Nelson George Trailers
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Most Popular Nelson George Trailers
Total trailers found: 41
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Trailer (2012)
07 June 2012
A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers, integrating MTV with rap.
The Wire Odyssey Trailer (2007)
20 December 2007
A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.
The Black Godfather Trailer (2019)
06 June 2019
Follows the life of Clarence Avant, the ultimate, uncensored mentor and behind-the-scenes rainmaker in music, film, TV and politics.
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas Trailer (2012)
01 October 2012
Focus Forward: Short Films, Big Ideas is an award-winning series of 30 three-minute stories about innovators—people who are reshaping the world through act or invention—directed by the world's most celebrated documentary filmmakers.
It's Black Entertainment Trailer (2002)
08 February 2002
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century.
Strictly Business Trailer (1991)
08 November 1991
Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship.
CB4 Trailer (1993)
12 March 1993
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4".
Suspect Trailer (1991)
01 January 1991
A young white woman leaving a nightclub alone drops her cigarette lighter on the street. When a young black man follows her and attempts to return it, she panics and assumes he is attacking her.
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks Trailer (2021)
18 June 2021
This documentary chronicles renaissance man Gordon Parks’ stellar career from staff photographer for LIFE magazine, through his artistic development photographing everyday Americans, through his evolution as a novelist and groundbreaking filmmaker.
The Wire: The Last Word Trailer (2007)
27 December 2007
A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.
The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story Trailer (2016)
07 May 2016
Wanda Pratt works tirelessly to raise three children, including future NBA basketball player Kevin Durant.
All Hail the Beat Trailer (2012)
23 April 2012
All Hail the Beat' celebrates a rhythm machine deemed obsolete in 1984 but still influential until to this day.
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop Trailer (2004)
02 April 2004
The film documents the development of hip hop culture since its inception in the 1970s. With interviews from various figures in the community such as Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash, Fab 5 Freddy, KRS-One, MC Hammer and Busy Bee.
Thriller 40 Trailer (2023)
02 December 2023
Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller,’ the best-selling album of all-time, director Nelson George takes fans back in time to the making of a pop masterpiece, featuring never-before-seen footage and candid interviews.
Finding the Funk Trailer (2014)
31 January 2014
Finding the Funk is a road trip in search of the past, present and future of Funk music. Starting with Funk's roots in Jazz and the James Brown bands of the '60s we travel to the Bay Area to celebrate Sly & the Family Stone, then to Dayton the birthplace of so many of Funk's originators, then onto Detroit where from the ashes of Motown, P-Funk's Mothership arose, and then to LA where a new crop of musicians are creating their own Funk history.
Brooklyn Boheme Trailer (2012)
27 February 2012
Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the 80's and 90's that included the great Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Branford Marsalis, Rosie Perez, Saul Williams, Lorna Simpson, Talib Kweli just to name a few.
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat Trailer (1995)
19 October 1995
Rap music has articulated a black aesthetic that is influencing pop culture around the world. But does it also promote violence, misogyny, and crime? This program featuring rap master Melle Mel describes the history of rap and hip-hop from its roots in earlier oral and musical traditions to its full flowering in the mid-1990s.
Top Five Trailer (2014)
12 December 2014
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously.
Say Hey, Willie Mays! Trailer (2022)
27 October 2022
Follow Willie Mays’ life both on and off the field over five decades as he navigated the American sports landscape and the country’s ever-evolving cultural backdrop, all while helping to define what it means to be one of America’s first Black sports superstars.
Good Hair Trailer (2009)
09 October 2009
An exposé of comic proportions that only Chris Rock could pull off, GOOD HAIR visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community.
Sidney Trailer (2022)
10 September 2022
This revealing documentary honors the legendary Sidney Poitier—iconic actor, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.
True North: Canadian Myths and Black Power Trailer (2025)
06 September 2025
Centers on the 1969 student protests against racism at Montreal’s Concordia University and their contribution to the story of Black liberation.
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy Trailer (2021)
11 January 2021
A cheap, powerful drug emerges during a recession, igniting a moral panic fueled by racism. Explore the complex history of crack in the 1980s.
Def by Temptation Trailer (1990)
23 March 1990
An evil succubus is preying on libidinous black men in New York, and all that stands in her way is a minister-in-training, an aspiring actor, and a cop that specializes in cases involving the supernatural.
Life Support Trailer (2007)
10 March 2007
The true-life story of a mother who overcame an addiction to crack and became a positive role model and an AIDS activist in the black community.
Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen Trailer (2023)
08 January 2023
Director Baz Luhrmann, actors Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, and others explore the life and legacy of Elvis Presley and the making of the acclaimed hit film, ELVIS.
One Special Moment Trailer (2001)
01 June 2001
An action adventure film star becomes smitten with an idealistic high school teacher when he agrees to participate in a business deal involving the teacher's ambitious clothing designer brother.
The Last Critic Trailer (2026)
14 March 2026
Sixty years & a million records ago, Robert Christgau invented Rock music criticism. Anyone who has ever read or written a Pop music review has been influenced by Christgau, who canonized legends from The Ramones to Public Enemy & infuriated icons from Lou Reed to Billy Joel.
The Minnesota Sound Trailer (2019)
18 April 2019
Emily Goldberg's first person journey through the Minneapolis music scene of the 80s. More
Michael Jordan: His Airness Trailer (1999)
01 January 1999
From his days as a child in North Carolina to his retirement from the Chicago Bulls in 1999, His Airness takes you on a journey through Michael Jordan's entire career.
Everyday People Trailer (2004)
18 January 2004
The closing of a local restaurant concerns a number of employees who've dedicated their lives to they
With Drawn Arms Trailer (2020)
02 November 2020
The story behind a critical moment in American history, spawning one of most iconic images of protest from the past century.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. Trailer (1993)
19 March 1993
Chantel Mitchell, a hip, articulate, black high-school girl in Brooklyn, is determined not to become "just another girl on the IRT" (the IRT is one of NYC's subway lines).
A Ballerina's Tale Trailer (2015)
14 October 2015
A feature documentary on African American ballerina Misty Copeland that examines her prodigious rise, her potentially career ending injury alongside themes of race and body image in the elite ballet world.
Perfect Upset: The 1985 Villanova vs. Georgetown NCAA Championship Trailer (2005)
02 March 2005
"PERFECT UPSET" is a 2005 sports documentary about the Villanova Wildcats' shocking win against the heavily favored Georgetown Hoyas in the 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
Hustlers Convention Trailer (2015)
01 January 2015
The story of Sport and Spoon - two young hustlers who attend the eponymous convention, only to get tangled up in a financial disagreement that leads to a shootout, police chase and finishes with Sport on death row, weighing up what it all means.
Disdain the Mundane Trailer (2013)
13 February 2013
Walt Frazier, arguably one of the most illustrious players in the history of the New York Knickerbockers, has emerged in the 21st century as a Big Apple style icon.
The Announcement Trailer (2012)
11 March 2012
On Thursday, Nov. 7, 1991, Earvin "Magic" Johnson made people stop and watch at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.
Downtown Calling Trailer (2009)
24 October 2009
In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis.
Left Unsaid Trailer (2010)
30 January 2010
Fifteen women are brought together a social networking invitation via a host with less than cordial motives.
