Selema Masekela

Acting

Selema Masekela

Born

1971-08-28 (55)

Place of birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

26 titles

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) poster
7.6

During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for over 50 years, keeping this incredible event in America's history lost — until now.

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

Rolling Away poster
10.0

A skateboarding documentary starring Ryan Sheckler - Ryan Sheckler and the most prolific names in skateboarding and sports discuss the importance of skate videos and the work-ethic required to produce a game-changing video part (called "Lifer").

Rolling Away

2023

The Rise: The Gold Medal Girls of the X Games poster
NR

The journey of four teen phenoms on the road to the 2024 X Games, with the sun-soaked, rebellious world of California skate culture as the backdrop.

The Rise: The Gold Medal Girls of the X Games

2026

World Debut: From Outsiders to the Olympics poster
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What were once lifestyle fads have evolved into some of the world's fastest-growing sports and are now set to debut on the world’s biggest stage – the Olympic Games. Step inside the journey of three new sports born on the fringes of society – skateboarding, surfing, and sport climbing – alongside names like Tony Hawk, Emily Harrington, and Sofia Mulanovich.

World Debut: From Outsiders to the Olympics

2021

Sweet Adventure poster
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Combining jaw dropping surfing, stunning cinematography, secret spots, new discoveries, good times and more, Sweet Adventure follows ground breaking surfers Albee Layer and Matt Meola, plus skate megastar Nora Vasconcellos, from the thumping waves of Maui to the jungle point breaks and empty beaches of El Salvador in search of the perfect wave. And it’s all tied together by the grand, all-seeing, all-knowing narrator, Selema Masekela.

Sweet Adventure

2021

2010s · 8 titles

Uncle Drew poster
6.6

Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.

Uncle Drew

2018

Beauty and the Least poster
4.3

When they say “love is blind” they must have been talking about Amy and Ben. Amy is a beautiful young woman with a mysterious past. Ben is a scruffy slacker, whose only ambition seems to be avoiding growing up. However, Amy sees something in Ben that Ben doesn't see in himself, which gives Ben the confidence to make something of his life. The power of love shows Ben that being a grown-up isn't such a bad thing after all.

Beauty and the Least

2012

Alekesam poster
1.0

A father exiled from his country, a son exiled from his father, and their mutual attempt to connect to the world and each other through music.

Alekesam

2013

Accelerating Design: The New Batmobile poster
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Hosted by extreme sports commentator Sal Maskela, this featurette interviews the design team behind BvS's reinvention of Batman's vehicle led by production designer Patrick Tatopoulos and special vehicles designer Dennis McCarthy who took four months to deliver the final, working vehicle.

Accelerating Design: The New Batmobile

2016

Bo, Barkley and the Big Hurt poster
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It started with the unheralded arrival of a wisecracking heavyweight basketball player named Charles Barkley. Then came the recruitment of multi-sports legend Bo Jackson, a victory in itself since he might have gone to Alabama. When Frank Thomas wasn't drafted by a major league baseball team, he decided to cast his fate with Auburn... as a football player. Told through an unforgettable reunion of the famed trio at the 2013 Iron Bowl, here's the real story of how these future Hall of Famers turned the orange and blue of Tiger athletics into gold.

Bo, Barkley and the Big Hurt

2014

Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris poster
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So how did a five-year-old kid from the flattest prairie region in Canada with the closest resort 8-hours away land the first ever backside triple cork 1440, win three X Games gold medals and just about every major snowboard competition by age 19? Director David Tindale reaches deep into the archives to bring you a story about an unlikely journey that begins in Regina, Saskatchewan with shotgun-blasting coach Russ Davies and brother Craig McMorris, and follows the good times and beautiful places Mark rides all over the world as he prepares for the biggest stage of all -- the Sochi 2014 Olympics. Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris brings you a blueprint for making it big in snowboarding and in life with guest appearances and insights from Ryan Sheckler, Danny Davis, Jake Burton, Don and Cindy McMorris, Sal Masekela, Torstein Horgmo, and legend, Terje Haakonsen.

Making Your Mark: The Snowboard Life of Mark McMorris

2014

And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers poster
8.0

The story of iconic professional surfers and identical twins CJ & Damien Hobgood. Their sibling rivalry and struggle to each establish their own identity fueled their careers but ripped their personal and peripheral relationships apart.

And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers

2019

McConkey poster
7.0

“McConkey,” a 90-minute documentary to be released in 2013, is a heartfelt examination of the legacy one athlete left to the progression of his sports, and the path he paved to conquer his dreams. Shane McConkey is revered as the pioneer of freeskiing and ski base jumping, and through his talent and unique outlook on life, he inspired countless lives. In a new film from Red Bull Media House in association with Matchstick Productions, “McConkey” celebrates the life of one of the world’s ultimate innovators

McConkey

2013

2000s · 3 titles

Series credits

Lady in the Lake poster
6.6

When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women, Maddie Schwartz and Cleo Sherwood, converge on a fatal collision course.

Lady in the Lake

2024

Live from E! poster
3.7

The pre-show to the major award shows that airs on E! Entertainment Television. Live From the Red Carpet covers celebrity arrivals and gets you right up for a first-row seat to see the stars and all the excitement with live coverage of the fashion, flair, glitz and glamour.

Live from E!

2002

Liza on Demand poster
6.9

LIZA ON DEMAND is a half-hour, single camera comedy that follows the chaotic misadventures of Liza, a young woman in Los Angeles who is trying to make a career out of juggling various gig economy jobs — for lack of a better idea of what to do with her life. Meanwhile, Liza's best friends and roommates Oliver and Harlow try their best to both support and sometimes distract her.

Liza on Demand

2018

The Rise poster
NR

A five-part documentary series exploring the rapid growth and commercial surge of women’s professional sports.

The Rise

2025

Across the Board poster
NR

Joy Bryant invites celebrity guests to share in her passion for board sports like surfing, skate boarding and snowboarding.

Across the Board

2012

No artwork available
NR

The Daily 10 is an American daily television entertainment news show that aired on cable channel E! from March 2006 to October 2010. Hosts count down the top ten entertainment news stories of the day.

The Daily 10

2006

No artwork available
NR

Ballbreakers is a pocket billiards game show that began on the Game Show Network on July 18, 2005. The hosts were Sal Masekela, Ewa Mataya Laurance, and Adrianne Curry. GSN cancelled the show in 2006.

Ballbreakers

2005

Red Bull Signature Series poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Red Bull Signature Series

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