Light It Up 1999  R, 99 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Craig Bolotin
Cast: Usher Raymond, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Fredro Starr, Sara Gilbert, Vanessa Williams, Glynn Turman, Vic Polizos
When Mr. Knowles (Judd Nelson), a favorite teacher at Lincoln High, is unfairly suspended, the suspension sets off a reaction from students that quickly explodes in violence when one student, Ziggy (Robert Richard), grabs Officer Jackson's (Forest Whitaker) police weapon. The gun goes off. Within minutes the school is vacated–with the exception of six students, led by Ziggy, who are now holding Jackson hostage.
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Ride 1998 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Millicent Shelton
Cast: Malik Yoba, Melissa De Sousa, Fredro Starr, John Witherspoon, Guy Torry, Sticky Fingaz, Kellie Shanygne Williams, Idalis DeLeon, Snoop Dogg
Rappers from Harlem take a trip to Miami for a video shoot, and along the way they learn things about one another that they had not taken the time to notice before.
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 Save the Last Dance 2001 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Musical / Romance
Director: Thomas Carter
Cast: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Fredro Starr, Terry Kinney, Bianca Lawson, Vince Green, Garland Whitt, Elisabeth Oas, Artel Great, Cory Stewart, Jennifer Anglin, Kim Tlusty, Dorothy Martin, Felicia Fields
This story begins with Sara (Julia Stiles) riding a train to Chicago where she will live with her estranged father (Terry Kinney). Once a promising dancer, Sara blames herself for the car accident that killed her mother because she was rushing to Sara's audition. Now Sara is unhappily enrolled in an inner-city school, which is very different from her small-town school. Fortunately, she meets Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas) who also loves dancing. With Derek's help, will Sara get over her grief and dance again? You guessed it!
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Sunset Park 1996  R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve Gomer
Cast: Rhea Perlman, Fredro Starr, Carol Kane, Terrence Howard, De'aundre Bonds, Talent Harris, Camille Saviola, Anthony Hall, Shawn Michael Howard, Antwon Tanner
Phyllis Saroka (Rhea Perlman) is a physical education teacher at a high school in Brooklyn. To make some extra money, she agrees to take on the job of coaching a team made up of young African Americans who end up teaching their coach almost as much as she teaches them about victories over adversities.
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| 1. The Addiction (1995)
2. Light It Up (1999)
3. Ride (1998)
4. Save the Last Dance (2001)
5. Sunset Park (1996)
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