Boots Riley on the set of Sorry to Bother You (2018)
Hey everyone. In the interest of magnifying black voices at this time, we thought we’d share a list of great movies by black filmmakers. Check ‘em out:
Sorry to Bother You by Boots Riley (Hulu)
If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins (Hulu)
Dear White People by Justin Simien (rent on Amazon)
13th by Ava Duvernay (Netflix)
Horror Noire by Xavier Burgin (Shudder)
Get Out by Jordan Peele (rent on Amazon)
BlacKkKlansman by Spike Lee (HBO Max)
O.J.: Made in America by Ezra Edelman (rent on Amazon)
Widows by Steve McQueen (buy on Amazon)
Straight Outta Compton by F. Gary Gray (rent on Amazon)
Boyz N the Hood by John Singleton (rent on Amazon)
The First Purge by Gerard McMurry (buy on Amazon)
Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee (rent on Amazon)
In addition to watching these films, please donate and/or lend a hand to these organizations in the fight against racism and police brutality:
Black Lives Matter Global Network
National Bail Out
Know Your Rights Camp
Black Voters Matter Fund
BYP100
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
The National Police Accountability Project
Color of Change Education Fund
Unicorn Riot
Campaign Zero
Advancement Project
The Marshall Project
Click here for an aggregate donation page where you can split a donation or allocate specific amounts to all of these groups.
Excellent list and an important subject. I would add that I Am Not Your Negro, the documentary about the great writer James Baldwin, is also streaming on Amazon Prime. Great work guys! Black lives matter.