Documentary & Film Archives - Education for Racial Equity

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Directed by: Kenny Leon

Based on the acclaimed Broadway play, AMERICAN SON tells the story of Kendra, the mother of a missing teenage boy, as she struggles to put the pieces together in a South Florida police station.

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The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

Directed by: Stanley Nelson

Exploring the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural & political awakening for black people, & the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.

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The Hate U Give

Directed by: George Tillman Jr.

A teen witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood friend by a trigger-happy cop and must decide whether to testify or not, based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas.

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Just Mercy

Directed by: Destin Daniel Cretton

Based on the powerful and thought-provoking true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his history-making battle for justice.

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If Beale Street Could Talk

Directed by: Barry Jenkins

Based on the novel by James Baldwin, “If Beale Street Could Talk” is a soulful drama about a young Black couple fighting for justice in the name of love and the promise of the American dream.

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Dear White People

Directed by: Justin Simien

Through an absurdist lens, Dear White People utilizes biting irony, self-deprecation and sometimes brutal honesty to hold up a mirror to the issues plaguing society today, all the while leading with laughter.

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Blindspotting

Directed by: Carlos López Estrada

A movie about two lifelong friends in a rapidly gentrifying Oakland, California, whose relationship is challenged and tested after one of them witnesses the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man.

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I Am Not Your Negro

Directed by: Raoul Peck

A radical, up-to-the-minute examination of race in America, using Baldwin’s original words and a flood of rich archival material, by master filmmaker Raoul Peck.

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Random Acts of Flyness

Directed by: Terence Nance

The six-episode season explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective.

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Cracking the Code

Directed by: Ollie Stokes

Designed for dialogue, the film works to disentangle internal beliefs, attitudes and pre-judgments within, and it builds skills to address the structural drivers of social and economic inequities.

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When They See Us

Directed by: Ava DuVernay

Based on the true story of 5 teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park 5, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 & the settlement reached in 2014.

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13th: From Slave to Criminal with One Amendment

Directed by: Ava DuVernay

Archival footage w/ testimony from activists & scholars, this examination of the U.S. prison system looks at how the history of racial inequality drives the high rate of incarceration in America.

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StirFry Seminars & Consulting (All Films)

Founded By: Lee Mun Wah

StirFry Seminars has revolutionized the field of diversity through its internationally acclaimed films and seminars.