Russell Simmons Movies

New Yorkers such as novelist Salman Rushdie, Yankees manager Joe Torre and hip-hop star Russell Simmons discuss how 9/11 altered their perception of...

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...

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought...

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one...

When beautiful Carla Purty joins the university faculty, genetic professor Dr. Sherman Klump grows desperate to whittle his 400-pound frame down to...

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...

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

Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing the birth of...

An ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all until she lost her beloved mother to cancer. Trying to process and understand her profound...

After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are...

Corrupt record company executives kill a singing sensation with a drug overdose rather than letting her leave their label and join another company....

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 documentary on the evolution of MC battles from verbal one-upmanship to street warfare.

Arguably the most influential creator, writer, and producer in the history of television, Norman Lear brought primetime into step with the times....

A documentary about the culture of hip-hop. Through interviews with some of hip-hops biggest names, the film makers attempt to find out why it has...

A vampiric doctoral student tries to follow the philosophy of a nocturnal comrade and control her thirst for blood.

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

Russell Walker is a young, successful manager of rap performers, handling acts for the Krush Groove label, including Run-DMC and The Fat Boys. When...

Documentary hosted by media personality Tommy Sotomayor about the lack of fathers in modern America.