Tariq Trotter
Tariq Luqmaan Trotter, better known as Black Thought, is an American rapper and the lead MC of the Philadelphia-based hip hop group, The Roots, as well as an occasional actor.
Bamboozled (2000)
Brown Sugar
(2002)
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory. (more)
Friends since childhood, a magazine editor and a hip-hop record executive stumble into romantic territory. (more)
Yelling To The Sky (2011)
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. (more)
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain. (more)
Get on Up
(2014)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. (more)
A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history. (more)
On the Inside (2011)
A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him. (more)
A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself in a fight for his life battling ghosts inside his head and very real enemies all around him. (more)
Night Catches Us
(2010)
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with ... (more)
After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects with Pat, the widow of a Panther leader. Marcus befriends Pat's young daughter and attempts to conquer his demons. Interfering with ... (more)
Brooklyn Babylon (2001)
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background. (more)
A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background. (more)
Love Rome (2004)
Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (more)
Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (more)
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
(2016)
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz. (more)
When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz. (more)
Stealing Cars (2016)
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system. (more)
A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system. (more)
tick, tick... BOOM!
(2021)
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. (more)
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, Jonathon Larson, a promising young theater composer, navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City. (more)
Between the World and Me
(2020)
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, ... (more)
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special combines elements of that production - including powerful readings from Coates’ book - with documentary footage from the actors’ home life, ... (more)
Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma
(2021)
In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born. (more)
In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white educational landscape and the Black ABCs were born. (more)
Waiting for Godot (2021)
An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current moment. (more)
An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current moment. (more)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
(2021)
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults. (more)
Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but instead devolved into riots, looting and sexual assaults. (more)
Bread EP Short Film (2018)
Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread. (more)
Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread. (more)
Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine (more)