At TaylorMag, we believe Black storytelling deserves not just to be seen — but celebrated. That’s why we’ve curated a powerful list of 100 independent Black films that are pushing culture, sparking conversations, and telling the stories mainstream media too often ignores.
Clocking in at just over an hour, Sexaholics wastes no time. It jumps straight into turmoil: Ozias’s confession of years of infidelity sets a rapid, emotionally charged pace. There's little filler—just a constant emotional pull as the truth unravels and his wife processes betrayal.
Balling wastes no time pulling you into its world. Set in the luxurious, high-stakes lifestyle of a basketball star, the film explores what happens when everything you’ve built is threatened, not by your enemies, but by your own ego. In just over an hour, Balling delivers a tight, emotionally charged story about obsession, betrayal, and the cost of mistrust.
In Baghdad, director Curtis Ballard takes us to Opa-Locka, Florida, a place affectionately and ominously nicknamed “Baghdad” due to its crime-ridden streets and volatile atmosphere. But this film isn’t about statistics or stereotypes, it’s about survival. Told through the lens of four young men trying to find their place in the chaos, the film delivers a deeply human story about choices, ambition, and what it takes to rise above your circumstances.