Alfre Woodard Movies

A young man (Gregory Hines) journeys from rags-to-riches thanks to his talented Puss in Boots (Ben Vereen). Starring Ben Vereen, Gregory Hines, Alfre...

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring...

The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...

Shot entirely on location in Hollywood in 1984, this feature documentary explores the role of black actors, black directors and the black audience in...

The story of the Medal of Honor - the highest U.S. award for valor in combat - is told through personal accounts of bravery and daring

Behind the scenes of Clemency (2019). An Emotionally Charged Set, Clemency's Message, The Research Process, Working with Alfre Woodard, Working with...

A Los Angeles lawyer has to go to New Orleans for a steamy case involving a troubled teen.

The story of Sonny Bell, an aging Chicago Blues musician, who refuses to retire and defiantly hits the road with his band for one last long-shot to...

The Underground Railroad was not really a railroad, nor was it always underground. It was an informal network of people and hiding places that helped...

Against the backdrop of an LA wildfire evacuation, the lives of three young people from vastly different worlds—a privileged runaway from rehab...

Frank Coleman is a Vietnam veteran dying from cancer brought on by exposure to the defoliant chemical Agent Orange which he turns to Maude DeVictor,...

Alma W. Thomas lived a life of firsts: the first Fine Arts graduate of Howard University (1924), the first Black woman to mount a retrospective at...

In a magical take on a true story, a slave mails himself from a plantation in Richmond, Virginia, to freedom in Philadelphia in 1848.

A look at the issue of high-quality early care and education in America, from home to childcare to preschool; the tragic cost of getting it wrong;...

From the moment of her birth in a rural black hospital in Georgia, Lena McPherson is recognized by all the nurses as a special child, one with the...