Wendell Pierce Movies

When he finds out that his estranged brother is dying, a proud but stubborn old man decides to drive in his lawnmower all the way to the far away...

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using...

Two kids on the run from a scary life come across two adults running away from their past.

Set among the cane fields of rural Louisiana, Burning Cane follows a deeply religious mother struggling to reconcile her convictions of faith with...

The story of a broken family striving to stay together while a curse and the ghosts of a haunted house try to tear them apart.

In the play, Calvin Jones (Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing but doggedly...

An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.

A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school,...

An upcoming feature film following Amazon’s TV show.

A drama centered on the friendship between B.B King and young musician Michael Zanetis.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School was a significant landmark in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, serving as an important educational...

an intimate look at the traditions associated with New Orleans’ music and the preservation of those traditions through the work of local...