Michael Eric Dyson Movies

  • 2009
    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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    Directors Robert Townsend and Quincy Newell offer this comprehensive and hilarious examination of the history, evolution and cultural significance of...

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
  • 2009
    Stand

    Stand

    Stand

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    Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the con...

    Stand
  • 1999
    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games

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    Fists of Freedom examines one of the 20th century’s most memorable moments — the dramatic “Black Power” demonstration of American sprinters Tommie Smi...

    Fists of Freedom: The Story of the '68 Summer Games
  • 2020
    Frontline: America's Great Divide

    Frontline: America's Great Divide

    Frontline: America's Great Divide

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    A deep look into the growing divide in America from the Barack Obama era through the presidency of Donald Trump.

    Frontline: America's Great Divide
  • 2021
    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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    Filmed at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honors inductees: Tina Turner, Carol...

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  • 2017
    Black, White & Blue

    Black, White & Blue

    Black, White & Blue

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    Black White & Blue covers race issues in America, police brutality, the Black Lives Matter movement, the Flint Water Crisis, and the 2016 election of...

    Black, White & Blue
  • 2023
    Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

    Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

    Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

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    Honouring Juneteenth and Black Music Month, this primetime special will detail the history of hip-hop, providing insight into its origins, growth and...

    Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation
  • 1998
    I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

    I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

    I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America

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    Award-winning filmmaker Byron Hurt explores what it means to be a Black man in America. Traveling to more than fifteen cities and towns across the cou...

    I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
  • 2010
    One Night in Vegas

    One Night in Vegas

    One Night in Vegas

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    On the evening of Sept. 7, 1996, Mike Tyson, the WBC heavyweight champion, attempted to take Bruce Seldon’s WBA title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. A...

    One Night in Vegas