St. Clair Bourne Movies

Edited by famed filmmaker Kathleen Collins, Statues Hardly Ever Smile follows a group of middle school children during a six-week project at the...

John Henrik Clarke talks about Black history.

A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the...

The Behind-the-Scenes documentary of the dramatic comedy Do the Right Thing.

A young seminarian's path to becoming a minister.

An intimate look at the life and career of Gordon Parks a true Renaissance man who has excelled as a photographer, novelist, journalist, poet,...

Bourne's first fiction film, which stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs as an unemployed musician who falls for a dancer on the streets of Hollywood. -...

James Forman, a 31-year-old public defender and son of a civil rights leader, provides representation for black youth in Washington, D.C., who can't...

This video portrait, filmed in the days leading up to Amiri Baraka’s appeal of his 90-day sentence for resisting arrest following an argument...

One in a series of 13 documentaries on renowned American poets produced by the New York Center for Visual History. Described by director St. Clair...

A documentary on the career of William Greaves, featuring Greaves, his wife and co-producer Louise Archambault, actor Ruby Dee, filmmaker St. Clair...

The 1960s black student movement at Duke University evolved into a separate institution to study and engage with the history and culture of the...

A film examining Black musicians in the record industry, including Smokey Robinson, Isaac Hayes, and Gladys Knight and the Pips. - Wheeler Winston...

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

A short feature on boxing star "The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis.

Before They Die! A film chronicling the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot and their quest for justice.

A film by St. Clair Bourne originally in Black Journal.

Bourne documenting the options granted to high school students who want to attend college

An educational film about engineering, modern technology and problem solving; filmed in New York, Philadelphia, Michigan and Newark. Produced for the...

The film mixes scenes of the city of Chicago with musical performances and interviews with people connected with the Blues. In Big City Blues, the...