Gordon Parks Movies

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps...

Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of...

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather...

The true story of two New York City cops. Greenberg & Hantz fought the system, became detectives and were known on the streets as "Batman &...

Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civil War.

The story, set in Kansas during the 1920's, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events...

This is based on a true story. Solomon Northrop is a black man in the mid 19th century before slavery was abolished. He's a born free man who works...

Using government documents, archive footage and direct interviews with activists and former FBI/CIA officers, All Power to the People documents the...

An interview/overview on the influential careers of Gordon Parks, Ossie Davis, and Melvin Van Peebles.

Moments Without Proper Names makes Parks makes himself the subject, tracing his development as a person and an artist through an hourlong,...

An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet,...

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

Melvin Van Peebles was one of the first black directors to challenge the white establishment in his films, which include "Watermelon Man" and "Sweet...

Documentary about a boy living with his family in extreme poverty in Rio de Janeiro.

A featurette that shows director Gordon Parks on location for the film The Learning Tree.

Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first...

A behind the scenes look at the filming of the movie Shaft (1971). The movie's director, Gordon Parks is seen directing a couple of fight scenes...

A documentary made on the set of "The Learning Tree." Narrated by Gordon Parks Jr., and featuring interviews with Gordon Parks Sr. and members of the...