Gbenga Akinnagbe

In 1920s New York City, a Black woman finds her world upended when her life becomes intertwined with a former childhood friend who's passing as white.

As a seasoned homicide detective, Thomas Craven has seen the bleakest side of humanity. But nothing prepares him for the toughest investigation of...

An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and...

Kevin Carson is a young man living in the projects who has to survive a three-day weekend after his opportunistic neighbors find out he's holding a...

This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of...

Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.

After breaking up with her boyfriend on Valentine's Day, Jenny shares a red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York with a love-damaged group of...

Experience Shakespeare’s comedic masterpiece from the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Set in South Harlem, the play tells the...

A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.

A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

When his aging mob boss is whacked, Charlie Swift, a loyal friend and hired gun, will stop at nothing to destroy the upcoming crew that took him out.

Malcom's done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going - everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with...

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at...

Wyatt Cenac heads to Brooklyn to share his observations on the borough that's the backdrop for three sitcoms and a reality show about cheesemongers.

An underprivileged, gifted young black man from Newark reaches Yale University, only for shadows and injustices from his past to threaten his future.

When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now...

A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to...

Having recently escaped a brutal assault at the hands of psycho Frank, Rebekah Lakin finds herself a shadow of who she once was. The constant state...

A young paramedic is paired with a seasoned partner on the night shift in New York revealing a city in crisis. Discovering the chaos firsthand, he is...

Set in 1875, the life of Katherine is shattered when her beloved husband falls victim to a murder orchestrated by the nefarious Colonel Davis. Alone...

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

When Colin Warner was wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving his innocence.

After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with...

A young mad genius attempts to 'hack the human mind' in order to fix humanity.

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

A battle-scarred War on Terror bounty hunter is forced to go to London on a manhunt for a disavowed CIA operative, which leads him into a deadly...

Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.

Two young New Yorkers begin to fall in love over the course of a single day, as a series of potentially life-altering meetings loom over their heads...

When prison boxer George "The Hammer" Martin is offered freedom for fighting in the 1984 Olympics, he says no in order to protect the woman he loves,...

A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.

Armed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for...

A young orphan escapes the realities of her life by fantasizing about, and then entering, a fairy tale world.

Amy and Carl both have lazy eyes. Amy’s left and Carl’s right. They are strangers, volunteers for an unusual, life-altering treatment in...

After years of investigation, an alien meets with his partner in a diner to discuss an unbelievably shocking discovery.

A political thriller that will follow how the White House responds to ballistic missiles being launched at the United States.