Yaya DaCosta

Take the Lead is a drama inspired by the true story of Pierre Dulaine, an inspirational Manhattan dance teacher and competitor who volunteers his time to teach ballroom dancing to a diverse group of New York inner-city high school students serving detention. (New Line Cinema)

1950. Rural Alabama. Cotton harvest. It's a make-or-break weekend for the Honeydripper Lounge and its owner, piano player Tyrone "Pine Top" Purvis. Deep in debt to the liquor man, the chicken man, and the landlord, Tyrone is desperate to lure the young cotton pickers and local Army base recruits into his juke joint, away from Touissant's, the rival joint across the way... (imdb)

Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their birth father into their family life.

A story about a woman willing to do anything and risk everything for her marriage. (sundance.org)

The story centers on a botched fish market robbery that leads to the involvement of the local police and a gangster out for revenge. (imdb)

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

Chronicles Whitney Houston's rise to fame and turbulent relationship with husband Bobby Brown. (imdb)

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy. (imdb)

From Emmy-winning director and actor Charles S. Dutton, comes the true story of a guard (Dutton) at a Teen Correctional Facility-- who saw the cycle of destructive choices and racial tensions between female teen offenders, and decided to do something about it. He gathered African-American, Latina, and white teens, and put together a multi-racial track team behind the bars of the detention center.

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

A self-centered realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he's suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home. (IMDb)

A single mom risks it all and moves her family to a vineyard. She hopes to take her natural hair care line to the next level by infiltrating the African American elite in Oak Bluffs. (imdb)