Movies: Wendell Pierce

A drama centered on the friendship between B.B King and young musician Michael Zanetis....

Described as the next evolutionary step to the Amazon series of the same name....

In 1920, a young African-American woman sets off to Africa to find a tree that promises eternal life....

Upcoming biopic of Master P, the hip-hop mogul, CEO, and founder of No Limit Records....

Jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams was a genius ahead of her time. From child prodigy to "Boogie-Woogie Queen" to groundbreaking composer to mentoring some of the greatest musicians of all time, she never ceased to astound those who heard her play. But f...

Adapted from a stage play by Christopher Shinn, the debut feature from Joshua Sanchez is a provocative rumination on race and sexuality set on a sweltering 4th of July evening....

The story of a broken family striving to stay together while a curse and the ghosts of a haunted house try to tear them apart....

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School was a significant landmark in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, serving as an important educational institution for African-American students for nearly half a century. The school was known for its innovative m...

A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school, and within wears the line between her personas thin with explosive consequences....

Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, Burning Cane follows a deeply religious mother struggling to reconcile her convictions of faith with the love she has for her troubled son....

an intimate look at the traditions associated with New Orleans’ music and the preservation of those traditions through the work of local musicians and educators who mentor young talent; museum curators who care for musical treasures; historians and a...

Two kids on the run from a scary life come across two adults running away from their past....

Valentino Dixon is a talented artist that used art to keep his sanity while in prison, often drawing up to ten hours a day after he was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1991....

Det. Moreland does not like his new partner, McNulty, until they find they have a common hobby....