Stanley Nelson
Director

Stanley Nelson

13
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13
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Sound of the Police
Film
5.8
2023

Sound of the Police

This documentary examines the fraught relationship between African Americans and the police, often r…
Becoming Frederick Douglass
Film
6.5
2022

Becoming Frederick Douglass

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London brin…
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
Film
8.5
2021

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitio…
Attica
Film
7.1
2021

Attica

Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates,…
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy
Film
6.8
2021

Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy

A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore…
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Film
7.2
2019

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

An immersive look at the eventful life and brilliant artistic career of visionary American jazz trum…
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Film
8.1
2017

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

A haven for Black intellectuals, artists and revolutionaries—and path of promise toward the American…
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Film
7.0
2015

The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

The story of the Black Panthers is often told in a scatter of repackaged parts, often depicting trag…
Freedom Riders
Film
8.0
2010

Freedom Riders

This is the story of more than four hundred Americans who participated in a bold and dangerous exper…