Harry Belafonte

A look at Quincy Jones' life and career as a composer, arranger, musician, and producer from his many friends and peers. Includes some behind the scenes and unseen footage.

An ex-Union Army sergeant leads a group of black freed slaves to their homesteads in the West.

In 1957, Barbara Smith, a gifted black music student at the University of Texas is cast in an opera to co-star with a white male classmate, fueling a racist backlash from members of the Texas legislature. This small-town girl, whose voice and spirit stem from her roots in East Texas, eventually will become an internationally celebrated mezzo-soprano and she will headline on stages around the world.

A documentary on the history, mystery, and meaning of the ubiquitous Jewish standard Havah nagilah. The film follows the around-the-world journey of the song from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to Palestine and all the way to America.

Joe, a military policeman about to make officer, is infatuated with the flirtatious and sexy Carmen Jones. Their ill-fated romance comes to a grisly end by the conclusion of the drama but not before their liaison has wreaked havoc with their lives and all who cross their paths.