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7.5

♡ 9

94%

67%

Dawn Porter Director

Bill Clinton as Self

Tom Brokaw as Self

Jamie Foxx as Self

Michelle Obama as Self

The timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. The documentary illuminates the 80-year-old Congressman’s life as it chronicles the moments on the extraordinary journey that have shaped his place in history and make him such a galvanizing figure today as protests circle the globe. Lewis’ schedule has increased ten-fold as he has become the go-to figure for TV news shows, podcasts and newspapers and magazines from the Washington Post to Vanity Fair, commenting on and leading the way forward through today’s worldwide protests and demonstrations.

Vernon Jordan: Make It Plain

2020

7.2

♡ 1

Dawn Porter Director

From filmmaker Dawn Porter (who earlier this year directed "John Lewis: Good Trouble"), the film explores the remarkable journey of Jordan from modest Southern origins to national renown as a pioneering attorney, businessman, civil rights leader, and as a fixture (could one also say a "fixer?") on the DC scene. Jordan's story is told principally through a chronological narration of his life and accomplishment, most of it taken from recent (2019) interviews with and narration by Jordan himself. His early life in Atlanta is limned, where Jordan describes the treasured influence of his mother Mary and his early academic successes (including a law degree from Howard University). His activities in the civil rights movement in the 1960's and 1970's are highlighted, culminating in his ten-year tenure as director of the Urban League.

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

2021

6.7

♡ 3

100%

Dawn Porter Director

DeNeen L. Brown as Self

Regina Goodwin as Self

G.T. Bynum as Self

Phoebe Stubblefield as Self

Comes one hundred years from the two-day Tulsa Massacre in 1921 that led to the murder of as many as 300 Black people and left as many as 10,000 homeless and displaced.

Bree Wayy: Promise Witness Remembrance

6.5

Dawn Porter’s uplifting short takes us behind the scenes of Amy Sherald’s Breonna Taylor portrait, bringing grace and dignity to the tragic loss of her life.

The Lady Bird Diaries

2023

7.0

♡ 1

100%

87%

Dawn Porter Director

Lady Bird Johnson as Self - FIrst Lady of the USA

Lyndon Johnson as Self - President of the USA

From award-winning filmmaker Dawn Porter comes "The Lady Bird Diaries," a groundbreaking all-archival documentary film about Lady Bird Johnson, one of the most influential and least understood First Ladies. The feature film looks at the 123 hours of personal and revealing audio diaries that Lady Bird recorded during her husband’s administration. The film reveals Lady Bird as an astute observer of character and culture and a savvy political strategist. It recasts her crucial role in LBJ’s presidency and brings viewers behind the scenes of one of the most tumultuous and consequential periods in modern American history.

Gideon's Army

2013

7.7

♡ 2

100%

Follows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.

Power of the Dream

2024

women's national basketball association (wnba)

6.6

♡ 2

88%

Dawn Porter Director

Jemele Hill as Self

Nneka Ogwumike as Self

Sue Bird as Self

Layshia Clarendon as Self

The empowering and unlikely true story of how a group of professional women's basketball players took on a WNBA team owner and rallied behind now-Senator Raphael Warnock, forever changing the landscape of their sport and the course of U.S. politics.

Cirque du Soleil: Without a Net

2022

6.7

100%

Dawn Porter Director

Danut Coseru as Acrobat

Pierre Cottin as Acrobat

Bill May as Artistic Swimmer

Jorge Castano as Diver

As Cirque du Soleil reboots its flagship production, O, more than a year after an abrupt shutdown, performers and crew members face uncertainty as they work to return to their world-class standards in time for the (re)opening night in Las Vegas. With unfettered access, filmmaker Dawn Porter captures the dramatic journey of the world's most famous circus act on its way back from the brink.

The Way I See It

2020

8.2

♡ 9

85%

93%

Dawn Porter Director

George W. Bush as Self

Nancy Reagan as Self

Donald Trump as Self

Michelle Obama as Self

Former Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza's journey as a person with top secret clearance and total access to the President.

Luther: Never Too Much

2024