Blackside Movies

  • 1994
    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain

    101994HD

    Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood,...

    Malcolm X: Make It Plain
  • 2021
    Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground

    Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground

    Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground

    12021HD

    This documentary special honors Henry Hampton’s masterpiece Eyes on the Prize and conjures ancestral memories, activates the radical...

    Eyes on the Prize: Hallowed Ground
  • 1980
    A Matter of Respect

    A Matter of Respect

    A Matter of Respect

    01980HD

    Teen pregnancy short drama, mixed with a real Planned Parenthood group session of women, and excerpts from a lecture by Reverend Jesse Jackson.

    A Matter of Respect
  • 1995
    The Land of the Four Winds

    The Land of the Four Winds

    The Land of the Four Winds

    01995HD

    The Land of the Four Winds
  • 1993
    The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

    The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

    The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

    01993HD

    Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in the most important industry in the booming...

    The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
  • 1972
    Code Blue

    Code Blue

    Code Blue

    01972HD

    Code Blue is one of the earliest existing films created by Henry Hampton’s Boston-based documentary company Blackside Inc., which produced the...

    Code Blue
  • 1978
    The Unemployment Test

    The Unemployment Test

    The Unemployment Test

    01978HD

    The Unemployment Test is presented as a quiz to judge the audience’s knowledge about the welfare system, albeit one backed by a funky disco...

    The Unemployment Test
  • 1979
    Easy Street

    Easy Street

    Easy Street

    01979HD

    A documentary produced by Blackside, Inc. as part of an effort to recruit minority youth into the health care fields.

    Easy Street