Ntozake Shange Movies

  • 2010
    For Colored Girls

    For Colored Girls

    For Colored Girls

    6.8072010HD

    About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of...

    For Colored Girls
  • 1982
    Poetry in Motion

    Poetry in Motion

    Poetry in Motion

    71982HD

    More than 20 contemporary North American poets recite, sing, and perform their work. Early in the film, Charles Bukowski talks about the energy of...

    Poetry in Motion
  • 1982
    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf

    101982HD

    The powerful tales of seven diverse African-American women are woven together in this 1982 performance of Ntozake Shange's Obie Award-winning...

    For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
  • 2002
    Standing in the Shadows of Motown

    Standing in the Shadows of Motown

    Standing in the Shadows of Motown

    6.8542002HD

    In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company....

    Standing in the Shadows of Motown
  • 1994
    Whitewash

    Whitewash

    Whitewash

    61994HD

    When Helene Angel walks home from school with her older brother she is attacked by a street gang and painted white. The effect on Helene and her...

    Whitewash
  • 1977
    An Evening with Diana Ross

    An Evening with Diana Ross

    An Evening with Diana Ross

    01977HD

    Diana Ross performs her one-woman show in Los Angeles.

    An Evening with Diana Ross
  • 1978
    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement

    01978HD

    This documentary explores the growth and development of black theatre from its earliest roots, also examining its close ties with the civil rights...

    Black Theatre: The Making of a Movement