Afrocentric Cinema for Children
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- CreatorBill CosbyStarsPhylicia RashadXavier PritchettGregory HinesA smart, inquisitive five-year-old boy explores what life is like with the help of his big imagination.
- DirectorBryon E. CarsonStarsBlair UnderwoodMichael Clarke DuncanSanaa LathanTwo African American boys schoolyard rivalry spirals out of control when their fathers develop superpowers.
- StarsRobert GuillaumeCheryl 'Salt' JamesPepaFeeling under appreciated, Mother Goose has decided to quit her job and move away for early retirement. But nothing in fairy tale land seems right without Mother Gooseberg's rhymes. It's up to the nursery rhyme characters to convince her to stay.
- CreatorJan BerenstainStan BerenstainJoseph CatesStarsDavid MendenhallBen CampbellTajja IsenWe follow a family of bears, known as the Berenstain Bears, as they figure out life together. With friendly neighbors and close friends, the journey is never boring. Inspired by the book series written by Stan and Jan Berenstain.
- StarsShannon Chan-KentMichael StrusieviciBrenda CrichlowA musical animated series that follows 9-year-old whiz kid Sara and younger brother Sam as they solve mysteries in their apartment building, at school, and beyond -- employing math, music, and creative thinking to ensure Sara Solves it.
- CreatorChris NeeStarsLara Jill MillerLoretta DevineRobbie Rist"Doc McStuffins" is an imaginative animated series about Doc McStuffins, a young girl who aspires to be a doctor like her mom and communicates with and heals broken toys and stuffed animals.
- StarsCrystal ScalesJeannie EliasLex LangAn inquisitive 12-year-old girl accidentally awakens the mummy of a young Egyptian pharaoh, who finds it difficult to accept that no one worships him in the 21st century.
- CreatorBill CosbyStarsBill CosbyGerald EdwardsLou ScheimerThe educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.
- StarsJoel CooperDonald FulliloveMike MartinezThe animated musical adventures of the Jackson brothers.
- CreatorKathleen MintonKit LaybourneMaria Perez-BrownStarsVanessa BadenRon DaiseNatalie DaiseThe series follow an African-American family on Gullah Gullah Island learning about life along with their friends, neighbors and their pet pollywog named Binya Binya.
- CreatorClaudia LloydStarsIsabella CascaranoLenny HenryShaun ParkesPerfect little stories entertaining to children and adults alike. Colorful and humorous with a diversity of English dialects and characters. Always positive and a refreshing youthful score. A must watch for pre-school and up.
- DirectorLarry LancitStarsLeVar BurtonReggie Alvin GreenAs LeVar discusses his favorite parts of a newspaper and interviews other people for different viewpoints, other functions of a newspaper staff are explored. Cartoonist Ray Billingsley, who draws Curtis, shows how he illustrates a comic, and a high school newspaper staff is profiled making a weekly publication.
- DirectorShawn WayansStarsGeorge Gore IICountess VaughnMichael RapaportHow you gonna holla at some shorty with some knockoff sneaks?
- DirectorRobert StevensonWard KimballStarsAngela LansburyDavid TomlinsonRoddy McDowallAn apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
- DirectorJérémie DegrusonBen StassenMimi MaynardStarsCinda AdamsGeorge BabbitBrianne BrozeyThunder, an abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos.
- DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsDaveigh ChaseChris SandersTia CarrereA young and parentless girl adopts a 'dog' from the local pound, completely unaware that it's supposedly a dangerous scientific experiment that's taken refuge on Earth and is now hiding from its creator and those who see it as a menace.
- DirectorTim JohnsonStarsJim ParsonsRihannaSteve MartinAn alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference.
- DirectorRoger HawkinsStarsJazz PierreMiriam HamblinGabriel PhillipsThree children make a daring escape from the underground city in which they are slaves of the Evil Emperor, and go in search of the fabled Sky Kingdom and the great Prince Ariel.
- DirectorMichael SpornStarsRuby DeeSerena HenryNdehru RobertsA little black girl learns about racism.
- CreatorDouglas LoveStarsTony JamesVivian BayubayCeline OrdioniA group of kids and their two caregivers have built a cool clubhouse out of giant boxes. That's where they meet for music, play and special activities that kids can do at home.
- CreatorKathryn MullenNorman StilesChristopher CerfStarsAnthony AsburyJennifer BarnhartPeter LinzLive-action and animation blend together in this educational fantasy about a family of lions running a library filled with adventurous and musical books.
- CreatorJim JinkinsStarsAdam RoseGina Marie TortoriciBrook Jenell SlackPeanut, Jelly, and Baby Butter are three young otters who live on Lake Hoohaw with their family and friends.
- StarsNoah ReidLeah ReneeElizabeth SaundersA young turtle named Franklin learns social lessons as he grows up with his family and friends.