Suzan-Lori Parks Movies

Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war...

A struggling actress in New York City takes a job as a phone sex operator.

A young black man named Bigger Thomas takes a job working for a highly influential Chicago family, a decision that will change the course of his life...

A drama set in the 1920s, where free-spirited Janie Crawford's search for happiness leads her through several different marriages, challenging the...

As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of...

The only black American family in Maine has a son, a blind bodybuilder, who falls in love with a white "mer-boy."

An intimate portrait of Suzan-Lori Parks, featuring actors Don Cheadle and Jeffrey Wright. The film shows the playwright’s process and how a...

A conversation moderated by Oprah Winfrey with Lee Daniels, Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, and Susan-Lori Parks takes a peek behind the curtains of the...

Unprecedented access to Wilson’s theatrical archives, rarely seen interviews and new dramatic readings bring to life his seminal 10-play cycle...