S. Epatha Merkerson Movies

In a story fueled by rhythm and blues, a young boy's life is shaped by love and the stories of a cast of characters in the boarding house where he...

Rosemary Holmstrom is struggling to bring up her son following the death of her husband. When she is diagnosed with AIDS, at first she refuses to...

A legendary trainer comes out of retirement to help an underdog boxer fight his way to a better life.

Hoping to reclaim who she was before marriage and children, an empty nester retreats to Cape Cod where she embarks upon a quest to set herself free.

Sequel to "An Unexpected Family."

A popular high school girl finds out that a boy she slept with is HIV positive.

An all-star livestream benefit performance of scenes from Angels in America in support of amfAR’s Fund to Fight COVID-19.

An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after the suspected killer of her brother in a robbery.

The close friendship of two young women, each of a different race, and their struggle to find purpose in their lives during this time of social...

In this open-letter style documentary, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis' rich lives guide their grandson on his personal quest to master lasting love,...

A look at the last years of Marvin Gaye's life, from his parting ways with Motown and self-imposed exile to Europe, to his relationship with Freddy...

Grieving the sudden death of her parents, Anna relocates from New York to a small Florida town to live with a grandmother she’s never met....

This unique documentary sets the stage in rural Alabama, prior to Emancipation, and traces the development, struggles, contributions and gradual loss...

Abigail battles moving her elderly mother with dementia out from the family home. When her mother unconsciously haunts her by continually questioning...

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

We meet individuals from marginalized communities who describe what it was like to live through the 1918 flu pandemic. Their experiences raise...

A school administrator talks down a troubled student.

Blood Sugar Rising follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the US, costing more than...

The spirit of a deceased 11-year-old boy acts as the guardian of his family and friends in the working-class neighborhood he left behind.

After 10 years on the road, Jake returns home for his son’s funeral. Facing a family he doesn’t know, Jake decides to stay and take a job...