California Newsreel Movies

This documentary traces the deep-rooted stereotypes which have fueled anti-black prejudice.

A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...

The film traces the destiny of Kapila, an outcast child who had been deemed by his fellow villagers to have supernatural powers of destruction,...

Rob Williams was an African-American living in Monroe, North Carolina in the 1950s and 1960s. Living with injustice and oppression, many...

A need for national ethnic studies in colleges and social justice led to strikes at San Francisco State University.

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

This film traces the dramatic rise and fall of workplace cooperation at Eastern Airlines. In so doing, the film uncovers the deep-seated assumptions...

An exploration of supply side economics and the trickle down myth as exemplified by Pittsburgh's declining steel industry.

Uses archival photographs, newsreel footage, and interviews to chronicle the quest by Black South Africans for economic viability and individual...

A chronicle of the period from the departure of Charles Taylor to the election of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the first African woman head of state, that...

The first account on film of the growth of multinational corporations, their impact on people at home and abroad, and their influence on U.S. foreign...