2026 Movie Catalog

Browsing 8 titles from the 2026 database

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The Bell Affair
Drama 2021

The Bell Affair

Dir: Kwakiutl Dreher

Daniel and Mary sued for freedom and won. But the widow of their former slaveholder challenged the Bells' freedom in court. Threatened with re-enslavement, and the sale of their children, they led the largest escape attempt in US history.

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01:22:26 MVD14474D
The Holstein Dilemma
TV-Y
Documentary 2021

The Holstein Dilemma

Dir: Rick & Elara Bowman

This film explores why diversity is important in today's agricultural model that's based on large volume, fast growth, and the cheapest product possible for the consumer, but little else. How do we balance the need to produce food for a hungry planet, vs. the need for biodiversity in our one-track production model' That's The Holstein Dilemma.

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01:32:43 MVD6583D
Voodoo Macbeth
TV-14
Drama 2021

Voodoo Macbeth

Dir: Agazi Desta, Sabina Vajrača, Hannah Bang, Christopher Beaton, Dagmawi Abebe, Victor Alonso-Berbel, Tiffany K. Guillen, Zoë Salnave, Ernesto Sandoval, Roy Arwas

Before Citizen Kane and The War of the Worlds, prominent Harlem Renaissance Broadway actress Rose McClendon convinces untested 20-year-old Orson Welles to direct Shakespeare's Macbeth with an all-Black cast in Harlem. The road to opening night proves to be a difficult one. This revolutionary 1936 production would change the world forever. Based on True Events.

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01:48:57 LY5062DVD
A Walk In Her Shoes
Documentary 2020

A Walk In Her Shoes

Dir: Selina Garcia

A WALK IN HER SHOES is a documentary feature that shares one woman's intimate story of personal awakening, discovery, empowerment, and triumph. In a quest to overcome one of the biggest obstacles of her life, personal trainer and author Metra Lundy simulates a walk to freedom by re-tracing the steps of the great American heroine, Harriet Tubman, from Maryland to Canada.

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01:33:34 IP6439
Pershing's Paths Of Glory
TV-14
Documentary 2018

Pershing's Paths Of Glory

Dir: Joe Hartnett

This presentation of inspiration and American history combines the past glory and achievements of General John J. Pershing with his modern-day impact upon young Americans.

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00:42:41 DS02936
David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All
TV-Y
Documentary 1979

David Susskind Archive: Truman Capote Tells All

Dir: David Susskind

An extensive interview originally broadcast in Feb. 1979. Host David Susskind and Truman Capote discuss the icon's history, his writing, his social persona and impact. More than an interview, the wide-ranging conversation between longtime friends delves into topics you are unlikely to see elsewhere.

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00:51:04 PMD-002
The Crucible
TV-14
Play 1967

The Crucible

Dir: Alex Segal

'The Crucible' is the all-star casted 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It's the dramatized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692-93. An allegory for McCarthyism and its hearings in the early 1950's, Miller was questioned by the House Un-American Activities Committee, and convicted of contempt of Congress in 1956 for refusing to provide the names.

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01:59:56 PMD-007
David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
TV-Y
Documentary 1963

David Susskind Archive: Interview With Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Dir: David Susskind

David Susskind's historical, long and intimate interview with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Originally aired on June 9, 1963 by WPIX-TV New York. Among the subjects discussed were the current state of the American Civil Rights Movement and the recent (at that time) events in Birmingham, Alabama.Recently restored by the Paley Center.

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01:41:47 PMD-001