Slavery Movies

In 1856, slave Eliza plans to marry George with the consent of the Shelbys, her masters, but George's owner prevents the wedding. A few years later,...

The first of a series of three reels. This reel depicts the escape of Eliza and the removal of Uncle Tom from his old home in Kentucky. According to...

Gordon, The Black Pirate, battles the slavery trade.

The struggle of Victor Schœlcher for the abolition of slavery in the French colonies.

A free Black man from New York is tricked, kidnapped, and sold into slavery in the South, where he endures twelve years of brutal servitude before...

In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are...

A powerful feature documentary about child sexploitation, an epidemic happening in every country around the world. Filmed over a four year period,...

The Myth of the Black Woman is a feature-length documentary that examines the imagery of black women in the media, from the 18th century black slave...

Love blossoms between Maroc, a singing boat refugee, and Lisa, a collector of singing seashells who dreams about love.

Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery via the...

Epic television miniseries exploring the complicated relationship of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, who conducted a 38 year love affair,...

In the aftermath of the terrible Civil War which has devastated the South, Amanda America Dixon returns home to find she has become the sole heir to...

On a 19th century Caribbean island, slaves revolt against their beautiful and sadistic mistress.

The film accompanies the investigation of the historian Sidney Aguilar after the discovery of bricks marked with Nazi swastikas in the interior of...

Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius.

A powerful documentary starring Morgan Freeman about the genesis of The Blues in the South and the music spreading around the world. Morgan Freeman...

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

The film expresses the history of oppression, discrimination, violence and hate in America. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best...