The Best of Black Independent Cinema

This is a growing list of the best Black independent films from the 20th and 21st centuries! If you’re new to cinema and just know in your heart-of-hearts that there’s more to Black cinema than Tyler Perry movies (not that there’s anything wrong with that), then this list is your guide to the best of the best! Some films are directed by Black filmmakers, others are not. The point is that the subject matter so succinctly defines an aspect of the African Diaspora through cinema, that it should be every film-lovers starting point.