Melissa Haizlip Movies

An intimate look at the actress Renée Elise Goldsberry; a woman’s struggle to have a family and balance a career, against the backdrop...

On the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, one fearless black pioneer reconceived a Harlem Renaissance for a new era, ushering giants and rising...

The life of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, African-American tap-dancing star of stage and screen. In 1916, Robinson was a successful vaudeville performer...

A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jelly's Last Jam, including a tribute to jazz musician and composer Jelly Roll Morton. Gregory...

An ill-fated, tender romance between an adult white male tutor and his 17-year-old African-American female student.

In this twisted musical comedy, Mortie falls in love with the corpses who come through his morgue until a vulnerable nurse teaches him to love a...

Andrea, a grieving Chicana mother, confronts an uninvited family member before her Día de los Muertos celebration. By night's end, death...

Created for the exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography.