A collection of more than twenty films made by African-American directors for black audiences.
Where to Watch Pioneers of African-American Cinema • Season 1
20 Episodes
Hell-Bound Train
E1
Hell-Bound TrainIn this parable, sinners of all kinds board a hell-bound train conducted by Satan, while others choose not to board or leave and repent.
Hot Biskits / The Blood Of Jesus
E2
Hot Biskits / The Blood Of JesusA con man uses magnets to help his pal win a golf game. A godless man who accidentally shot his wife fervently prays while she dreams of redemption.
Verdict Not Guilty / Heaven-Bound Travelers
E3
Verdict Not Guilty / Heaven-Bound TravelersAt the gates of Heaven, Truth defends an unmarried woman who died in childbirth. People fight despair and Satan's temptations on the way to heaven.
The Symbol of the unconquered: A Story of the KKK
E4
The Symbol of the unconquered: A Story of the KKKA light-skinned black woman falls for a kind black man who thinks she's white. Both become targets of a self-loathing biracial man passing as white
Two Knights of Vaudeville / Mercy the Mummy Mumbled
E5
Two Knights of Vaudeville / Mercy the Mummy MumbledTwo men thrown out of a big vaudeville show put on their own show back home. To win his sweetheart, a man "helps" her scientist dad reanimate a mummy.
Birthright
E6
BirthrightA Harvard-educated black man goes back to his Southern hometown to start a school, but racism and love for a local girl throw obstacles in his path.
Veiled Aristocrats
E7
Veiled AristocratsWhen a young black man who passed for white in college returns to his hometown, he finds his light-skinned sister has fallen for a darker-skinned man.
Within Our Gates
E8
Within Our GatesA woman victimized by a cousin who secretly loved her fiancé tries to save a school for black children, but her past and society work against her.
The Girl from Chicago
E9
The Girl from ChicagoAfter a federal agent falls for a Mississippi teacher and saves her from a crime kingpin, the pair escapes to Harlem, where safety still eludes them.
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
E10
Ten Nights in a Bar RoomAfter a mill owner loses everything to an incorrigible vice lord, he becomes a drunkard -- until fate intervenes.
The Darktown Revue
E11
The Darktown RevueDonald Heywood's Choir performs several songs. Tim Moore and other comedians appear in sketches between songs.
The Flying Ace
E12
The Flying AceA former World War I flying ace becomes a railroad detective to go after a romantic rival and fellow aviator who pulls off a large payroll robbery.
Eleven P.M.
E13
Eleven P.M.A writer who believes man's psyche can take refuge in lower animal forms falls asleep while working on a story and has a bizarre dream.
Dirty Gertie from Harlem USA
E14
Dirty Gertie from Harlem USAA famous and very flirtatious Harlem stripper visits a tropical island, where her past and her conscience catch up with her.
A Reckless Rover
E15
A Reckless RoverA policeman tries to arrest a sleeping man in a boardinghouse, but he escapes, runs through the neighborhood, then hides in a Chinese laundry.
Body and Soul
E16
Body and SoulAn escaped criminal hides in a small town, posing as a pastor to steal from his congregation, work as a bootlegger and conceal his own depravity.
The Scar of Shame
E17
The Scar of ShameA young composer marries a poor girl to save her from her stepfather's advances, but society's failure to help women like her continues to haunt them.
The Bronze Buckaroo
E18
The Bronze BuckarooWhen cowboy Bob Blake learns that his friend Joe needs help, he rides to Joe's ranch but discovers he's been missing for weeks.
The Exile
E19
The ExileA black man leaves Chicago and becomes a successful farmer, but after falling for a white woman, he returns and gets entangled with an old flame.
Ten Minutes to Live
E20
Ten Minutes to LiveAt a Harlem nightclub, a woman receives a note saying she has only 10 minutes to live. The reason is connected to a murder from years before.
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