Entertainment

Kanopy: Stream Movies for Free

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:16:52 +0000

Stream thousands of films for free, thanks to the generous support of your public library or university.

Bino and Fino cartoon series

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

The Bino and Fino Show is about a brother and sister who live in a modern day city in Africa.In each episode Bino and Fino, with the help of their friend Zeena the Magic Butterfly and their family, discover and learn things about Africa and the world.

DIFFERENT Short Film

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Award Winning Short Film by Tahneek Rahman A deaf girl comes across a boy who is paralyzed from the waist-down, but neither of them know about each other's differences.

Father and Daughter

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Short Film by M. Dudok de Wit A father bids farewell to his young daughter; she grows up longing for his return.

Things White People Think About Black Hair

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

13 CRAZY Things White People Think About Black Hair at Work and at School. It was part of an original article in the Huffington Post as a response to Black women having their jobs threatened because of their natural hair and Black girls being kicked out of school because of the same.

Hair Love Animated Short Film

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

Animated Short Film from Matthew A. Cherry, Oscar winning, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time.

A Story, A Story

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

An animated story which tells how African folk tales were acquired from the god who possessed them by a man who spun a web to reach the sky. African folktales in the public domain are free to view, share, and download.

John Henry

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

John Henry is an African American folk hero. He is said to have worked as a "steel-driving man"—a man tasked with hammering a steel drill into rock to make holes for explosives to blast the rock in constructing a railroad tunnel. A folktale in the public domain free to view, share, and download.

The Rug Maker

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 06:03:23 +0000

An animated East African folktale which shows that everyone, even a chief's son, can benefit from knowing a trade. African folktales in the public domain are free to view, share, and download.

The Dogville Shorts Comedies

Sat, 12 Oct 2019 20:32:42 +0000

The actors in these films were trained dogs, dressed up to parody the performers in contemporary films. The dogs' dialogue in these early sound films was dubbed by actors and voice artists including Pete Smith.

Cornbread, Earl and Me

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

A 12-year-old is traumatised by the murder of his friend, a star basketball player.

The Wiz Live Modern Spin of the 1975 Broadway Musical

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

The Making of the Wiz Live

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:16:23 +0000

The Jacksons: An American Dream

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

Michael Jackson and his family in Gary, Indiana; their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band.

From Welfare to Millionaire

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

This is a urban Hip Hop comedy

Michael Jordan - An American Hero

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

American television film that aired on Fox Family Channel on April 18, 1999.[1] It stars Michael Jace as Michael Jordan.

Poor Devil

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

A young down on his luck resident of hell (Sammy Davis Jr.) is given a chance to redeem himself by signing up a down on his luck retail accountant to sell his soul to Lucifer

Lackawanna Blues Trailer

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he lives in 1960s Lackawanna, New York.

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:38:58 +0000

Biography of Dorothy Dandridge follows her career through early days on the club circuit with her sister to her turn in movies, including becoming the first black actress to win a Best Actress Nomination in 1954 for "Carmen Jones."