Lena Waithe Filmes

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

An immigrant fishing family is forced to decide whether to stay or leave Alaska behind after the snow crabs disappear.

In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

Ladylike is a modern day noir that follows Vaughan and Harlan, two vintage vixens who have a penchant for retro… and retribution. Not only are...

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to...

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their athletic achievements, while also...

A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.

Such a Fun Age is about Emira, a 25-year-old black woman, who is working as a babysitter to raise Briar, a 3-year-old white girl. It’s a story...

Aspiring club promoters and best buds Damon and Kevin are barely keeping things together. Out of money, down on their luck and about to lose the...

While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation...

Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.

In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career...

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Struggling but unapologetically living on her own terms, Inez is moving from shelter to shelter in mid-1990s New York City. With her 6-year-old son...

With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of...

A campus culture war between Blacks and whites at a predominantly white Ivy League college comes to a head when the staff of a satirical magazine...

Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.

Jamilah has her whole life figured out. She's the president of her black sorority, captain of their champion step dance crew, is student liaison to...

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.