Films with: Williams, Vanessa

It's black entertainment!

A star-studded tribute to the contributions of African-Americans in film over the last century. Film shorts feature premier artists such as Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, amd many more. Includes interviews with major stars such as Snoop Dogg, Ice T., Quincy Jones, Spike Lee and Russell Simmons.

DVD 1366

Odyssey

Aided by the goddess Athena, warrior-king Odysseus braves the terrors and temptations of a fantastic array of creatures as his return from the Trojan War becomes a decade-long quest to reach his homeland and his faithful wife, Penelope.

DVD 1961

Pocahontas Pocahontas II : journey to a new world /

Young Pocahontas must bridge the gap between her tribe and the settlers of Jamestown.

DVD 466

Shaft

To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.

DVD 2152

Unchained memories readings from the slave narratives /

When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than 4 million slaves were set free. By the late 1930's, 100,000 former slaves were still alive. In the midst of the Great Depression, journalists and writers traveled the country to record the memories of the last generation of African-Americans born into bondage. Over 2,000 interviews were transcribed as spoken, in the vernacular of the time, to form a unique historical record.

DVD 5499

When Marnie was there

Sent to the seaside to stay with relatives for the summer, Anna strikes up a friendship with Marnie, who lives there in an old mansion surrounded by marshes. As their friendship grows, so does Anna's curiosity about the truth surrounding her new friend.

DVD 11222