Lending heartfelt voice to characters who have previously been silenced or sidelined,
Moonlight is an astonishingly accomplished work – rich, sensuous and tactile, by turns heartbreaking and uplifting.
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Starring Michael B. Jordan and Octavia Spencer,
Fruitvale Station is a true story, based on the last hours of Oscar Grant s life. Grant was shot and killed by BART police in San Francisco transit on New Year s Day in 2009.
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Released in 2020,
Soul is the first Pixar movie to star a Black lead character. Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey lend their voices to the animated film. Dan Kois of Slate wrote,
Must-watch movies, shows & docs for Black History Month
We ve compiled a list of much-watch movies, shows and documentaries for Black History Month. These films celebrate and examine race, particularly through the eyes of Black Americans. Some of them are based on true stories, some are fictional, but they will all leave you with a deeper connection to and a better understanding of the Black experience in America. 13th, a film by Ava DuVernay, is a documentary about how racism has driven mass incarceration in the United States of America. Owen Gleiberman of Variety describes 13th as,
More than just another documentary, it’s a crucial and stirring document of racism and injustice, of politics and the big-picture design of America that, I think, will be watched and referenced for years to come.
This list of important movies, TV and streaming series and documentaries about the Black experience are a great way to prepare for and celebrate Black History Month.
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