Black Lives Matter Resources

13TH | official trailer (2016) Netflix

13th (Netflix): Filmmaker Ava DuVernay explores racial inequality in the US, focusing on how mass incarceration is an extension of slavery.

I Am Not Your Negro - Official Trailer

I Am Not Your Negro (Netflix): is a 2016 documentary film directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - Official Trailer

The Pieces I Am (Netflix): Author Toni Morrison leads an assembly of her peers, critics, and colleagues on an exploration of race, history, America and the human condition.

JUST MERCY Official Trailer

Just Mercy (Watch “Just Mercy” for free for the month of June on Amazon, AppleTV, Redbox, GooglePlay, and YouTube.) Is a legal drama that tells the true story of Walter McMillian, who, with the help of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, appeals his murder conviction. The film is based on the memoir of the same name, written by Stevenson.

Miss Juneteenth | Official Trailer (HD) | Vertical Entertainment

Miss Juneteenth (Prime): Built like a bird, Turquoise Jones is a single mom who holds down a household, a rebellious teenager, and pretty much everything that goes down at Wayman’s BBQ & Lounge. Turquoise is also a bona fide beauty queen—she was once crowned Miss Juneteenth, a title commemorating the day slavery was abolished in Texas. Life didn’t turn out as beautifully as the title promised, but Turquoise, determined to right her wrongs, is cultivating her daughter, Kai, to become Miss Juneteenth, even if Kai wants something else.

#BlackLivesMatter | Trailer | Available Now

Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (BET): This documentary explores the evolution of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dear White People | Season 3 Official Trailer | Netflix

Dear White People (Netflix): Based on a film of the same name, this series shows the biases and injustices that a group of students of color face at Winchester University, a predominantly white Ivy League college.

Kerry Washington | American Son | Official Trailer | Netflix

American Son (Netflix): An estranged couple meet at a police station in Florida to try to find their teenage son.

IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK | Official Trailer

If Beale Street Could Talk (Hulu): Based on the James Baldwin novel, this Barry Jenkins film centers on the love between an African American couple whose lives are torn apart when the man is falsely accused of a crime.

Blindspotting (2018 Movie) Official Trailer - Daveed Diggs, Rafael Casal

Blindspotting (Hulu with Cinemax): Collin needs to make it through three more days of probation, and his relationship with his best friend is tested after he sees a cop shoot a suspect during a chase.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Official Trailer HD | A24

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (available to rent): A young black man dreams of reclaiming his childhood home in a now-gentrified neighborhood in San Francisco.

Fruitvale Station - Official Trailer | HD

Fruitvale Station (available to rent): Written and directed by Ryan Coogler, the biographical film tells the story of Oscar Grant III, who was killed by a white police officer in 2009.

Selma Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr. Movie HD

Selma (available to rent): Directed by Ava Duvernay, the historical drama follows civil rights demonstrators in 1965 as they marched from Selma to Montgomery.

The Hate U Give | Official Trailer [HD] | 20th Century FOX

The Hate U Give (Hulu with Cinemax) -- Based on the young adult novel by Angie Thomas: The story follows Starr Carter's struggle to balance the poor, mostly black neighborhood she lives in and the wealthy, mostly white school she attends. Things become more complicated after she witnesses a police officer killing her childhood best friend.

SHOT Trailer (2017) Noah Wyle Movie

16 Shots (Showtime): This documentary investigates the 2014 shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in Chicago.

'Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story' Official Trailer | Paramount Network

Rest In Power: The Trayvon Martin Story (Paramount): This six-episode series follows the life and legacy of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, who was fatally shot in 2012 in Sanford, Florida.

Black Klansman - Official Trailer - Movie Trailers

BlacKkKlansman (HBO Max): Ron Stallworth, the first African-American detective to work in the Colorado Springs Police Department, sets out to infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan in Spike Lee's Oscar-winning thriller BlacKkKlansman.

