Mo’ Better Blues
Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want him to come out and play but mother insists he finish his lessons. Bleek grows into adulthood and forms his own band - The Bleek Gilliam Quartet. The story of Bleek's and Shadow's friendly rivalry on stage which spills into their professional relationship and threatens to tear apart the quartet.
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Charlie Murphy Denzel Washington Giancarlo Esposito John Turturro Joie Lee Nicholas Turturro Robin Harris Samuel L. Jackson Spike Lee Wesley Snipes
The Last Song
A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music, the estranged duo learn to reconnect.
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Stars: Bobby Coleman Carly Chaikin Greg Kinnear Hallock Beals Kate Vernon Kelly Preston Liam Hemsworth Melissa Ordway Miley Cyrus Nick Lashaway
Yuli
Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, an African god and a fighter. As a child Yuli avoids discipline and education, learning from the streets of an impoverished and abandoned Havana. His father, however, has other ideas, and knowing that his son has a natural talent for dance, sends him to the National Ballet School of Cuba. Despite his repeated escapes and initial poor behaviour, the boy is inevitably drawn to the world of dance, and begins to shape his legendary career from a young age, becoming the first black dancer to be cast in some of the most prestigious ballet roles, originally written for white dancers, in companies such as the Houston Ballet or the Royal Ballet in London.
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Stars: Carlos Acosta Edison Manuel Olbera Keyvin Martínez Laura De la Uz Santiago Alfonso
The Young Messiah
Tells the story of Jesus Christ at age seven as he and his family depart Egypt to return home to Nazareth. Told from his childhood perspective, it follows young Jesus as he grows into his religious identity.
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Stars: Adam Greaves-Neal Agni Scott Dorotea Mercuri Isabelle Adriani Jarreth J. Merz Jonathan Bailey Rory Keenan Sara Lazzaro Sean Bean Vincent Walsh
You Don’t Know Jack
Angel of mercy… or murderous “Doctor Death”? Jack Kervorkian is one of the most polarizing figures in modern American history, a man whose passionate belief that people have the right to die has brought him both praise and vilification. Oscar®- and Emmy®-winning actor Al Pacino brings “Dr. Death” to life in an all-new HBO Films presentation: You Don’t Know Jack, directed by Oscar®-winner Barry Levinson.
Director: Barry Levinson
Stars: Al Pacino Brenda Vaccaro Danielle McKee Danny Huston Delaney Williams Eric Lange James Urbaniak John Goodman Rutanya Alda Susan Sarandon
Yesterday
After falling ill, Yesterday learns that she is HIV positive. With her husband in denial and young daughter to tend to, Yesterday's one goal is to live long enough to see her child go to school.
Director: Darrell James Roodt
Stars: Camilla Walker Harriet Lenabe Kenneth Khambula Leleti Khumalo Lihle Mvelase