February has rolled back around once again and so has Black History Month (man, these years just fly on by)! That means it’s time for my annual tribute to the African Diaspora in film.
If you’ve never seen my annual list, click below to read my past selections at the following links:
28 Days Of Black Cinema (2021)
28 Days Of Black Cinema (2022)
28 Days Of Black Cinema (2023)
28 Days Of Black Cinema (2024)
If you’re looking for a specific title on this list and can’t find it, reach out to me in the Comments section at the bottom.
That being said, let’s get to it, shall we?
This year’s list is dedicated to the memory of…
Mr. James Earl Jones
28 Days Of Black Cinema (2025)
Movie synopses provided by the IMDb or the streaming service hosting it.
- The Six Triple Eight (2024) Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian
During World War II, 855 women joined the fight to fix the three-year backlog of undelivered mail. Faced with discrimination and a country devastated by war, they managed to sort more than 17 million pieces of mail ahead of time. - The Piano Lesson (2024) Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Danielle Deadwyler, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins
Follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano. - The Inspection (2022) Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine
A young, gay Black man, rejected by his mother and with few options for his future, decides to join the Marines, doing whatever it takes to succeed in a system that would cast him aside. - The Forge (2024) Cameron Arnett, Priscilla C. Shirer
After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, Isaiah receives a push to start making better life decisions. - Parallel (2024) Aldis Hodge, Danielle Deadwyler, Edwin Hodge
Follows the journey of Vanessa, a grief-stricken woman who mysteriously finds herself navigating between parallel spaces. - Brother (2022) Lamar Johnson, Aaron PierreMarsha Stephanie Blake
Sons of Caribbean immigrants, Francis and Michael face questions of masculinity, identity and family amid the pulsing beat of Toronto’s early hip-hop scene. - American Fiction (2023) Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross
A novelist who’s fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain. - Love Under New Management The Miki Howard Story (2016) Teyonah Parris, Gary Dourdan
Story of Miki Howard, an American R&B and Jazz singer, whose hits include “Ain’t Nobody Like You” and “Ain’t Nuthin’ in the World”. - Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005) Halle Berry, Ruben Santiago-Hudson
A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford’s search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the morals of her small town. Based on the novel by Zora Neale Hurston. - American Violet (2009) Nicole Beharie, Alfre Woodard
A single mother struggles to clear her name after being wrongly accused and arrested for dealing drugs in an impoverished Texas town. - Shirley (2024) Regina King, Lance Reddick
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress. - Bass Reeves (2010) James A. House
A drama based on the life of Bass Reeves, the first African-American United States Deputy Marshal. - Surrounded (2023) Letitia Wright, Michael Kenneth Williams
Former Buffalo Soldier Mo Washington travels West to lay claim on a gold mine. After her stagecoach is ambushed, Mo is tasked with holding a dangerous outlaw captive and must survive the day when the bandit’s gang tries to free him. - The Princess And The Frog (2009) Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. - A Day Late A Dollar Short (2014) Whoopi Goldberg, Ving Rhames, Kimberly Elise, Mekhi Phifer, Anika Noni Rose, Tichina Arnold
Worried that her next asthma attack may kill her, a woman (Whoopi Goldberg) tries to solve the problems of her estranged husband (Ving Rhames) and their four adult children. - Black Fox (1995) Tony Todd, Christopher Reeve, Janet Bailey
A former slave affects peace between Native American tribes and homesteaders in 1860s around western Texas. - Paradise House (2015) Jakayla Allen, Ruthie Austin
A sassy, no nonsense madam runs a “coloreds only” brothel in Dallas,Tx in the late 1950s. While she and her house of tricks service their regular customers, they run into some very peculiar first time customers with very colorful expectations. She is forced to make a tough decision once she is presented with an unexpected request, that ultimately alters her lifestyle. - Bob Marley: One Love (2024) Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch
The story of how reggae icon Bob Marley overcame adversity, and the journey behind his revolutionary music. - My Other Mother (2014) Essence Atkins, Lynn Whitfield, Jasmine Guy
When gruff and independent Candy meets her angry and stubborn birth mother, can the two open their hearts to each other. - Sergeant Rutledge (1960) Woody Strode
Respected Black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer. - Killer Of Sheep (1978) Henry G. Sanders, Kaycee Moore
Set in the Watts area of Los Angeles, a slaughterhouse worker must suspend his emotions to continue working at a job he finds repugnant, and then he finds he has little sensitivity for the family he works so hard to support. - Black Godfather (1974) Rod Perry, Damu King
J.J., a rising star in the crime scene, is in the process of consolidating his power over the neighborhood. One of the only remaining obstacles is the heroin cartel is understandably reluctant to abandon such a lucrative market. - A Lot Of Nothing (2022) Justin Hartley, Sheila Carrasco, Cleopatra Coleman
James and Vanessa are ostensibly the perfect married couple; beautiful, successful, and smart. Their lives spiral out of control when they decide to seek justice against a neighbor they saw commit a crime on the evening new. - Clean Job (2023) Kiara Bosch, Nomsa Buthelezi
A criminal syndicate of desperate, poor women from the township disguise themselves as domestic workers, in order to rob rich people living in the suburbs of Johannesburg. - Daughters Of The Dust (1991) Cora Lee Day, Alva Rogers
A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902. - Night Catches Us (2010) Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington
An ex-Black Panther returns to Philadelphia in 1976 and rekindled an affair with the widow of a slain comrade in this well-acted drama. - Breaking (2022) John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael K. Williams
A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life. - Redeeming Uncle Tom: The Josiah Henson Story (2019) Danny Glover
A documentary about the little-known Josiah Henson, the escaped slave who inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
…and that’s it! My movie list for 2025. What are some movies that you intend to watch this month? Please share in the Comments section below. I’d always eager to know. I may just add them to my list or include them in next year’s post. And don’t forget to sign up at the bottom for email notification of new and future posts from Kenny’s Camera, Cooking & Crazy Confessions at ZootsBlogSpot!
Thanks for reading and enjoy Black History Month!
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