Lena Waithe Movies

No-nonsense Brooke and discombobulated divorcee Nelson travel from Chicago to New York to return a lost racing pigeon home.

A young singer on the brink of a promising career finds herself torn between a domineering family, industry pressures and her love for her girlfriend.

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

Chronicles a day in the life of a grieving woman, and the twelve visitors who help her move forward.

Since Dorothy Gale started her epic journey down the Yellow Brick Road over a century ago in THE WONDEFUL WIZARD OF OZ, she’s become a...

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

In the seedy back halls of a Little Saigon convenience store, a young customer reanimates his dead father for one last conversation... awakening...

Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of friends turn a new sound into a global movement.

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

A mother and daughter sift through old memories as they prepare to permanently close down their family's photo lab.

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

Such a Fun Age is about Emira, a 25-year-old black woman, who is working as a babysitter to raise Briar, a 3-year-old white girl. It’s a story...

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

Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted...

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...

A psychological horror-thriller based on the short story of the same name.

Billie Thomas is a lonely teenage artist with down syndrome. Longing for a friend she finds one in an unlikely person.

A teenage girl with acting dreams, an empty wallet, and a broken heart is approached by a charming man who promises her fame, fortune, and...

A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in the machine.

In a not so distant future, a burgeoning streamer is torn between her ambition and the ultimate cost of her success after joining a novel program.