BlackStar Film Festival proudly announces the winners of the 2017 Festival awards. The Festival, which took place August 3-6, 2017 in Philadelphia, was the biggest yet, attracting thousands of film enthusiasts from around the world with multiple sold-out events. “We were lucky to have an exceptionally strong lineup of films this year, and we saw […]

As part of Free First Sunday at the Barnes, BlackStar will be presenting a special screening of the film L.A. BURNING: THE RIOTS 25 YEARS LATER on Sunday, July 2, 2017, at the Barnes Foundation. Director Erik Parker (Nas: Time is Illmatic) and scholar Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw (University of Pennsylvania) will discuss the film, which […]

We’re very excited to have a selection of 17 films from the BlackStar catalog streaming on XFINITY’s Streampix channel! Beginning this month catch some past festival favorites and winners—new titles are added weekly. On the partnership, Comcast’s Executive Director of Multicultural Products and Consumer Services, Keesha Boyd, noted, “We’re excited to officially announce we have partnered […]