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Hyperallergic
A Peek Into This Year’s BlackStar Film Festival Lineup
Jul 25, 2024
The annual festival returns for its 13th edition, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas.
Hyperallergic
Jul 25, 2024
The annual festival returns for its 13th edition, kicking off with Shatara Michelle Ford’s Black, queer roadtrip film inspired by Paris, Texas.
Al-Bustan News
Filmmaking — as evidenced by many of this year’s BlackStar films — can function as an intervention. A warning. An archive. And a mode of survival.
Philadelphia Gay News
PGN explores and recommends LGBTQ+ features, documentaries and shorts in this year’s festival.
Announcement
Attendees got a first look at the festival line-up and heard from participants, including Denée Benton, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Zeba Blay, and Shatara Michelle Ford.
IndieWire
Shatara Michelle Ford highly anticipated sophomore feature — “Dreams in Nightmares” — following their Indie Spirit- and Gothams-nominated debut “Test Pattern,” will premiere as the opening night film on August 1.
Sponsored
Taking a break from the watch fest? With so much to see and do in Philadelphia, it can be hard to know where to start. Continue your journey through Philly arts and culture with this list of things to do during — and after — the Festival. Read the list by Visit Philly.
Forbes
How Inaccessible Film Festivals Silence Disabled Voices In Cinema – New Research