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Release Year: 1996

A young black woman wearing a blue t-shirt and a name tag carries mutliple VHS tapes in her arms inside a video store. The videos behind her are blurry and grainy in the distance with colorful covers.

September 17, 2026

The Watermelon Woman

In 1990s Philadelphia, Cheryl (played by writer-director Cheryl Dunye), a twenty-something aspiring filmmaker working at a video rental store, embarks on a personal mission: uncovering the true identity of an elusive, uncredited 1930s Black Hollywood actress billed only as “The Watermelon Woman.”...

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April 13, 2020

All Power to the People

All Power to the People chronicles the history of the Black Panther Party, examining issues of racial injustice, class conflict, and political dissent.

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