Some Well-Connected Movies
The Secret Life of Bees

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens, a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with ...
2008
Gina Prince-Bythewood
director
The Secret Life of Bees

2008
Gina Prince-Bythewood
writer
Owning Mahowny

A bank manager with: (a) a gambling problem and (b) access to a multimillion dollar account gets into a messy situation. Based on the story of the largest one-man bank fraud in Canadian history.
2003
Minnie Driver
actor
Red Tails

A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard.
2012
Nate Parker
actor
Beyond the Lights
The pressures of fame have superstar singer Noni on the edge, until she meets Kaz, a young cop who works to help her find the courage to develop her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be.
2014
Gina Prince-Bythewood
director
Gina Prince-Bythewood
writer
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
actor
Minnie Driver
actor
Nate Parker
actor
Concussion

In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
2015
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
actor
The Birth of a Nation

Nat Turner, a literate slave and preacher in the antebellum South, orchestrates an uprising.
2016
Nate Parker
actor