Lena Waithe Movies

Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in...

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts...

A mother and daughter sift through old memories as they prepare to permanently close down their family's photo lab.

Nate, a workaholic drummer, spends all his time practicing, always striving for perfection. After he meets Yazmine, a like-minded, dedicated modern...

In a not so distant future, a burgeoning streamer is torn between her ambition and the ultimate cost of her success after joining a novel program.

A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in the machine.

When two undocumented window cleaners witness a domestic conflict inside a high-rise apartment, they must decide whether protecting their jobs and...

Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last...

Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted...

Nikki spices things up while at her mom's struggling tofu restaurant while working to afford her breast augmentation surgery.

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.

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