The urban film collection.
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion pictures in 2008 (American violet), 2010 (All things fall apart), 2009 (Blood done sign my name), 2012 (Home again).

American violet: Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Xzibit, Charles Dutton, Alfre Woodard.

All things fall apart: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Ray Liotta, Mario van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield, Cedric Sanders, Tracey Heggins, Mike P, Steve Eastin, Chanel Farrel, Ambyr Childers.

Blood done sign my name: Ricky Schroder, Nate Parker, Nick Searcy, Lela Rochon, Afemo Omilami, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Michael Rooker.

Home again: Tatyana Ali, Lyriq Bent, Stephan James, Fefe Dobson, Richard Chevolleau, Paul Campbell, CCH Pounder.

American violet: A young, single mother of four is wrongly accused of selling drugs near a school and is offered a plea deal that would force her to admit to a crime she didn't commit. She challenges the laws of Texas when, instead of ruining her life with a conviction, she decides to sue the DA for racial discrimination in a case that changes her life as well as the laws of her state. Based on a true story.

All things fall apart: A promising football running back plans to make it to the NFL. At the pinnacle of his college football career, his dreams are shattered and he loses everything. But determination and a newly found inner strength enable him to triumph.

Blood done sign my name: Recounts the aftermath of the murder of Henry Marrow, a 23-year-old African-American Vietnam veteran who was killed by a prominent white businessman and his grown sons in Oxford, North Carolina. Responding to the crime and the sham trial that followed, many young African-American men took to the streets, engaging in riots and vandalism. Marrow's cousin, Benjamin Chavis, decided that the best way to protest the government was a peaceful march on the state capitol.

Home again: Three strangers' lives collide in surprising ways when each is deported to their native Jamaica and forced to start anew on the punishing, unforgiving streets of Kingston. Marva, a single mother from Toronto, struggles to cope with being ripped from her children. Everton, an irresponsible British teen, desperately awaits word of his court appeal. Dunston, a New Yorker, tries to escape his criminal past.

MPAA rating: PG-13 (American violet, Blood done sign my name), R (All things fall apart), Not rated (Home again).

DVD; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.

In English with Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.

Home again (only): In English. Closed-captioned.

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