5 Final Docs for Black Music Month

We’ve enjoyed sharing festival alums that showcase Black music and artists during this month. Check out this week’s great selection and our first two installments, 5 Docs to Stream for Black Music Month and 5 More Docs to Stream for Black Music Month!

THE HIP-HOP FELLOW (dir. Kenneth Price)

Full Frame 2014

Music producer and turntablist supreme 9th Wonder travels from North Carolina to Massachusetts to become Harvard’s first Hip-Hop Fellow. VHX

MARLEY (dir. Kevin Macdonald)

Full Frame 2012

The life story of musician, revolutionary and legend Bob Marley, from the early days to international superstardom. ITUNES

SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK: RAISE YOUR VOICE (dir. Stanley Nelson)

Full Frame 2012

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson captures the history of African-American a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock and follows their 30th anniversary concert tour. AMAZON PRIME

THUNDER SOUL (dir. Mark Landsman)

Full Frame 2010

Former members of Houston’s renowned Kashmere Stage Band, arguably the nation’s best high- school jazz and funk band in the 1970s, get together for a reunion concert in honor of beloved band director Conrad Johnson in this fast-paced, toe-tapping funk celebration. TUBI, AMAZON PRIME

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE (dir. D. A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus)

Full Frame 2003

Stax Records launched the careers of Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Carla & Rufus Thomas, and Booker T. & The MGs back in the 1960s and 70s. But then disco hit big and all but wiped soul music off the map. This documentary harkens back to the golden era of soul and catches up with the carriers of the Stax dynasty, including Wilson Pickett, Sam Moore, Mary Wilson, Isaac Hayes, and The Chi Lites. AMAZON PRIME, ITUNES