Slavery Movies

A Macedonian family from Bitola at the turn of the twentieth century tries to survive, preserve its roots and remain together.

On the outskirts of the Civil War, a boy is sent north by a bounty hunter gang to retrieve a wanted man.

A documentary following the life of Olaudah Equiano, based on his autobiography "The Interesting Narration of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or...

Peter Batty presents a gripping account of the bloodshed and horror of the American Civil War. From the origins of the unrest between North and...

The true story of Eudocia Tomas Pullido, an enslaved woman who served Pulitzer Prize-winning Filipino-American writer Alex Tizon's family ceaselessly...

A young slave whishes returning to his homeland, the Canary Islands, after twenty years of captivity in Spain. For that reason he will travel as...

One of the most important events in Brazilian history, the Búzios Revolt of 1798 was led by dozens of black men who rose up to overthrow the...

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

Six Black women throw themselves overboard to escape a slave ship bound for America. Based on Jericó Montilla's play of the same name (a free...

A Black man attends a white friend's Southern plantation wedding, and becomes haunted by its history.

Cartagena, Colombia – 1666. An enslaved woman accused of witchcraft comes face to face with evil incarnate and a Faustian bargain for her...

In 1747, a handsome but rebellious Scotsman named Richard Abdee is auctioned off as a slave on a Caribbean island controlled by French and British...

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves.

In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in the United States that resulted in the murder of local slave owners and their families, the eventual...

The Albatross travels from England to the New World in 1675, with a number of passengers, a couple of political prisoners along with a dozen other...

In this short film, in search of a cinematic grammar more in tune with Creole imaginary and oral tradition, we follow Ondine's quest. She returns to...

John Newton’s life is traced from his turbulent youth and years at sea to his conversion, ministry, and the first performance of the hymn...

A little boy, Iqbal, is kidnapped by a carpet dealer who forces him to work in his workshop. With no fear or reproach, he will do everything he can...

During the Civil War, a Quaker couple risks their lives by helping runaway slaves.

In 1885, Africa is a succulent cake destined to be wildly divided and everyone wants a piece. A disturbed European king, a Pygmy working in a luxury...