Paul Robeson

The great Paul Robeson – American stage star, activist, and later a key presence in British cinema – made his film debut in this landmark work by pioneering Black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux. Body and Soul features an all-Black cast, with Robeson in a remarkable dual role: a ruthless escaped convict posing as a reverend to exploit his congregation, and the preacher’s upright long-lost twin brother.

After winning their respect with his beautiful singing, an American sailor joins Welsh miners who are organizing for better working conditions.

After escaping from prison, the unscrupulous Brutus Jones bluffs and manipulates his way into becoming emperor of a small Caribbean island.

This documentary covers the life, career and activism of actor Paul Robeson.

A hunter and the son of a murdered chief help a young Irish woman locate her father who has gone missing while searching for diamonds in South Africa.

A black London docker becomes a famous opera singer in this stirring musical drama starring Paul Robeson

Offers an alternative to the whitewashed version of U.S. history that details how a tiny ruling elite designed and rigged an entire political system.

This potent documentary, narrated by Morgan Freeman, examines several prominent Black performers in the American film and television industries during the 1950s Communist witch-hunting McCarthy era.