Rapper/DJ Kenny meets jazz artist Tracy and, inspired by her commitment, decides to use his talents to escape the ghetto. However the death of a graffiti artist friend presents Kenny with an emotional dilemma, whether to honour the memory of his friend or pursue his own dreams. "Beat Street" doesn't have the most striking of story lines, but the film is really about the musical phenomenon of hip hop (correctly spotting the burgeoning talents of Afrika Bambaata and the Soul Sonic Force, Grand Mas find out more...

Yet another contemporary reworking of the old bard, updated to an exclusive American Public school where the black scholarship student, a genius on the basketball court is about to be undone by the jealous machinations of his supposed 'best friend'. "O" is a tight tense drama thriller that stands the test of its classic roots with a good deal of spirit. find out more...

Sarah dreams of becoming a ballerina, but the death of her mother finds her moving to the deprived South Side of Chicago and living with her estranged dad. One of the few white faces in a predominately black neighbourhood Sarah feels uncomfortable until she is befriended by Chenille and her brother Derek. A passion for dance, and each other, soon blossoms between Sarah and Derek, but they must fight increasing opposition from family and friends to remain true to their dreams and each other. find out more...

Honky Mark Watson needs a scholarship to get into Harvard Law School, but there's only one available, for a black student! Thanks to an overdose of tanning pills, a new hair-do and an altered voice Mark miraculously (and I can't overemphasise that word) passes for African-American and receives full tuition. However the white boy is about to find out what it's like to be black and some harsh lessons in discrimination and racial abuse are just around the corner, although this being a Hollywood com find out more...

When Tyler finds himself doing community service at a school for the performing arts, he also finds Nora, a beautiful and privileged classically trained dancer, who's searching for a temporary replacement for her injured partner. Spying Tyler's smooth moves, Nora decides to take a chance on him, geting him enrolled in the school, but as they begin training, tension builds, tempers flare and the differences in their backgrounds explode. 'Step Up' is a standard wrong side of the tracks/right side find out more...