Branford Marsalis Movies

  • 1987
    Throw Momma from the Train

    Throw Momma from the Train

    Throw Momma from the Train

    6.1851987HD

    Larry Donner, an author with a cruel ex-wife, teaches a writing workshop in which one of his students, Owen, is fed up with his domineering mother....

    Throw Momma from the Train
  • 2020
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    6.652020HD

    Tensions rise when the trailblazing Mother of the Blues and her band gather at a Chicago recording studio in 1927. Adapted from August Wilson's play.

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
  • 2023
    Rustin

    Rustin

    Rustin

    6.6062023HD

    Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on...

    Rustin
  • 2024
    Music by John Williams

    Music by John Williams

    Music by John Williams

    8.0852024HD

    His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro...

    Music by John Williams
  • 1997
    Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

    6.3731997HD

    Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the...

    Eve's Bayou
  • 1988
    School Daze

    School Daze

    School Daze

    5.71988HD

    Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

    School Daze
  • 2000
    Once in the Life

    Once in the Life

    Once in the Life

    4.5832000HD

    Two estranged half-brothers, Billy and Torch, reconnect during a brief jail stay. 20/20 Mike concocts a scheme in which the two of them will steal...

    Once in the Life
  • 2011
    The Eye of the Storm

    The Eye of the Storm

    The Eye of the Storm

    4.9682011HD

    In a Sydney suburb, two nurses, Maria and Flora, a housekeeper, Lotte, and a solicitor, Arnold, attend to Elizabeth Hunter as her expatriate son Sir...

    The Eye of the Storm
  • 2020
    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen

    6.22020HD

    Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.

    Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
  • 2001
    3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

    3 A.M.

    5.5972001HD

    The feature film directing debut of Spike Lee protege Lee Davis takes the viewer into the world of taxi drivers. Developed in the Sundance...

    3 A.M.
  • 1985
    Sting - Bring on the Night

    Sting - Bring on the Night

    Sting - Bring on the Night

    6.91985HD

    Bring on the Night is a 1985 documentary film, that focuses on the jazz-inspired project and band led by the British musician Sting during the early...

    Sting - Bring on the Night
  • 1999
    Goosed

    Goosed

    Goosed

    3.2221999HD

    Sheltered rich girl Charlene has an over-protective mother who insists that her daughter should marry a rich doctor. After Charlene's psychic...

    Goosed
  • 1990
    Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

    Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

    Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

    101990HD

    A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith...

    Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
  • 2021
    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist

    8.22021HD

    An intimate look at the Oscar-nominated actor’s incomparable artistry, and the acting process which informed his transformative performances....

    Chadwick Boseman: Portrait of an Artist
  • 2006
    Before the Music Dies

    Before the Music Dies

    Before the Music Dies

    72006HD

    B4MD tells the story of American music at this precarious moment. Filmakers Andrew Shapter and Joel Rasmussen traveled the country, hoping to...

    Before the Music Dies
  • 1987
    Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit

    Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit

    Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit

    01987HD

    In this 1987 film from Italy's Perugia Jazz Festival, Sting joins jazz keyboardist Gil Evans for a once-in-a-lifetime performance. The concert blends...

    Sting and Gil Evans: Strange Fruit
  • 2012
    Brooklyn Boheme

    Brooklyn Boheme

    Brooklyn Boheme

    6.82012HD

    Brooklyn Boheme is a love letter to a vibrant African American artistic community who resided in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill Brooklyn during the...

    Brooklyn Boheme
  • 1986
    Horn of Plenty

    Horn of Plenty

    Horn of Plenty

    11986HD

    Struggling jazz musician Cecil (Branford Marsalis) busks on a Brooklyn street corner to make some money for his family.

    Horn of Plenty
  • 2010
    Sting: Live In Berlin

    Sting: Live In Berlin

    Sting: Live In Berlin

    7.72010HD

    Culled from Sting's critically acclaimed world tour, Symphonicity, this exclusive live CD/DVD compilation features many of his greatest hits,...

    Sting: Live In Berlin
  • 2011
    Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

    Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

    Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

    7.32011HD

    From the shifting fault lines of Hollywood fantasies and the economic and racial tensions of Reagan's America, Fishbone rose and became one of the...

    Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone