Oscar Brown Jr. Movies

A violent street gang, the Rebels, rule the streets of Gary, Indiana. The Rebels shoot Marvin Bookman, a store-keeper, for giving the police...

Two brothers, separated by time and prison bars, reestablish contact. Inspired by James Baldwin's short story, 'Sonny's Blues.'

A celebration of the life of Zora Neale Hurston, who was born at the turn of the 20th Century and grew to be an important voice with her written...

A black teen from a Chicago housing project struggles to find acceptance after he transfers into a suburban high school.

A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career...

An animation (long before there were such things) for Oscar Brown Jr’s track “But I Was Cool”, from his 1961 debut album Sin &...

A documentary that looks at the obstacles African-American males face when building a career. As the narrator states, "this film is about his...