Lena Waithe Movies

A whimsical fantasy about a Black woman regaining her sense of self after years of being a corporate cog in the machine.

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

Plot TBA; inspired by Lena Waithe and Issa Rae's 'friendship breakup', in which they plan to play versions of themselves.

Twelve minutes before showtime, a young music manager is forced to decide what to do with life-changing news about his client, a hot-headed hip-hop...

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

Savannah’s moss-covered forests, with all its whispering winds and enchanted branches, are alive to little Bertie Bee Hooks, the gifted...

A valet attendant dresses up as his late sister to help his mother deal with grief, and prove that he’s the most filial son.

A young Caribbean immigrant mother struggling to make ends meet at her dye factory job finds a release through her abandoned dream of dance.

Talent, a working title, is the story of a failed songwriter, to be played by Erivo, who returns home to Chicago to lead a group of at-risk youth in...

After sweeping hair at a local barbershop, a 12-year-old boy uses his first payment to honor his late mother.

Nate, a workaholic drummer, spends all his time practicing, always striving for perfection. After he meets Yazmine, a like-minded, dedicated modern...

Every year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last...

A non-binary South Asian teenager uses bharatanatyam dance to explore their gender identity.