Black Is Beautiful: The Kwame Brathwaite Story (2025)

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little known Harlem based photographer - freedom fighter and activist - Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 70-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.

• Release Date: 2025-10-09
• Runtime: 1h 38min
• Production Company: Misfits Entertainment
• Production Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
• Director: Yemi Bamiro