Deacons for Defense 2003  R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bill Duke
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Jonathan Silverman, Ossie Davis, Paul Benjamin, Gene Mack, Tyrone Benskin, Mpho Koaho, Melanie Nicholls-King, Serena Lee, Khafre Armatrading, Adam Weiner, Beau Starr
This made-for-cable-TV film was originally aired during Black History Month and focuses on events following passage of the Civil Rights Act. The African-American citizens of a Louisiana town are still considered to be second-rate citizens. The town's mill, controlled by Whites, is the major employer, and the black men are denied upward mobility while being subjected to indignities. Finally, war veteran Marcus (Forest Whitaker) fights back by forming the Deacons of Defense and Justice to help protect the people in Black neighborhoods from combative whites. When more KKK members arrive in town, war is sure to follow.
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How She Move 2008 PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Cast: Rutina Wesley, Tre Armstrong, Brennan Gademans, Cle Bennett, Kevin Duhaney, Dwain Murphy, Tristan D. Lalla, Daniel Morrison, Romina D'Urgo, Tanisha Scott, Melanie Nicholls-King, Conrad Coates, Ingrid Gaynor, Ardon Bess
Raya (Rutina Wesley), the child of Jamaican parents (Melanie Nicholls-King and Conrad Coates), grew up in a tough Toronto neighborhood. She wants to improve her lot in life–especially after her older sister Pam (Ingrid Gaynor) dies from a drug overdose. Raya's solution: enter a Detroit-based dance competition and win the $50 thousand purse. She has lost out on a scholarship to Seaton Academy, and the money will more than take care of the tuition. The road will not be easy, but Raya has what it takes to succeed.
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2. How She Move (2008)
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