The Wire Trailer (HBO)

The Wire (HBO): This show explores Baltimore's narcotics scene from the perspectives of both law enforcement and drug dealers and users.

Do the Right Thing | Restored Trailer [HD] | Coolidge Corner Theatre

Do the Right Thing (available to rent): Salvatore "Sal" Fragione, an Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn, and neighborhood local Buggin' Out butt heads after Buggin' Out becomes upset that the restaurant's Wall of Fame only shows Italian actors. Tensions flare up as the wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to others in the neighborhood.

Moonlight | Official Trailer HD | A24

Moonlight (Prime & Showtime): Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Picture (and Best Supporting Actor for Mahershala Ali), showing different aspects of the black experience in its portrayal of the life of a young gay man. A young African-American man grapples with the identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.

Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas | Official Trailer | HBO

Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (HBO): Comic and writer Wyatt Cenac explores the police's excessive use of force in black communities and discusses solutions with experts in this late-night talk/comedy series. The show is currently free to watch on YouTube.

AMERICA TO ME Official Trailer (HD) Starz Documentary Series

America to Me (Starz): The documentary series provides a look into a year at Chicago's Oak Park and River Forest High School, one of the nation's top performing and diverse public schools.

Freedom Summer - Trailer

Freedom Summer (Prime & Vimeo): The summer of 1964, when hundreds of activists took to the streets and schools of Mississippi.

My Life With Rosie HD Official Trailer (2018) SMG Movies

My Life with Rosie (Prime): Dr Angela Sadler Williamson examines the relationship between Rosa Parks and her cousin, Carolyn Green, to introduce a side of Parks few people know.

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? (1967) - Trailer

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) (Prime): When Joanna Drayton (Katharine Houghton), a free-thinking white woman, and black doctor John Prentice (Sidney Poitier) become engaged, they travel to San Francisco to meet her parents. Matt Drayton (Spencer Tracy) and his wife Christina (Katharine Hepburn) are wealthy liberals who must confront the latent racism the coming marriage arouses. Also attending the Draytons' dinner are Prentice's parents (Roy E. Glenn Sr., Beah Richards), who vehemently disapprove of the relationship.

Answering the Call (FULL DOCUMENTARY)

Answering the Call (YouTube): The bloody attacks on protesters in Selma in 1965 led to the historic protection of all Americans' right to vote. The film explores a cherished family story of Selma and the current state of voter suppression in America.

Black History Activators

Black history Activators (Vimeo On Demand): Black History is an integral part of American History. This video highlights some of the most notable events and individuals of Black History and provides an in-depth introduction to key activists including W. E. B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, and Maya Angelou while also introducing individuals not often discussed in traditional history classes.

Full Episode: Where Do We Go From Here? (Part 1) | OWN Spotlight | Oprah Winfrey Network

Where Do We Go From Here? (OWN & YouTube): In response to the continuing civil unrest in America following the tragic murder of George Floyd, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network present a two-night special, OWN Spotlight: Where DoWe Go From Here?, which features Oprah Winfrey as she speaks directly with Black thought leaders, activists and artists about systematic racism and the current state of America.

WHEN THEY SEE US Trailer (2019) Netflix

When They See Us (Netflix): Ava DuVernay's gut-wrenching -- and essential -- miniseries is based on the true story of the falsely accused young teens known as the Central Park Five.

Our country is broken at its core and the only way to heal is for people to have access to the true history of this country. That's why aGLIFF has compiled a series of films chronicling black stories, many of which unveil the racist foundation which has lead to a bigoted society. We all deserve to thrive in this world and for the most part black and brown folks have just been surviving. I want more for myself and for all people of color. 

WE DESERVE MORE.

~Casandra Alston, aGLIFF Board President 

For information or to make a donation to aGLIFF's Black & Queer Voices Unite Fund: agliff.org/donate

Resources for Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.com/resources/  

Additional Resources:

Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization