BLACK HISTORY MONTH
 		   FEBRUARY 2014
 
  MUMIA:
Long Distance Revolutionary

Before he was convicted of murdering a cop and sentenced to die, Mumia Abu- Jamal was a gifted writer. Now after more than 30 years in prison, he is still alive and continues to provoke and inspire.
Commemorate Black History Month with a selection of films about the African American experience, from an in-depth look at renowned jazz pianist Erroll Garner to a critically acclaimed portrait of one of America's most famous political prisoners. All 21 films will be 40% off through the end of the month.
 
  THE PRUIT-IGOE MYTH

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth tells the story of the transformation of the American city in the decades after World War II, through the lens of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing development and the St. Louis residents who called it home.		 ERROLL GARNER:
No One Can Hear You Read

In a triumphant career that lasted forty years, Erroll Garner pushed the playability of the piano to its limits, developed an international reputation, and made an indelible mark on the jazz world.		  
 

BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE

Meet the Silver Belles, five tap dancers who performed in 1930's Harlem. Together again, after a few decades hiatus, they're dancing to standing ovations - as sassy as they ever were.

HERMAN'S HOUSE

Herman Wallace was probably the longest-serving prisoner in solitary in America - 40+ years in a 6x9 foot cell. This award-winning documentary reveals the remarkable expression his struggle finds in an unusual art project.

  
  THE WATERMELON WOMAN

Cheryl Dunye's inventive romantic comedy about a young woman who meets the girl of her dreams while making a documentary about an obscure black actress from the 1930s.		 NESHOBA:
The Price of Freedom

In 1964, a mob of Klansmen murdered three civil rights workers in Mississippi. Neshoba tells the story of these three American heroes and the long struggle to bring their killers to justice.		  
  MOVING MIDWAY

Godfrey Cheshire's film about his family's Southern plantation - and the colossal feat of moving it to escape urban sprawl - is a thoughtful and witty look at how the racial legacy from the past continues into the present.		 OFF AND RUNNING

With white Jewish lesbians for parents, Avery grew up in a unique and loving household. But her curiosity about her African-American roots thrusts her into an exploration of race and identity that threatens to distance her from her family.		  
 

YOU DON'T NEED FEET TO DANCE

A film about the extraordinary life of Sidiki Conde who lost the use of his legs to polio at age fourteen. Today, he balances his career as a performing artist with the obstacles of life in New York City.

 PRESSURE COOKER

Wilma Stephenson teaches Culinary Arts at Frankford High School in Philadelphia. Infamously blunt, Mrs. Stephenson runs a "boot camp", disciplining her students into capable chefs and responsible students.		  
 

THE EARLY WORKS OF CHERYL DUNYE

A collection of six short fiction films by one of the most provocative and humorous lesbian filmmakers of our time. Includes Greetings from Africa, An Untitled Portrait, She Don't Fade and more.

 BORN IN FLAMES

The movie that rocked the foundations of the early Indie film world, this provocative classic is a comic fantasy of female rebellion set ten years after the Second American Revolution.		  
  THOMAS JEFFERSON:
A View from the Mountain

From director Martin Doblmeier comes a story that tears at the heart of America. This critically acclaimed film explores Thomas Jefferson and his personal and public dilemma about race and slavery.

THE FILMS OF MICHAEL SPORN BOX SET

 This collector's edition box set includes 12 films on 6 discs from the award-winning animator Michael Sporn including Whitewash, The Talking Eggs and more.

  
  SEX & JUSTICE

Narrated by Gloria Steinem, Sex & Justice presents the highlights of the dramatic confrontation between Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas at his Supreme Court confirmation hearings before the United States Senate in 1991.		 CARMEN & GEOFFREY

This intimate documentary, which features candid interviews and glorious dance performances, demonstrates the talent and uninterrupted creativity of Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, two living legends in the world of American dance.		  
  HEY, BOO: Harper Lee &
To Kill a Mockingbird

Hey, Boo unravels some of the mysteries surrounding Harper Lee and also brings to light the context and history of To Kill a Mockingbird's Deep South setting and the social changes it inspired.

SENATOR OBAMA GOES TO AFRICA

Part personal odyssey and part chronicle of diplomacy in action, this timely documentary follows Barack Obama as he takes an emotional journey to Kisumu, Kenya - land of his ancestry.

  
  BRICK CITY

Brick City is a provocative and eye-opening documentary series that fans out around the city of Newark, New Jersey to capture the daily drama of a community striving to become a better, safer, stronger place to live.

4TH & GOAL

Shot over six years, 4th & Goal tells the stories six young football players in their quest to join the most elite club in professional sports: the NFL. Who will make it and why?