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EST. FOR THE CULTURE · 343 FILMS CATALOGUED

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The films that shaped the culture.

Discover the essential movies, performances and stories of Black cinema.

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WEEK 34 · 2026

This Week's Sky

A new constellation of Black cinema every week.

Brown Sugar 2002 Murder in Harlem 1935 Roll Bounce 2005 If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 48 Hrs. 1982 Krush Groove 1985 Johnson Family Vacation 2004 The Last Black Man in Sa… 2019 Something New 2006 Devil in a Blue Dress 1995 Blade 1998 Widows 2018

TAP A STAR TO OPEN THE FILM · DRAG TO ROAM THE SKY

Reshuffle My Sky

Pick a mood and the stars rearrange — just for you.

In the SkyThis Week

THE TIMELINE

Travel Through Black Cinema

1920s3 FILMS1930s4 FILMS1940s5 FILMS1950s2 FILMS1960s9 FILMS1970s32 FILMS1980s24 FILMS1990s73 FILMS2000s73 FILMS2010s67 FILMS2020s51 FILMS
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THE PROJECTIONIST'S CHOICE

What Are We Watching Tonight?

The reel is loaded. Press the button and let the archive decide.

EDITORIAL PARTNER

From Black Star Reviews

Criticism, Context and the Long Memory of Black Film

BY THE BLACK STAR REVIEWS DESK

A separate editorial project writing long-form reviews of Black film — past releases, new work and the arguments in between. We keep the archive; they keep the record of what these films mean.

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THE MISSION

Why This Archive Exists

343 FILMS · 1920 — 2026

Black cinema is bigger than awards lists and box-office rankings.

Some films become essential because they change filmmaking.

Others become essential because generations of Black audiences quote them, revisit them, argue about them and pass them down.

BLACK STARS IN.SITE exists to keep those films in sight.