Gbenga Akinnagbe

An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill ...

An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.

A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, ...

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the story of ...

This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of ...

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who’s ...

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their ...

A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos’ book of the same title.

Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.

A battle-scarred War on Terror bounty hunter is forced to go to London on a manhunt for a disavowed CIA operative, which leads him into a deadly ...

When prison boxer George “The Hammer” Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics, he says no in order to protect the ...

When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn’s housing ...

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery ...

Wyatt Cenac heads to Brooklyn to share his observations on the borough that’s the backdrop for three sitcoms and a reality show about ...

After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship ...

Malcom’s done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going – everything else it has long ...

The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

After breaking up with her boyfriend on Valentine’s Day, Jenny shares a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York with a love-damaged ...

A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.

A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

After years of investigation, an alien meets with his partner in a diner to discuss an unbelievably shocking discovery.