Gbenga Akinnagbe Movies

A retrospective documentary of the first four seasons of the acclaimed series The Wire.

In 1875, Katherine's life is shattered when her beloved husband Caleb falls victim to a murder orchestrated by the nefarious Colonel Davis. Alone and...

Two brothers barely scrape by as their father continues to gamble and drink away the money they do bring home. They hatch a plan for a robbery but at...

A young law student, grieving for his dying mother, struggles to decide whether he should kill his unfaithful step-father.

Malcom's done with his life. Only the noise of Crystal Meth gives him a reason to keep going - everything else it has long regardless. Equipped with...

Goldie, a precocious teenager in a family shelter, wages war against the system to keep her sisters together while she pursues her dreams of being a...

A documentary exploring the role of the media in relation to the acclaimed series The Wire.

The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.

A young mad genius attempts to 'hack the human mind' in order to fix humanity.

Short film about a police raid gone horribly wrong, featuring music by Pharoahe Monch.

Lucy is a fearless young Black girl whose dream of becoming an astronaut collides with the extraordinary moment NASA astronauts descend on her small...

Wyatt Cenac heads to Brooklyn to share his observations on the borough that's the backdrop for three sitcoms and a reality show about cheesemongers.

When his brother disappears, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn's housing projects. Now...

Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.

Two couples and a surrogate lay bare the complications, contradictions, heartbreak, and absurdities implicit in how we think about motherhood.

A crime anthology film based on George Pelecanos' book of the same title.

Amy and Carl both have lazy eyes. Amy’s left and Carl’s right. They are strangers, volunteers for an unusual, life-altering treatment in...

After years of investigation, an alien meets with his partner in a diner to discuss an unbelievably shocking discovery.

This documentary follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an all-black adaptation of...

Twelve sharply divided jurors deliberate a controversial case about personhood, putting their beliefs, prejudices and America itself on display.