Amiri Baraka Movies
- 1998
Bulworth
Bulworth6.3221998HD
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by...
- 1981
Death of a Prophet
Death of a Prophet4.21981HD
After breaking ties with the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X became a man marked for death...and it was just a matter of time before his enemies closed...
- 1966
Dutchman
Dutchman4.61966HD
A young conservative black man, minding his own business, rides a nearly empty subway car. The only other passenger, a blonde vixen looking for...
- 1970
The Dutchman
The Dutchman01970HD
Set on a New York subway, The Dutchman centers on an encounter between a well-to-do Black man and an enchanting white woman who match wits in a...
- 2006
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow
Hubert Selby Jr: It/ll Be Better Tomorrow6.42006HD
An exploration into the life and art of the renowned author of "Last Exit To Brooklyn" and "Requiem For A Dream." Hubert Selby Jr., a self-described...
- 1972
Nationtime
Nationtime01972HD
A report on the National Black Political Convention held in Gary, Indiana, in 1972, a historic event that gathered Black voices from across the...
- 1978
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement
Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement01978HD
This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights...
- 2009
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder52009HD
The poet and painter, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, is among the world's living monuments to arts and letters. For well over a half century, Ferlinghetti...
- 2005
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes
Cecil Taylor: All The Notes02005HD
Cecil Taylor was the grand master of free jazz piano. "All the Notes" captures in breezy fashion the unconventional stance of this media-shy modern...
- 2008
Obscene
Obscene52008HD
A look at the life and work of American publisher Barney Rosset, who struggled to bring controversial works like "Tropic of Cancer" and "Naked Lunch"...
- 1971
A Fable
A Fable11971HD
A black radical's ex-wife and children establish a new family unit with a Caucasian man, but he eventually returns to violently besiege them inside...
- 1973
Medea
Medea01973HD
Ben Caldwell’s Medea, a collage piece made on an animation stand and edited entirely in the camera, combines live action and rapidly edited...
- 1979
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds
Fried Shoes Cooked Diamonds6.51979HD
After World War II a group of young writers, outsiders and friends who were disillusioned by the pursuit of the American dream met in New York City....
- 1971
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)5.91971HD
Lighter and livelier than the films Jean-Luc Godard had made in France, his U.S. collaboration with Direct Cinema documentarian D. A. Pennebaker was...
- 1997
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit
Scenes from Allen's Last Three Days on Earth as a Spirit5.21997HD
This is a video record of the Buddhist Wake ceremony at Allen Ginsberg's apartment. You see Allen, now asleep forever, in his bed; some of his close...
- 1989
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket1.51989HD
James Baldwin was at once a major 20th century American author, a Civil Rights activist and, for two crucial decades, a prophetic voice calling...
- 2006
The Pact
The Pact02006HD
A gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the 'hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school...
- 1968
The New-Ark
The New-Ark01968HD
A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the...
- 2007
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place
Polis Is This: Charles Olson and the Persistence of Place02007HD
Documentary about Charles Olson, exploring his life and the significance of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
- 1987
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper
Langston Hughes: The Dream Keeper01987HD
One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair...