Jeffrey Wright Movies

A vibrant portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the NYC artist who revolutionized 1980s art. From street graffiti to gallery stardom, his bold...

A behind the scenes look at the series as a whole, interviews with cast, crew and creators on the whole journey.

Kenji is a Japanese twenty-something who is followed by Death in various disguises. When he finally faces her, Death tells him that he has only 12...

Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s...

Atrabilious follows Steven Joyner as he tries to solve the mystery behind his son's sudden, tragic and potentially fabricated death. He is led to the...

This made-for-TV movie dramatizes the historic boycott of public buses in the 1950s, led by civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Manny tries to get his crack addict brother, Danny, to clean up.

Poems by some of the greatest writers of all time are brought to life through lyrical animation and readings by some of today’s most respected...

Football is a religion to many people. But few know the depths of both faiths as well as Bill McCartney, the former head football coach of the...

A documentary which shows the creation of Casino Royale (2006).

BLACKOUT takes you inside the personal journey of what went down and what it was really like in Brooklyn, NY on August 14. It examines the nature of...

Explore the life and legacy of notable Black scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. Du Bois. From his birth, just five years after the Emancipation...

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he...

"Rigged" shows viewers just what Republicans did – and continue to do – from creating new barriers to voter registration, to purging...

Filmmaker Freida Lee Mock explores the life and work of playwright Tony Kushner. Starting in 2001, when Kushner was mounting the production of his...

Hannibal, one of the greatest military leaders in history, accompanied his father Amílcar Barca at the age of nine on the Carthaginian...

Behind the scenes of shooting in various notoriously difficult locations, including interviews with producers and lead actors.

Follows veterans and active-duty service members from varied backgrounds who come together to combat their traumas through the written word in a...

A dramatization of the events of Brown vs. Board of Education, the American court case that destroyed the legal validity of racial segregation.

An intimate portrait of Suzan-Lori Parks, featuring actors Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. The film shows the playwright’s process and how a...