"A man has got to see his face." Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.

Kojima, a struggling office worker, goes to a video store to return an adult video he rented, only to find Atsumi there, who has been working part-time there for the last few days, Atsumi is an elite student and Kojima's classmate in English conversation class who looks down on him. Enraged, Kojima pulls out a knife and drags Atsumi into the back of the shop, intending to rape her...
This documentary moves chronologically through Black representation in horror films, revealing the genre's connections to Black history.
I came across Urchin by chance and decided to watch it because of the title. It made me think of the spiky animal that lives at the bottom of the ocean, and the old Dickensian novels, where an urchin was an orphaned, homeless child in shaggy and dirty clothes.
This animated movie is based on the migration of birds from the north to the south.
The film does not add anything to its own conversation or genre, and falls flat once it’s about to end and must declare some sort of conclusion.
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.