Black Films at Sundance

This year's best and brightest indie movies.

2 Days in New York - The Tribeca Film Festival, founded by Robert DeNiro, is kicking off its 2012 season. That's why BET.com rounded up some of its top flicks worth seeing.    In 2 Days in New York, Chris Rock stars as a happily coupled father who clashes with his French girlfriend's (Julie Delpy) eccentric family.  (Photo: Courtesy Polaris Pictures)
Red Hook Summer - Marking Spike Lee’s return to the hood, this fish-out-of-water tale is about a transplanted Atlanta youth who spends the summer with his grandfather in New York.(Photo: Courtesy 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks)
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap - Co-directed by Ice-T, this performance documentary uncovers hip hop's cultural explosion, and how the music genre saved the West Coast rap pioneer’s life. The film also features Afrika Bambaataa, Run DMC and Snoop Dogg.(Photo: Courtesy Sundance Film Festival)LUV - Danny Glover, Charles Dutton, Meagan Good and Common star in this coming-of-age story about an 11-year-old boy who learns the difficult life lessons of manhood from his entrepreneur-spirited uncle.(Photo: Courtesy LUV Films 5)

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2 Days in New York - The Sundance Film Festival just ended on Jan. 29. Now we're taking a look back at the best Black films to hit Park City, Utah. In 2 Days in New York, Chris Rock leaves his onscreen comfort zone to play half of an interracial couple (Julie Delpy) whose blended family and relationship is tested by her outrageous family.(Photo: Courtesy Polaris Films)

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