David Oyelowo
1) Complicit
Author
Language
English
Description
David Oyelowo stars in a tense and compelling new single drama from acclaimed writer Guy Hibbert that explores the murky moral compromises that underpin the hidden intelligence war. Complicit follows the story of Edward an MI5 officer who, desperate to foil another 7/7 style atrocity, wrestles with his own conscience and moral code when he finally comes face to face with British terror suspect Waleed. Convinced that Waleed is plotting an attack, Edward...
Author
Language
English
Description
Gunner (Lonnie Chavis) sets out on a quest to save his ill mother (Rosario Dawson) by searching for a mythic figure who possesses the secret to immortality, the Water Man. After enlisting the help of a mysterious local girl, Jo (Amiah Miller), they journey together into the remote Wild Horse forest -- but the deeper they venture, the stranger and more dangerous the forest becomes. Their only hope for rescue is Gunner's father (David Oyelowo), who...
4) SELMA
Author
Language
English
Description
From the Oscar-winning producers of 12 Years a Slave comes a powerful true story starring David Oyelewo and Oprah Winfrey. Facing violent opposition, Martin Luther King, Jr., led a historic march from Selma to Montgomery, changing the world forever.
6) Nina
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Singer-songwriter and civil rights activist, Nina Simone appeared to have it all. Her struggle to balance music, family and politics ended up leaving her alone and in terrible debt. That is, until she met Clifton Henderson, who helped the high priestess of soul rediscover meaning in her life and her music.
Publisher
Array Releasing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Written and directed by Ava DuVernay, who won the 2012 Sundance Film Festival Best Director Award for her work, MIDDLE OF NOWHERE chronicles a woman’s separation from her incarcerated husband and the journey to maintain her marriage and her identity amidst crisis and chaos. Winner of the 2013 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award.
9) Selma
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historical struggle to secure voting rights for all people. A dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1964.
10) Captive
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Brian Nichols, on the run as the subject of a city-wide manhunt and desperate to make contact with his newborn son, takes recovering meth addict Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment, she turns for guidance to Rick Warren's bestselling inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life. While reading aloud, Ashley and her would-be killer each face crossroads where despair and death intersect hope.
11) The Water Man
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Gunner's mother is very ill, but he believes a local legend about 'the Water Man' who knows how to live forever, so he and a mysterious girl named Jo set off into the Wild Horse forest in order to hunt down the legend. The deeper they go into the woods, it becomes more strange and more dangerous, but Gunner's father is coming after them and will stop at nothing to rescue his son."
12) Jack Reacher
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who is accused of shooting five random victims.
13) Five days
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The sudden disappearance of a woman and her two young children triggers a labyrinthine police investigation amid a media circus in southeast England
14) MI-5: v. 2
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The threat to national security increases and the need to thwart the activities of terrorists operating within the UK becomes more urgent for the elite team of the British intelligence service
15) The paperboy
Publisher
Millennium
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
It takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff.
16) Queen of Katwe
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl from the streets of rural Uganda whose world rapidly changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion.
17) Small island
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Explores the lives of two couples, one Jamaican and the other English, whose worlds intertwine in post-World War II Britain, at a turning point in the long relationship between the two countries
18) MI-5: v. 1
Publisher
BBC Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
The elite team of the clandestine British security service tackles organized crime, terrorist activities, anarchists, and more while dealing with conflict and power struggles back at the office
19) Red tails
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. .
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"It follows the journey of Reeves and his rise from enslavement to law enforcement as one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi. Despite arresting over 3,000 outlaws during his career, the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost to his beloved family. This release features over two hours of special features, including an exclusive interview with Production Designer, Wynn Thomas (Malcolm...