Maya Angelou Movies

The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.

In this documentary, artist-filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen asks people to describe memorable moments of their lives. Some, such as Norman Lear and...

Travel to the mysterious island that time forgot -- the island of Madagascar. Nestled in the tranquil waters of the Indian Ocean off the coast of...

"Fly too high and you will burn, go too low and you won't breathe." A 7 day vlog during the summer of 2023, a story of dreamers and drowners.

Song for Cesar is a documentary film with a unique view of the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement. The film tells a...

A multimedia short created for the U.S. millennium celebrations, The Unfinished Journey reflects on America’s history and spirit through six...

Heated confrontations and revelations result when a divorcee returns with her young son to the home of her two sisters.

A singer whose companion hates whites falls for a white U.S. photographer in Sweden.

Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

A young orphaned boy comes to live with his aunt and discovers that his best friend is having an affair with her.

Contemporary African-American artists tell how their art and lives have been affected by African influences and their own experiences living as Black...

A television drama directed by Maya Angelou. In 1975, the accomplished writer became the first African American woman to join the Directors Guild of...

Some day we’ll be able to measure the power of words but in the meantime let’s be careful about the words we use.