The month of February is Black History Month and March is dedicated to Women’s History Month. It’s the perfect time to combine the two and enjoy documentaries on how Black women have lived, conquered, and prospered.
Culturally, politically, and socially, Black women have helped push this country forward. Luckily for you, Netflix has plenty of movies to celebrate Black History Month and Women’s History Month!
Table of Contents:
Black Women Movies on Netflix
Homecoming, a Film by Beyonce
This intimate, in-depth look at Beyonce’s celebrated 2018 Coachella performance reveals the emotional road from a creative concept to a cultural movement. (Stream on Netflix)
Becoming
Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes, and connection with others as she tours with “Becoming”. (Stream on Netflix)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Nina Simone (Actor)
- Liz Garbus (Director) - Liz Garbus (Producer)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Using never-before-heard recordings, rare archival footage, and her best-known songs, this is the story of legendary singer and activist Nina Simone. (Stream on Netflix)
Disclosure
In this documentary, trans creatives and thinkers share heartfelt perspectives and analyses about Hollywood’s impact on the trans community. (Stream on Netflix)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen
Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul, and history that brought August Wilson’s timeless play to the screen. (Stream on Netflix)
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story
After 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown is sentenced to life in prison, questions about her past, physiology, and the law itself call her guilt into question. (Stream on Netflix)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Chris Rock (Actor)
- Jeff Stilson (Director) - Chris Rock (Writer) - Chris Rock (Producer)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
Good Hair
Chris Rock hops around the world going from beauty salons to science labs to comb through the mystery of Black hair. (Stream on Netflix)
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Uzo Aduba, Matthew Modine, Aunjanue Ellis (Actors)
- R.J. Daniel Hanna (Director) - Erin O'Connor (Writer) - Stacey Parks (Producer)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
Miss Virginia
Determined to give her son a private school education, a single mother in Washington, D.C., exhausts her resources to affect change in the system. (Stream on Netflix)
Roxanne Roxanne
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