Lena Waithe Movies

A group of LGBTQ+ comedians get together to celebrate a brand of queer comedy. Legends, headliners, and emerging talent all perform at The Greek...

After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.

An immigrant fishing family is forced to decide whether to stay or leave Alaska behind after the snow crabs disappear.

A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.

With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of...

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to...

No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.

Four college students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an "African-American" themed party thrown by white students. With...

Ladylike is a modern day noir that follows Vaughan and Harlan, two vintage vixens who have a penchant for retro… and retribution. Not only are...

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son...

Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the...

This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout...

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their athletic achievements, while also...

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts...

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to...

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.