Movies: Vanessa Bell Calloway

Made especially for the HBO cable network, this well-wrought feature is comprised of three short stories by three noted black American authors, each of which is directed by a respected black director....

A woman is faced with a choice to fight for her life or sacrifice it for another. After years of infertility, a newly-expectant mother is diagnosed with a life-altering disease....

Doris and Julia, life-long friends and feuding neighbors, learn the true meaning of “sisterhood” and Christmas while hilariously competing for the annual title of “Queen of Christmas.”...

The comedic play tells the story of a Black preacher’s scheme to reclaim his inheritance and win back his church from a plantation owner....

Successful TV anchorwoman, Yolanda Massey, is celebrating her recent divorce by throwing herself a divorce party with her closest sorority girlfriends. Coming along for the ride is her hilariously funny, no nonsense BFF, Eva, her younger sister, CeCe...

After a series of setbacks, high-achieving lawyer Reina must learn how to handle her mental health before her emotional outbursts destroy her career and her relationships....

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A young Black father must learn to navigate parenthood after his girlfriend mysteriously abandons him and their five-year-old daughter....

A privileged, black college student with a fiance falls in love with a white musician she meets on her 21st birthday....

Jacqueline is living an unfulfilled life in a doomed marriage. After a chance encounter with a former classmate, she rethinks her life's choices and wishes she could go back to high school for a do-over. Like a Christmas miracle, Jacqueline awakens t...

A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign...

Duell McCall is in New Mexico running afoul of local land baron. McCall pauses long enough in his escape flight to come to the aid of black homesteader who is being victimized by the diabolical Foxworth....

Stranded in a train station on Christmas Eve, two strangers meet at a bar, only to lose complete contact with each other. After an unexpected series of events brings them together again, they find their lives are no longer so simple....

Joe Patterson (Ernie Hudson), a wealthy land developer, learns as God and the Devil take a wager on his blessed life that results in a series of tragedies that test his faith. With a happy wife (Vanessa Bell Calloway) and six beautiful kids, Joe stru...

An NFL journeyman struggles to deal with life's complexities after his professional career is over....

A tale of sacrifice and showmanship told through rival doctors in the old west....

Aneesa wants to give her baby sister, Serena, the best wedding present ever. So, when they discover that they have two long-lost sisters, the search is on to find them before Serena’s big day. But if they do, will these two women be able to forgive t...

As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ball...

The coming of age story about two brothers who struggle to mend their estranged relationship as their college campus gears up for a major Stepshow competition....

A woman, stressed before an import job interview, goes on a journey of self-discovery through her own subconscious....