Schedule
August 2nd
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
D’Lo w/ Violeta Ayala
D'Lo chats with La Lucha director Violeta Ayala.
- Closed captions online
- Open captions in-person
Conversations with Ruth de Souza
dir. by Juliana Vicente
Ruth de Souza pioneers the presence of Black actresses on stages, television, and cinema in Brazil. Through conversations and archival materials, the film portrays her trajectory spanning almost a century of life.
- Audio description in-person & online
- Closed captions online
- Trigger warning: Flashing lights
Doxology
- Short Films
- Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Is My Living In Vain (dir. by Ufuoma Essi) Keeping Time (dir. by Darol Olu Kae)
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
Shanti w/ Zeinabu irene Davis
Shanti chats with Pandemic Bread director Zeinabu irene Davis.
- Audio description in-person & online
- Closed captions online
Synergistic
- Short Films
- Lightbox Film Center
The Aunties (dir. by Charlyn Griffith Oro and Jeannine Kayembe) Gaps (dir. by Jenn Shaw) Look Back At It (dir. by Felicia Pride) MnM (dir. by Twiggy Pucci Garçon) Mirasol (dir. by Annalise Lockhart) Team Dream (dir. by Luchina Fisher)
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
Building Just Pathways
with Chanelle Elaine, Brian Anthone, Terence Nance, and Alexandra Lazarowich, moderated by Elijah McKinnon
- Closed captions online
Caregivers
- Short Films
- Perelman Theater
Here, Hopefully (dir. by Hao Zhou) The Script (dir. by Brit Fryer & Noah Schamus) Pandemic Bread (dir. by Zeinabu irene Davis) Bone Black: Midwives vs. the South (dir. by Imani Nikyah Dennison)
- Closed captions online
Coconut Head Generation
dir. by Alain Kassanda Every Thursday, a group of students from the University of Ibadan, the oldest in Nigeria, organizes a film club, transforming a small lecture hall into a political agora where they develop a critical voice.
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
Maori w/ Michelle Parkerson
Maori chats with Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse director Michelle Parkerson.
- Audio description in-person & online
- Closed captions online
The Space Race
dir. by Lisa Cortés & Diego Hurtado de Mendoza Uncovers the little-known stories of the first black pilots, engineers and scientists to become astronauts. Simultaneously championed and exploited as political pawns, some made it to space, while others were erased from history.
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
Critical Fabulation
with Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich, Dr. Koko, and Ja’Tovia Gary, moderated by Dr. Tiffany E. Barber
Invisible Beauty
dir. by Bethann Hardison & Frédéric Tcheng Invisible Beauty is a moving portrait of former model, agent, and activist Bethann Hardison. Directors Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng construct an original and uniquely intimate exploration of a life well lived and shine a light on an untold chapter in the fight for diversity and representation.
- Audio description in-person & online
- Closed captions online
- Trigger warning: Flashing lights
Let The Games Begin!
- Short Films
- Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Accidental Athlete (dir. by Kevin Jerome Everson & Claudrena N. Harold) Over The Wall (dir. by Krystal Tingle) Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl (dir. by Claudia Owusu & Ife Oluwamuyide) The Alexander Ball (dir. by Jessica Magro)
- Closed captions online
- Open captions in-person
Posthumous
- Short Films
- Lightbox Film Center
Spirit Emulsion (dir. by Siku Allooloo) Mother Just a Smile (dir. by Cyrielle Raingou) The After: A Chef's Wish (dir. by Umar Riaz) Sèt Lam (dir. by Vincent Fontano)
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
Well-Read Black Girl w/ Jeannine & Charlyn
A live taping of the Well-Read Black Girl podcast with guests Jeannine Kayembe-Oro & Charlyn Griffith-Oro, directors of The Aunties.
- American Sign Language interpretation in-person
DJ Jamz
- Closed captions online
Portraiture
- Short Films
- Suzanne Roberts Theatre
Jonathan Thunder: Good Mythology (dir. by Sergio Mata'u Rapu) Sydney G. James: How We See Us (dir. by Juanita Anderson) Negra, Yo Soy Bella (dir. by Vashni Korin) Fierceness Served! The ENIKAlley Coffeehouse (dir. by Michelle Parkerson)
- Audio description in-person & online
Girl
dir. by Adura Onashile Eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create. But Ama's thirst for life and her need to grow and develop, challenges the rules of their insular world and gradually forces Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.
Opening Night Party
Join us as we kick-off the festival in style with music, dancing, and more! The party will feature mixes by DJ Laylo and DJ Yolo Ono, with host Ler of Late Night with Ler & Lionel.