Alfre Woodard

An animated musical based on the life of John Henry. The story of the legendary African American folk hero, who pitted his strength against that of a machine and won the contest. The story is told from the point of view of John's wife, Polly.

Emmy-winning story of a 1930s experiment in which the U.S. government withheld treatment from African American syphilis patients.

A heartfelt tale about the Carmichael family living through difficult, but often wonderful, circumstances in their close-knit Brooklyn neighborhood.

A prison warden’s personal demons come to a head as she prepares to execute an inmate claiming innocence and who’s praying for an 11th-hour pardon.

Two matriarchs embark on a cross-country road trip to rediscover themselves and find a way to save their families from ruin.

Burdened by troubles in life and love, a mother of three grown children searches for hope and healing on an impromptu trip to Paper Moon, Montana.

Alfre Woodard leaves the big city behind and heads down south to save her family in this heartfelt film directed by Maya Angelou.

An autistic Brooklyn young man escapes his abusive mother, to find a doctor who can help him get the right medication. A story of hope in dire times.

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. The medal is presented to individuals for service above and beyond the call of duty. Most have been awarded posthumously, yet in this film 13 living recipients tell their stories.

An ambitious career woman returns to her hometown but finds it difficult to relate to her old life until she befriends a mysterious hermit.

Frankie Addams, 12-year-old tomboy, feels disconnected from the world. Frankie's mother died when she was born, and her father is a distant, uncomprehending figure. Her closest companions are the family's African American maid, Berenice Sadie Brown, and her six-year-old cousin, John Henry West. She has no friends in her small Southern town and dreams of going away with her brother and his bride-to-be on their honeymoon.

Poignant stories mixed with a healthy dose of humor lay out the case for the importance of the first five years in the care and education of children.

After a terrible accident leaves her wheelchair bound, a former soap opera star is looked after by a nurse who has her own share of troubles.

The story of a gay drag queen (Ving Rhames) who begins to care for a girl, whose mother (Alfre Woodard) is fighting drug addiction, but a dealer (Mykelti Williamson) threatens everything.

Set 65 million years ago, DINOSAUR tells the compelling story of Aladar, an iguanadon who is separated from his own kind and raised by a clan of lemurs, including the wisecracking Zini and the compassionate Plio.

In 1930s Pittsburgh, an African American family is torn over whether to sell a valuable family heirloom piano passed down from enslaved relatives.

Zurich Condoll is a student at Frederick Douglass University and is proud to be a pledge at a famous African-American fraternity. But anti-hazing rules have driven his Hell Week underground, and the veteran members of his fraternity have degenerated into a pack of vicious, drunken, sadistic louts.

In this contemporary re-imagining of the beloved classic film, Steel Magnolias chronicles the extraordinary friendship of six remarkable Southern Women.

Determined to follow in her cousin's footsteps footsteps,CArnelle enlists the help of local seamstress Popeye Jackson in preparing for the "Miss Firecracker" pageant.

A 12-year-old lives under the supervision of an agoraphobic neighbor, until the day the young girl takes a solo trip to find her true identity.