Wendell Pierce Movies

An English playwright sacrifices his health waiting for his play's make-or-break opening on Broadway.

The lives of a loving husband and wife collide with that of a wealthy hustler.

Phillis Wheatley Elementary School was a significant landmark in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, serving as an important educational...

After decades of hurricanes and oil spills, Louisiana faces a new threat - hordes of monstrous 20 pound swamp rats. Known as "nutria", these invasive...

In Becoming Frederick Douglass, acclaimed director Stanley Nelson and co-director Nicole London bring to life the story of an American icon. Using...

In 1920, a young African-American woman sets off to Africa to find a tree that promises eternal life.

A lesbian teenager unsuccessfully juggles multiple identities to avoid rejection from her friends and family. Mounting pressure from home, school,...

When he finds out that his estranged brother is dying, a proud but stubborn old man decides to drive in his lawnmower all the way to the far away...

an intimate look at the traditions associated with New Orleans’ music and the preservation of those traditions through the work of local...

In the play, Calvin Jones (Pierce), a hip, coolly intellectual African American college professor moves his 82-year-old ailing but doggedly...

Two kids on the run from a scary life come across two adults running away from their past.

A drama centered on the friendship between B.B King and young musician Michael Zanetis.