
James Arthur Baldwin was an African-American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son, explore palpable yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual, and class distinctions in Western societies, most notably in mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable if unnameable tensions. In total, there are 34 recognized credits in film and television. On Cinestia you can browse James Baldwin's complete filmography — 27 films and 7 series — and find where to watch each title.