Lena Waithe Movies

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

Four Black transgender sex workers in Atlanta and New York City break down the walls of their profession.

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.

Freyr was born with a third hand growing out of his chest. At his funeral, a friend and coworker, Tom recounts the story of how they bonded over...

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

A platonic companion for hire wrestles with her own longing for true connection.

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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Three generations of women say goodbye to their family ballroom dance studio.

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...

Desperate for a promotion, a Chinese American woman enlists her “perfect” brother to help exploit her grandpa’s death anniversary...

Trapped in a cycle of work and self-isolation, burnt out Kelsey’s reality starts to blur until an irregular order for pickup disrupts...

In 1992, at the height of the AIDS pandemic, activist Terence Alan Smith made a historic bid for president of the United States as his drag queen...

A family and their diverse neighbors struggle to survive rising floodwaters and bias in the heart of America.

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...