Cast: Jill Scott

Direction Anthony Minghella

Cast Jill Scott · Lucian Msamati · Anika Noni Rose · Idris Elba

Synopsis Based on the best-selling novel series by Alexander McCall Smith, "Detective Agency" chronicles the adventures of Precious Ramotswe, the proprietor of the only female-owned detective agency in Botswana. As a child, Precious learns from her father a great love for...

Direction Tate Taylor

Cast Chadwick Boseman · David Andrew Nash · Nelsan Ellis · Viola Davis

Synopsis Chadwick Boseman stars as James Brown. From a childhood spent in poverty to his emergence as the Godfather of Soul, Brown's incredible life story is one of talent, determination, and perseverance.

Direction Deborah Kampmeier

Cast Dakota Fanning · Robin Wright · David Morse · Piper Laurie

Synopsis Like a lily growing in the swamp, Lewellen, a precocious southern girl, radiates splendor amidst the murk that surrounds her. She is being raised by her abusive father and disciplinarian grandmother, and finds comfort, joy, and strength in music--she is...

Direction Salim Akil · Oz Scott · Michael Schultz · Rose Troche

Cast Cress Williams · China Anne McClain · Christine Adams · Nafessa Williams

Synopsis TV Series (2018-Present Day). Jefferson Pierce has made his choice. He hung up the suit and his secret identity years ago, but with a daughter hell-bent on justice and a star student being recruited by a local gang, he'll be...

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Sharon Leal · Janet Jackson · Jill Scott

Synopsis The big screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage, and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.

Direction Kenny Leon

Cast Queen Latifah · Alfre Woodard · Phylicia Rashad · Jill Scott

Synopsis M'Lynn (Queen Latifah) and her only daughter Shelby (Condola Rashad) are preparing for Shelby's wedding to Jackson (Tory Kittles).

Direction Bruce Beresford

Cast Queen Latifah · Betsy Brandt · Rob Morrow · Marin Ireland

Synopsis A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

Direction RZA

Cast Azealia Banks · Jill Scott · Lucien Laviscount · Hana Mae Lee

Synopsis When struggling rapper Coco (Azealia Banks) enrolls in a poetry class, she thinks her rhymes will impress her teacher, Professor Dixon (Jill Scott). Instead, Dixon challenges Coco to seek real meaning in her lyrics, setting her on a journey of...

Direction David E. Talbert

Cast Paula Patton · Taye Diggs · Jill Scott · Adam Brody

Synopsis Pledging to keep herself from being the oldest and the only woman in her entire family never to wed, Montana embarks on a thirty-day, thirty-thousand-mile expedition to charm a potential suitor into becoming her fiancé.

Direction Nzingha Stewart

Cast Regina Hall · Jill Scott · Eve · Gabrielle Union

Synopsis After attending their friend Elise's (Sudano) wedding on New Year's Eve, Trista (Hall), a career-driven talent agent, Viviane (Scott), a successful gossip columnist, and Amaya (Cooper), a struggling actress, make a pact to get married within the year to either...

Direction Tyler Perry

Cast Tyler Perry · Janet Jackson · Jill Scott · Sharon Leal

Synopsis Four couples reunite for their annual vacation in order to socialize and to spend time analyzing their marriages. Their intimate week in the Bahamas is disrupted by the arrival of an ex-husband determined to win back his recently remarried wife.

Direction Simon Frederick

Cast Simon Frederick · Nelson George · Lil Rel Howery · Kasi Lemmons

Synopsis A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

Direction Ron Howard

Cast Jay-Z · D'Angelo · Dirty Projectors · Gary Clark Jr.

Synopsis Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard joins us onstage for a live conversation, preceded by the world premiere of his star-studded concert documentary (screening at the Festival alongside Howard’s Rush), which recounts Jay Z’s rise to rap supremacy, as well as...

Direction Stacey K. Black

Cast Barry Watson · Jill Scott · Ben Andrusco-Daon · Victoria Bidewell

Synopsis An angel returns to Earth, under the guise of a school counselor to help troubled students and families.

Direction Charles Sturridge · Tim Bricknell · Tim Fywell

Cast Jill Scott · Anika Noni Rose · Lucian Msamati · Desmond Dube

Synopsis A woman opens her own detective agency in Botswana.

Direction Michael Jai White

Cast Michael Jai White · Byron Minns · Anika Noni Rose · Kym Whitley

Synopsis Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a preacher in a small mining town that's been taken over by...

Direction Lisa Cholodenko

Cast Kyra Sedgwick · Aidan Quinn · Sherilyn Fenn · Kevin Bacon

Synopsis A traumatic event sends a musician (Kyra Sedgwick) back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband (Quinn), from whom she fled years ago.

Direction Tracy Oliver · Ryan Case · Stella Meghie · Jamie Babbit

Cast Chase W. Dillon · Ryan Michelle Bathe · Michelle Buteau · Jill Scott

Synopsis TV adaptation of the 1996 comedy about about three divorced wives who share a common past.

Direction Poppy de Villeneuve

Cast Mary Earps · Chloe Kelly · Fran Kirby · Beth Mead

Synopsis This England women's football team was the feelgood story of the summer of 2022 and this film includes insightful behind-the-scenes access to the squad as they progressed through Euro 2022. From Alessia Russo's outrageous back-heeled goal against Sweden to Chloe...

Direction Fracaswell Hyman

Cast Karamo Brown · Grace Byers · Common · Misty Copeland

Synopsis Prominent Black celebrities and artists read children's books from Black authors that highlight the Black experience. Conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action.