Inspired by the invaluable antiracist reading lists that have been circulating online, staff members compiled a list of related educational films, documentaries, series, and videos to share. This list is meant to be a resource for those wanting to learn more about systemic racism, police brutality, and how to engage in antiracist work.
Films and Documentaries
13th
Directed by Ava Duvernay
Rosewood
Directed by John Singleton
Whose Streets
Directed by Damon Davis and Sabaah Folayan
The Watermelon Woman
Directed by Cheryl Dunye
Bessie
Directed by Dee Rees
Cincinnati Goddamn
Directed by Paul Hill and April Martin
The Black Power Mixtape, 1967-1975
Directed by Göran Olsson
I Am Not Your Negro
Directed by Raoul Peck
Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People
Directed by Thomas Allen Harris
Explained: The Racial Wealth Gap
Created by Joe Posner and Ezra Klein
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Directed by Chad Friedrichs
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Directed by Liz Garbus
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Directed by David France
If Beale Street Could Talk
Directed by Barry Jenkins
Just Mercy
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
Fruitvale Station
Directed by Ryan Coogler
Malcolm X
Directed by Spike Lee
Selma
Directed by Ava Duvernay
Last Black Man in San Francisco
Directed by Joe Talbot
Pariah
Directed by Dee Rees
St. Louis Superman
Directed by Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan
Limited Series
When They See Us
Directed by Ava Duvernay
Watchmen
Directed by Zack Snyder
Pose
Directed by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals
YouTube Videos
Fannie Lou Hamer’s 1964 Testimony
James Baldwin Debates William F. Buckley (1965)
James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni, a conversation
For Kids
Kid President: Another Pep Talk From Kid President to You
Kids Meet Former Black Panthers
