Nina Simone Movies

This is an excerpt from an episode of "Black Journal," one of the earliest black-produced newsmagazines on television. It features the words and...

Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll,...

After the sudden break up of a relationship, a young man tries to make a film using the images of his ex-girlfriend that he had on his camera.

On July 10, 1987, Nina Simone performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the most prestigious annual music events in the world.

Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They All Came Out to Montreux is an affectionate...

Ronnie Scott’s opened in 1959 to provide a place where British Jazz musicians could jam. Eventually, American music musicians such as Johnny...

The story focuses on Newark's Baraka family and its involvement in social activism, poetry, music, art and politics.

Nina Simone live at Jazz à Juan — the International Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins, Antibes, France on July 24th, 1965. Nina performed...

Nina Simone has always been hard to classify. The “High Priestess of Soul” was trained as a classical pianist, but branched out early...

Nina Simone in concert at the International Jazz Festival City of Pompeii in 1983

The life, legacy and musical accomplishments of singer, musician, pianist, songwriter and Civil Rights activist, Nina Simone through interviews with...

The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fuelled world of the big bands of the 30s and 40s,...

Filmed on location in Harlem and in Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, this multi-textured cinematic poem meditates on the bodily integrity...