Movies: Colman Domingo

A little girl lives in a custodian apartment inside a New York Public Library, where her father stokes its coal furnace 24/7. Decades later, actor Sharon Washington chooses the theater to write her modern-day fairytale filled with real and imagined d...

A homeless alcoholic living on Skid Row dons himself a Private Investigator to solve cases for others living on the street....

Follow the clandestine love affair between film star Kim Novak and singer/dancer and film star Sammy Davis Jr. in 1957....

Acclaimed actors draw from five of Douglass’ legendary speeches, to represent a different moment in the tumultuous history of 19th century America as well as a different stage of Douglass’ long and celebrated life, while famed scholars provide contex...

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Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple, in 1961, became the first reported case of an alien abduction, as they journeyed back from their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. Their experience catapulted them to fame and celebrity, but underneath that not...

A father humiliates his son by parading him through the neighborhood in women's clothing in front of all the other kids on a summer day. The impact of that decision ripples through his family and best friend's lives for years to come. This story is b...

“Extraordinary Pursuits,” a short film created by trailblazing visual artist Tyler Mitchell to celebrate thirty years of The Art of Fashion®—Neiman's annual showcase of extraordinary fashion, captured by world-renowned photographers. Award-winning ac...

A rural rancher sacrifices everything to care for his dying husband as his sister-in-law and a pair of televangelists peddle in shame, fear, and division....

Multiple actresses playing the same role have died during production of the film Dissident. In his search for The Hollywood Killer, an FBI agent sifts through footage from the production hoping to find clues to the identity of the killer. But the kil...

Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen....

A behind-the-scenes look into the making of the new feature film “The Color Purple,” and the impact the story has had on our culture. Oprah Winfrey takes viewers inside the four-decade phenomenon, exploring the importance of the novel, films and musi...

An imaginative surrealist journey of young Jay Jay and his mother Edie. Their inner city dreams are illuminated by the New Moon accompanied by magic of Aretha Franklin playing on a summer's eve on a transistor radio in a backyard in West Philadelphia...

A naive young farmhand stumbles upon a terrible scene after suspecting her husband of an affair. Unable to comprehend what she has seen, the woman resolves to confront her husband and discover what happens in the stables at night....

A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical....

Legendary singer, actor, and jazz pianist Nat King Cole was prominent in the mid-1900s. Though he passed away in 1965 at only 45 years old, his songs have remained iconic in the years since, with some of his most famous songs including "Smile", "The ...

After her live-in lover leaves her for another woman, Desi, a young artist, gets incredibly depressed. Her well-meaning friends try to set her up with a number of women, all of whom Desi finds less than inspiring. Meanwhile, teen skateboarder J.T. ha...