Russell Simmons Movies

Each year, tents in Bryant Park herald New York Fashion Week, whose back story is as fascinating as the couture on the catwalk. Fashion's biggest...

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...

The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works...

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

Ossie Davis, Terry McMillan, Horace Julian Bond, Isaac Hayes, Dionne Warwick and many others share their inspiring stories of success in the first...

Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear,...

New York, 1986: a city of big dreams and equally big problems. Like New York itself, hip-hop music encompassed both of these human conditions. But...

William Francome is a fairly typical, white middle-class guy. Typical except for the fact that he is about to embark on a journey into the dark heart...

As a new chapter begins in this country, THE BLACK LIST offers a dynamic and never-before-heard perspective from achievers of color. This series of...

A feature-length documentary that explores the lives of four remarkably different people who share a common thread - they're all vegan. The movie...

American Rap Stars centers on Omar Sharrif (director/host) as we follow him through the world of Hip-Hop.

He launched a host of today’s comedy superstars in the ‘90s on the HBO series Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam. Now, Russell Simmons...

In this revealing biographical portrait, filmmakers Axel Ebermann and Daniel Frei document the rags-to-riches story of photographer Johnny Nunez,...

Ex-con turned poet/performer Lemon Andersen fights for an exit from generations of poverty by bringing his life's secrets to the New York stage. But...

A scientist with nefarious intentions seeks to dominate the world using his vast expertise in robotics.

In this All Def Special from executive producer Russell Simmons, Tyree Elaine lets us know how she feels about white people in church, Planned...

In this All Def special from executive producer Russell Simmons, Robert Powell tells us exactly what he thinks about the election, dating, and The...

A documentary about the rise and fall of rapper Jim Jones.

Run DMC paved the way for rap artists of today when they broke onto the scene in the early 1980s. Pioneers of the ever-evolving genre, they knew...