TILL (2022)
The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in MS in 1955 sparks outrage leading to the C-R Movement, thanks to his determined mother Mamie.
Becoming Harriett Beecher Stowe (2021)
Harriett Beecher Stowe’s life is well covered, from birth to the formative years in Cincinnati, through the writing of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, & its impact on the nation.
Amsterdam (2022)
Though Amsterdam is a romantic comedy-thriller set in the 30s, it deals with racism & fascism, making it very relevant to today’s fascists movement.
The Railway Children (2021)
British children sent to a small town during the Nazi Blitz join with a local boy to help a Black G.I. persecuted by racist MPs,
The Woman King (2022)
Two women of 19th C. Dahomey’s Agojie, the female part of the kingdom’s army , one the general & the other a recruit, find they have a bond in the traumatic past.
Crushed Wings (2021)
Female Genital Mutilation is seen through the eyes of a village girl, married & sent off to the UK where she finds an advocate & also discovers the practice is cultural, not at all advocated by Islam.
The Good House (2021)
A money-strapped alcoholic woman in a New England town rekindles a romance with an old flame & amidst tragedy faces up to her problem.
Fannie Lou Hamer’s America
The inspiring life story of civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer in Mississippi.
Trees of Peace (2021)
3 Rwandan & 1 American woman hide from Tutsis in a tiny space while the Genocide unfolds outside & they try to get along inside for 81 days.
Medieval (2022)
Fictional story of how Czech national hero Jan Zizka during his early years as a bandit & mercenary lost his eye & fell in love.