Anti-Racist Film Viewing Recommendations

At the Coolidge, we believe in the power of film to generate understanding and empathy. Film can also be a powerful tool to illuminate the horrors of racism, past and present.

As we stand in solidarity with Black Americans and oppressed communities around the world, we offer a list of recommended viewing. This selection is not comprehensive, but we hope it may be a useful place to begin. 

13th (2016, dir. Ava DuVernay)

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Clemency (2019, dir. Chinonye Chukwu)

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Crime + Punishment (2018, dir. Stephen T. Maing)

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Dear White People (2014, dir. Justin Simeon) 

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Do The Right Thing (1989, dir. Spike Lee)

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Get Out (2017, dir. Jordan Peele)

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I Am Not Your Negro (2017, dir. Raoul Peck)

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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018, dir. Barry Jenkins)

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Mudbound (2017, dir. Dee Rees)

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This Week

  • The debut feature film from director RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening).

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  • From writer/director Halina Reijn (Bodies, Bodies, Bodies) and starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas, and Sophie Wilde.

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  • The first English-language film from Pedro Almodóvar, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

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  • Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Direction (Brady Corbet) at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, screening in 70mm!

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  • A one-person illusion show that features unique theatrical and visual magic and comedy to a custom-edited musical soundtrack.

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  • Resistance is futile. Prepare for assimilation. 

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  • Winner of the Silver Lion for Best Direction (Brady Corbet) at the 2024 Venice Film Festival.

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  • Bayard Rustin was the architect of 1963’s March on Washington. He challenged authority and never apologized for who he was, but was forgotten despite making history.

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  • Looking at the foreign correspondent through the cinematic lens, taught by historian and educator Judi Freeman.

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  • They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it.

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  • Boston's one and only open mic night for filmmakers!

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  • In this seminar, we will discuss the world during The Fifth Element's release, as well as its futuristic context in the world of today. 

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  • A five-week course on the director's most iconic films.

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  • 250 years in the future, all will be lost unless the fifth element is found.

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