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(0)Roger Guenveur Smith
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Focusing on the life of the towers' creator, Simon Rodia, Roger Guenveur Smith retells the tale of the towers' creation and eventual abandonment. Through a blend of his own childhood and 30 years of Los Angeles history, the true story of the iconic Watts Towers is finally told.
3) Cornerstore
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"CornerStore" chronicles one eventful hot summer day at a convenience store on Detroit's Six Mile Road.
4) Dirty
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Two dirty cops find themselves relieved of over two million dollars in stolen drugs and money, forcing them into a bizarre and mysterious investigation to recover it.
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An award-winning writer traces the life of the father of iconic Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till-a man who was executed by the Army ten years before Emmett's murder. An evocative and personal exploration of individual and collective memory in America by one of the most formidable Black intellectuals of our time. In 1955, Emmett Till, aged fourteen, traveled from his home in Chicago to visit family in Mississippi. Several weeks later he returned, dead;...
7) Mooz-lum
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Amid a strict Muslim rearing and a social life he's never had, Tariq enters college confused. New peers, family and mentors help him find his place, but the 9-11 attacks force him to face his past and make the biggest decisions of his life.