Patrice Rushen Trailers
The Girls in the Band TrailerLady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz TrailerLee Ritenour : Overtime Trailer
Most Popular Patrice Rushen Trailers
Total trailers found: 15
Cora Unashamed Trailer (2000)
24 October 2000
Cora Jenkins and her parents are the only African-Americans in their community in 1920s Iowa, supported only by Cora's wages as housekeeper to the wealthy Studevants.
American Fiction Trailer (2023)
10 November 2023
A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3 Trailer (1989)
20 May 1989
Director Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) knows how to construct and, when necessary, even milk a laugh for optimal effect.
Ruby Bridges Trailer (1998)
18 January 1998
When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time.
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1 Trailer (1987)
19 December 1987
From comedian and filmmaker Robert Townsend (Hollywood Shuffle) comes this collection of comedy sketches starring some of the biggest names in show business.
For One Night Trailer (2006)
05 February 2006
Their town always had two proms, one for the whites and one for the blacks. When both proms wanted the same DJ, Brianna McCallister suggested combining the proms, which would also mean more money for decorations.
Our America Trailer (2002)
28 July 2002
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Without You I'm Nothing Trailer (1990)
11 May 1990
Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience.
Just a Dream Trailer (2002)
16 March 2002
Film crew arrives in a small town in Nevada desert. Ends up changing the life of a 12-year-old kid and a friend of his, a movie lover.
The Girls in the Band Trailer (2011)
13 October 2011
THE GIRLS IN THE BAND tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late 1930s to the present day.
Lee Ritenour : Overtime Trailer (2005)
28 January 2005
Lee Ritenour is one of the world's most renowned jazz guitarists. Initially performing and recording as a sideman with the likes of The Mamas And The Papas, Tony Bennett, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd and Dizzy Gillespie, since 1976 he has been a major solo artist with over 30 albums to his credit.
Fire & Ice Trailer (2001)
22 January 2001
While many celebrities believe their fame gives them good luck with the opposite gender, one man with a successful television career discovers fame is spoiling his chances with the woman he loves in the made-for-TV romantic drama.
America's Dream Trailer (1996)
17 February 1996
Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director.
The Killing Yard Trailer (2001)
23 September 2001
Lawyers must defend a prisoner accused of murdering two of his inmates during the Attica prison riots in 1971.
Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women In Jazz Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008
Lady Be Good reveals the lost stories of female jazz musicians from the early 1920s to the 1970s. Narrated by musician-composer Patrice Rushen, the film charts the influence of female players from the struggles and successes of early innovators (Sweet Emma Barrett, Lil Hardin-Armstrong), through the rise of the all-woman big bands (Ina Ray Hutton & Her Melodears, the Hollywood Redheads), to the female musicians that were instrumental players (Dorothy Donegan, Mary Osborne) and arrangers (Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston) for more famous male band leaders, including Benny Goodman and Quincy Jones.
