Crooklyn 1994  R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, Zelda Harris, Carlton Williams, Joie Lee, David Patrick Kelly, Spike Lee, Isaiah Washington, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Frances Foster
This film takes a look at the 1970s through the eyes of young Troy (Zelda Harris), and the struggles of an African American family are told.
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He Got Game 1998 R, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Spike Lee
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich, Ned Beatty, Jim Brown, Lonette McKee, Zelda Harris, John Turturro, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Nunn
Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) is a talented high-school basketball player who is being courted by many colleges. The governor wants Jesus to play for his alma mater and, as part of the enticement, arranges for Jesus' father to be released from prison for one week.
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The Piano Lesson 1995  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lloyd Richards
Cast: Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard, Carl Gordon, Courtney B. Vance, Tommy Hollis, Lou Myers, Zelda Harris, Rosalyn Coleman, Tommy Lafitte, Lynne Innerst
This made-for-TV adaptation of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning play was nominated for several Emmys. Set in the 1930s, Boy Willie (Charles S. Dutton) returns home to Pittsburgh with plans. He wants to sell a family heirloom–a hand-crafted piano–dating to slavery days. He wants to buy farmland in order to be able to work for himself rather than for someone else. But his sister, Berniece (Alfre Woodard), is against the thought of selling the treasure. The family's history of struggle and survival while holding onto their heritage is told through the carvings on the piano.
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| 1. Crooklyn (1994)
2. He Got Game (1998)
3. The Piano Lesson (1995)
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