings (Six Hearts One Beat)
Directed By: LaVern Whitt
Produced By: Peggy Williams
Genre(s): Family, Christmas, Urban, * New Releases
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (90 Min), YEAR: 2022
All Between Us
A couple is newly engaged. As they gather family and friends together for a dinner party to make an announcement, what begins as a celebratory evening turns into disaster as secrets and skeletons are brought to the surface. One night, one mistake, one dinner unravels the lives of four people forever.
Starring: Tiffany Haddish (Girl’s Trip), Denyce Lawton (No Vacancy), Brian Hooks (Fool’s Gold), Christian Levatino (The Last Godfather)
Directed By: Jamie Jones
Produced By: Jamie Jones, Marvin Adams, Mike Gratzmiller, Mike Parziale
Genre(s): Comedy, Urban
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (73 min), YEAR: 2017
Barack Obama: Finding Hope (Director's Cut)
Before he was elected the 44th President of the United States and before his life in politics, Barack Obama was a young man destined to make history. A fascinating look into Obama's early life from childhood, community organizing, and an emerging dream of equality. Includes the oldest known interview footage with 32-year-old Barack Obama.
Starring: Narrated by Phil LaMarr
Directed By: Robert Yuhas
Produced By: Stuart A. Goldman
Genre(s): Biography, * New Releases, Civil Rights
FORMAT: SD/HD
Runtime: (50 Min), YEAR: 2021
Black Emperor of Broadway, The
Charles S. Gilpin made history as the first African-American dramatic star in a lead role in an Eugene O’Neill stage play during a time where roles of color were previously played by white men in blackface, paving the way for change.
Starring: Shaun Parkes (The Mummy; Lost in Space), Liza Weil (How to Get Away with Murder; Gilmore Girls), John Hensley (Nip/Tuck; How to Get Away with Murder), Nick Moran (Lock, Stock, and Barrel; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
Directed By: Arthur Egeli
Produced By: Arthur Egeli
Genre(s): Historical, Drama, Biopic, Urban, * New Releases, 4K
FORMAT: 4K/ HD & 5.1
Runtime: (97 Min), YEAR: 2020
Color of Medicine, The: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital
The rise and fall of what would become the number one African-American hospital in the world. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Homer G. Phillips Hospital provided state-of-the-art medical training to over two-thirds of all African-American physicians and nurses in the US and abroad from 1937 to 1979. While its founder was mysteriously killed, the hospital in his name thrived during the most turbulent of segregated times, allowing so many people of color to achieve greatness for the benefit of humankind.
Starring: Dr. Homer G. Phillips (Activist), Dr. Earle U. Robinson Jr. (Father 1st graduating class), Rebecca Robinson (Grandfather and Father trained at hospital), Dr. LaSalle Doheny Laffal Jr. (First Black President of the American Cancer Society)
Directed By: Brian Shackelford , Joyce Fitzpatrick
Produced By: Brian Shackelford , Joyce Fitzpatrick
Genre(s): History, Civil Rights, * New Releases
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (109 Min), YEAR: 2020
Hidden Orchard Mysteries: The Case of the Air B&B Robbery
Two teenage girls become amateur detectives in their small town of Hidden Orchard, when a new Air B and B in their neighborhood gets robbed. Everyone in town is a suspect, and these young sleuths are determined to find out who did it and why.
Starring: Gabriella Pastore (Champions), Ja’ness Tate (The Right Side), Kim Akia (Blue Bloods), Donovan Williams (NCIS: New Orleans), Orlando Cortez (Fatima’s Revenge)
Directed By: Brian Shackelford
Genre(s): Family, Adventure, Urban, * New Releases
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (89 Min), YEAR: 2020
Lady You Shot Me: Life & Death of Sam Cooke
Uncover the mystery surrounding the death of Sam Cooke, the most influential black pop star of his time at the height of his career as a musician and producer, shot dead in a seedy motel in South Los Angeles.
Starring: John Antonelli, Denise Dowse, Bill Gardner (Radio host) and featuring interviews with: Zelda Sands (Sam Cooke’s personal assistant), Al Schmitt, (Sam Cooke’s record producer), Eugene Jamison (Sam Cooke’s nephew)
Directed By: David Czarnetzki
Genre(s): Biography
FORMAT: HD & 5.1
Runtime: (72 Min), YEAR: 2018
Legend of the 81-Point Game, The
Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, Kobe Bryant spent his entire 20 year career with the Los Angeles Lakers. Earning his nickname, the “Black Mamba” was a predator on the court, shredding his opponents’ defenses, and scoring up to 81 points in a single game. He will forever be one of the best to play the game and always remembered by those on and off the court.
Starring: Sam Mitchell (Self), Chuck Swirsky (Self), Josh Powell (Self), Brian Cook (Self), Smush Parker (Self), Devin Green (Self), Shawne Williams (Self), Joey Graham (Self)
Directed By: Johannes Guttenkunst
Produced By: Ekrem Engizek, Timo Joh Mayer
Genre(s): * New Releases, 4K, Sports
FORMAT: 4K/ HD & 5.1
Runtime: (72 min), YEAR: 2022
Once Upon A Lifetime
As a little boy struggles to cope with his difficult home life and his parents’ failing marriage, a mysterious girl suddenly appears. Faith, family, and a special kind of magic come together as his new friend teaches them all about love, forgiveness, and healing. Miracles sometimes happen when we least expect them.
Starring: Arie Thompson (The Wrong Family), Jensen Atwood (Before "I Do"), Phoenix Nicholson (All My Children), Krystian Lyttle (This is Us)
Directed By: David Skato
Genre(s): Urban, * New Releases, Inspirational
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (85 Min), YEAR: 2021
Out of Darkness
A three-part documentary examining the untold history of African people, the African cultural contribution to the nations of the world, and the events that have contributed to the condition of African people today.
Starring: Narrated by Kaba Kamene and featuring interviews with Dr. Umar Johnson, Tony Browder, Dr. Claud Anderson, Tim Wise, Prof. James Small, and Dr. Joy DeGruy
Directed By: Amadeuz Christ
Genre(s): Civil Rights, History, * New Releases
FORMAT: HD
Runtime: (192 min), YEAR: 2022
