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Pariah, written and directed by Dee Rees and executive produced by Spike Lee, is the tender story of a young Black lesbian learning to love herself.
Watch Barry Jenkins’ Best Picture winner Moonlight, the 3-act story of a boy who loses his way and finds his way back to love again.
Boasting a phenomenal soundtrack from Dev Hynes (Blood Orange), Melina Matsoukas’s debut film is a socio-political thriller following a young Black couple on the run. To say more would spoil it!
Written and directed by @tayarisha, Selah and the Spades offers a peek behind the manicured hedges of an elite boarding school, where student factions secretly run the show.
Saturday Church is a YA fantasy-musical following 14-year-old Ulysses as he navigates NYC’s ballroom scene. Featuring Pose starlets Mj Rodriguez and Indya Moore.
Tangerine is a fascinating look at Christmas time in Los Angeles, and the film inspired a FYC campaign for transgender actresses Mya Taylor and Kitana Kiki Rodriguez.
In this quirky and politically groundbreaking indie charmer, two skateboarding best friends try to reclaim the Victorian home one of them lost to gentrification.
Seasons 1-5 of RuPaul& #39;s Drag Race are streaming on Prime Video. Witness the rise of a cultural juggernaut, and relive the magic of Phi Phi telling Sharon to go back to Party City.
Got plans tonight? Now you do. Take a trip to NOLA with Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Tiffany Haddish in Girls Trip. Trust us, you won’t regret it.
Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo play drag queens on a mission in To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar, a classic road trip comedy.
This biopic, which made household names of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan, is an unflinching portrayal of the final days in the life of Oscar Grant, who was killed on NYE by an Oakland police officer.
Sara Jordenö’s documentary Kiki follows a tight-knit group of queer NYC youth in the modern ballroom scene. Like Paris Is Burning, 25 years later.
Vida, a beloved 3-season Starz series, follows queer Mexican-American woman Emma and her sister Lyn as they navigate a challenging world.
Juice starring the late Tupac Shakur, follows 4 friends as they attempt to gain power aka “Juice” in their community.
New Orleans living legend Big Freedia has been featured on nearly every song you’ve danced to in the last decade. Watch a musical genius work in this limited docuseries, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce.
A true story following young attorney Bryan Stevenson and his fight for justice in Alabama as he defends an innocent Black man sentenced to death despite evidence proving he is blameless.
Watch Pose with caution: you WILL fall in love with Blanca and House Evangelista, and your heart WILL soar whenever Billy Porter appears.
Spike Lee does it again, this time in He Got Game, a story starring Denzel Washington about an incarcerated dad trying to reconnect with his son.
Cheryl Dunye’s groundbreaking comedy The Watermelon Woman was the first feature film directed by an openly queer Black woman. It’s a landmark of New Queer Cinema, and it’s hilarious.
Starring Tangerine’s Mya Taylor, Happy Birthday Marsha! follows the life of Marsha P. Johnson, the luminous transgender woman credited with igniting the Stonewall Riots.
This documentary from @Dr_Ophelian tells the story of @immissmajor, one of the most beloved and prolific activists in queer history.
A title relatable to everyone, The Wood focuses on wedding day jitters from Roland played by Taye Diggs. His longtime friends are tasked with finding him while memories of their past play along the way.
Transmilitary is a searing documentary on transgender men and women serving in the U.S. Military. It won the SXSW Audience Award in 2018 for its no-holds-barred look at underappreciated heroes.
A reminder of the progress we’ve made, the distance we still have to go, and the power of protest, @ava’s MLK Jr. biopic Selma is essential viewing.
Oh what’s that? The Spike Lee movie that should have won him an Oscar? If you haven’t seen Do the Right Thing, a movie that speaks to today more than ever, now is your chance.
Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and based on an unpublished James Baldwin manuscript, this heartbreaking documentary studies Malcolm X, Dr. King, and Medgar Evers.
Based on the life of the future Supreme Court Justice, this film follows Thurgood Marshall in defending a Black client against sexual assault charges against his white employer.
This Spike Lee joint musically reimagines Aristotle’s “Lysistrata” in the South Side of Chicago. It stars a phenomenal cast of Black actors, including Wesley Snipes and Teyonah Parris.
This bio-doc follows the life of Anita Hill, the attorney and college professor who accused SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment in a 1991 hearing chaired by Vice President Joe Biden.
This Ken Burns documentary details the wrongful arrests of five Black and Latino men and the culpability of the NYPD, national media, and public in this miscarriage of justice.
