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

  • Three-time Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland's new film, winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival.

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    Touch follows one man's emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.

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  • The third and final film in the X trilogy from director Ti West, starring Mia Goth.

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  • The new horror film from filmmaker Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat's Daughter), starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage. 

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  • The feature debut from director Josh Margolin, starring Oscar nominee June Squib.

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  • The story behind the Veuve Clicquot champagne family and business that began in the late 18th century.

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  • The singularly sublime film debut from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker, starring Julianne Nicholson.

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  • Chucky Gets Lucky.

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  • From the band OFF! Sometimes putting the band together is a matter of life and death.

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  • They stole his mind, now he wants it back.

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  • Free outdoor 35mm screening in partnership with the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

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  • Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang.

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  • In an age of darkness. At a time of evil. When the world needed a hero. What it got was him.

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