Tag Archives: slavery

No Chains, No Masters
6.5

No Chains, No Masters

Sep. 18, 2024

No Chains, No Masters

1759, Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean. The island is controlled by French settlers and the deported slave population live in fear while toiling in ...
Nefarious: Merchant of Souls
7.3

Nefarious: Merchant of Souls

Travel across four continents, through 19 countries, and into dingy Cambodian karaoke bars, Amsterdam’s infamous red-light district, Moldovan ...
Shadrach
6.4

Shadrach

Sep. 23, 1998

Shadrach

In 1935, 99-year-old former slave Shadrach asks to be buried on the soil where he was born to slavery, and that land is owned by the large Dabney ...
Bakhita
7.4

Bakhita

Apr. 04, 2009

Bakhita

Born in a village in Sudan, kidnapped by slavers, often beaten and abused, and later sold to Federico Marin, a Venetian merchant, Bakhita then ...
Union Bound
4.4

Union Bound

Apr. 22, 2019

Union Bound

The True Story of Sargent Joseph Hoover went to war to preserve the Union. After being captured and sent to a prisoner of war camp, he understood ...
Nickel Boys
7.5

Nickel Boys

Dec. 13, 2024

Nickel Boys

Chronicles the powerful friendship between two young Black teenagers navigating the harrowing trials of reform school together in Florida.
Emperor
5.9

Emperor

Aug. 18, 2020

Emperor

An escaped slave travels north and has chance encounters with Frederick Douglass and John Brown. Based on the life story of Shields Green.
All the Dead Ones
5.8

All the Dead Ones

Dec. 10, 2020

All the Dead Ones

The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria ...
Alice
5.6

Alice

Mar. 18, 2022

Alice

Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul, ...
Descendant
7.1

Descendant

Oct. 21, 2022

Descendant

History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. ...
The Goat Life
8.2

The Goat Life

Mar. 28, 2024

The Goat Life

Indian migrant worker Najeeb Muhammad goes to Saudi Arabia to earn money. However, in a twist of fate, he finds himself living a slave-like ...
I Am Slave
6.7

I Am Slave

Sep. 14, 2010

I Am Slave

Based on the real-life experiences of Mende Nazer, the story unfolds as twelve-year-old Malia, daughter of champion wrestler Bah, is abducted ...
John Laurens’ War
4.7

John Laurens’ War

Jun. 07, 2017

John Laurens’ War

“John Laurens’ War” is the fight for freedom by John Laurens from South Carolina, for every slave in America along with every ...
Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom
7.6

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom

This powerful, nuanced portrait arrives just in time celebrate the bicentennial of American abolitionist and political activist Harriet Tubman. ...