Lena Waithe Movies

This film unpacks the question. Those who touched this piece have seen the world actively love their art or their athletic achievements, while also...

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

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...

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

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

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

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.

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...

A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.

Twelve minutes before showtime, a young music manager is forced to decide what to do with life-changing news about his client, a hot-headed hip-hop...

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

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...