Gil Scott-Heron Movies

Gil Scott-Heron, one of rap's earliest (and unfortunately unknown) pioneers, gets his full due in Black Wax, the 1982 documentary recently reissued...

A black actor tries to make his own movie with an all-black cast, but to make it he's forced to borrow money from the Mafia.

Documentary and concert film that contains selections from the legendary September 1979 Madison Square Garden concerts by the Musicians United for...

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

Gil Scott-Heron was one of the most influential musicians and poets of the last 50 years. In Don Letts's documentary, Gil tells his own story for the...

"5 Sides of a Coin" is a comprehensive overview of the worldwide cultural movement of Hip-Hop.

This is the 1983 edition of Jamaica’s annual Reggae Sunsplash in Montego Bay, a week-long showcase for some of the greatest names in reggae,...

This 58 minute clip features the brilliant jazz poet Gil Scott-Heron from March 1984 on a German TV show called Ohne Filter. Gil Scott-Heron's 1970's...

WHO IS GIL SCOTT-HERON? was released alongside "Nothing New", an album of stripped down acoustic versions of songs from Gil’s back catalogue,...

The Paris Concert movie was released Jun 05, 2007 by the Music Video Distributors studio. This performance from 2001 at the New Morning in Paris...

Tales of Gil is a live concert, recorded at the Town and Country Club, London, on the 14th of March 1990. Gil Scott-Heron, social commentator...

Documentary about Gil Scott-Heron.