Blackside Movie Trailers

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming American economy.

A Matter of Respect Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

Teen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and excerpts from a lecture by Reverend Jesse Jackson.

Code Blue Trailer (1972)

12 April 1972

Code Blue is one of the earliest existing films created by Henry Hampton’s Boston-based documentary company Blackside Inc.

The Land of the Four Winds Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

Malcolm X: Make It Plain Trailer (1994)

26 January 1994

Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, through his rise in the ranks of the Nation of Islam, to his 1965 assassination.

Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground Trailer (2021)

19 August 2021

This documentary special honors Henry Hampton’s masterpiece Eyes on the Prize and conjures ancestral memories, activates the radical imagination and explores the profound journey for Black liberation through the voices of the movement.

Easy Street Trailer (1979)

01 February 1979

A documentary produced by Blackside, Inc. as part of an effort to recruit minority youth into the health care fields.

Listen to a Stranger: An Interview with Gordon Parks Trailer (1973)

17 April 1973

"Listen to a Stranger" spotlights esteemed writer, photographer, and filmmaker Gordon Parks, Sr., who discusses his life and career in the documentary.

The Unemployment Test Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The Unemployment Test is presented as a quiz to judge the audience’s knowledge about the welfare system, albeit one backed by a funky disco synth soundtrack.