Movies about slavery are considered 'trauma porn' by many audiences these days, particularly African American ones. Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave (2013) was a powerful look at the minutiae of the ...

"What do you think this documentary is about?" HBO has revealed the official trailer for a documentary film titled Slave Play. Not a Movie. A Play., from the acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris. As ...

NEW YORK — Even before “Slave Play” burst onto Broadway in 2019, producers and studios were already urging Jeremy O. Harris to adapt his play into a film or a TV show. “My first thought,” the ...

Artist George Fuller created this painting in 1857, after witnessing a young Black girl being sold at auction in Augusta, GA, during his tour of the South. He never knew her name, and no historical ...

Bloodlines of the Slave Trade examines the lives of two people whose only connection is a genetic link to John Armfield, one of the most notorious slave traders of the 1830s. Rodney Williams, who is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When director Kasi Lemmons started work on the first major movie about Harriet Tubman, the 19th century slave turned hero of the Underground Railway, she decided to focus less on ...

Slave Britain explores the rise of modern slavery in the UK, giving a portrait of the dark world of forced labor through the eyes of the people involved.

I recently saw the wonderful movie, 12 Years a Slave, directed by Steve McQueen. It is a true story and in it free negro, Solomon Northrup, played by Chiwetel Ejiofor is living in Saratoga Springs, NY ...

"Antebellum" filmmakers Gerard Bush, foreground, and Christopher Renz are photographed at home in Beverly Hills on Aug. 25. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) For first-time feature filmmakers Gerard ...

Paul Giamatti has revealed that Twelve Years A Slave will be "grim". The Rock Of Ages star is the latest addition to Steve McQueen's historical drama, alongside Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt and ...