Lena Waithe Movies

Twelve minutes before showtime, a young music manager is forced to decide what to do with life-changing news about his client, a hot-headed hip-hop...

A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.

A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.

Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted...

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts...

Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in...

A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in the machine.

Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last...

In a not so distant future, a burgeoning streamer is torn between her ambition and the ultimate cost of her success after joining a novel program.

Nate, a workaholic drummer, spends all his time practicing, always striving for perfection. After he meets Yazmine, a like-minded, dedicated modern...

After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.

An immigrant fishing family is forced to decide whether to stay or leave Alaska behind after the snow crabs disappear.

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.