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SATURDAY

Aug. 22

1:30 PM

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Feature Documentary

LANDFALL

Dir. Cecilia Aldarondo

Through shard-like glimpses of everyday life in post-Hurricane María Puerto Rico, Landfall is a cautionary tale for our times.

East Coast Premiere

94 min.

Puerto Rico, United States, 2020

By Indie Means Necessary

The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color, showcasing films by Black, Brown and Indigenous people from around the world.

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Some news! Our very own Maori Karmael Holmes has b

Some news! Our very own Maori Karmael Holmes has been appointed Curator-at-Large for Film at the @annenbergcenter and Mediamaker-in-Residence at the @annenbergpenn School for Communication! 👏🏿 👏🏾 👏🏽⁠⠀
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“It’s an honor to be appointed to these positions at both the Annenberg Center and School, two institutions that I deeply respect. The capacity of film, both empathetically and intellectually, to explore personal and communal experience in a time like this is a tremendous power, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to teach and share with this community." - @maorikarmael⁠⠀
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Read the full announcement at Annenberg's site (link in bio) or on our website at blackstarfest.org/blog

Introducing BlackStar Live!, our very own morning

Introducing BlackStar Live!, our very own morning show, airing live on Facebook every day of the 2020 BlackStar Film Festival 🙌🏾⁠
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Co-hosted by scholar-activist Dr. Yaba Blay (@fiyawata), BlackStar’s own Maori Karmael Holmes (@maorikarmael), DJ Rich Medina (@richmedina), musician/actor Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter (@blackthought) and filmmaker-artist Rashid Zakat (@rashidzakat), the program will loosely consist of interviews with filmmakers, live performances, astrological updates, roundtable discussions of the day’s film programming, and other content interspersed throughout. Join us as we attend to the political, petty and creative urgencies of the day with humor, insightful critique, and delight.⁠
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Don't miss it! More info at the link in bio 👉🏾 ⁠
blackstarfest.org/blackstarlive⁠
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#BSFF20 #BlackStarLive #byindiemeansnecessary

Join us on August 21 for @shalinikantayya's @coded

Join us on August 21 for @shalinikantayya's @codedbias, which "explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s startling discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all."⁠
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Get your $5 Day Pass here: blackstarfest.org/codedbias (link also in bio)⁠
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Screening presented by @mediajustice⁠
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#BSFF20 #byindiemeansnecessary⁠
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#StillProcessingPodcast hosts @jennydeluxe + @wssl

#StillProcessingPodcast hosts @jennydeluxe + @wsslyy will be chatting LIVE with visionary director @radhamusprime during this year's BlackStar Film Festival! Streaming from our Facebook page on Aug 24, here's what to expect:⁠⠀
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"Written, directed by, and starring Radha Blank and produced by Lena Waithe, The 40 Year Old Version is a self described 'love letter to NY and its struggling artists as well as the NY artistic institutions that raised me – Hip Hop and Theater.' Join culture writers Wesley Morris and Jenna Wortham in conversation with Radha Blank, as they speak to the personal, cultural, and geopolitical nuances embedded in the film, Blank’s trajectory as an artist, as well as their kindred experiences being Black, Xennial, NYC-based cultural workers. Part live remix of Still Processing, part celebration of Radha Blank’s feature directorial debut, this panel is sure to prompt reflection and delight about the perils and promises of NYC’s changing creative landscape."⁠⠀
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Register at the link in bio and get your passes for the full 2020 BlackStar Film Festival at blackstarfest.org/tickets!⁠⠀
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#BSFF20 #byindiemeansnecessary⁠⠀

On August 25, BlackStar presents the shorts progra

On August 25, BlackStar presents the shorts program "Process," featuring four films that are "experimentations in the slow reveal." Get your #BSFF20 day pass today! Link in bio or visit blackstarfest.org/process⁠⠀
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THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT ⁠⠀
Dir. Ja’Tovia Gary (@j_______g_______)⁠⠀
Filmed on location in Harlem, USA and in Claude Monet’s historic gardens in Giverny, France, The Giverny Document is a multi-textured cinematic poem that meditates on the safety, bodily autonomy, and creative virtuosity of Black women. *Nominated for Best Experimental Film*⁠⠀
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A SONG ABOUT LOVE ⁠⠀
Dir. Rikkí Wright (@rikkwright)⁠⠀
A Song About Love explores the complex relationship between sexuality and religion and my personal experience with finding myself within that paradigm. Navigating redemptive love versus real love. *Nominated for Best Experimental Film*⁠⠀
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HOW TO MAKE A FLOWER: LA METHODE MOBO ⁠⠀
Dir. Louis Massiah (@louis.massiah)⁠⠀
Collagist and painter Bob Tomlinson and his partner Makoto Ishiwa, together known as MOBO, create works of art in their atelier in the Strasbourg-Saint Denis neighborhood of Paris.⁠⠀
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PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION ⁠⠀
Dir. Kevin Jerome Everson (@trilobitearts)⁠⠀
Partial Differential Equation is illustrated by mathematician Tariah Gatlin.⁠⠀
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#byindiemeansnecessary⁠⠀

BlackStar is featured in "The Culture Lover's Augu

BlackStar is featured in "The Culture Lover's August Guide" by @harpersbazaarus! Check out the list at the link in bio and get your $5 day passes now at blackstarfest.org/tickets. 🎟⁠⠀
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🖼 Second photo is a still from @juneteenthmovie, which will screen as part of #BSFF20 on August 23.

#byindiemeansnecessary #BlackAugust

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@andreapippins (BlackStar Film Festival's designer

@andreapippins (BlackStar Film Festival's designer from 2013 to 2019!) has created this year's official USPS Kwanzaa stamp. Congrats to Andrea! 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽⁠
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Read the full announcement via the link in our bio.

On the second night of this year's BlackStar Film

On the second night of this year's BlackStar Film Festival, we'll be presenting the extraordinary @throughthenightdoc, directed by @djlaylo_. ⁠
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"To make ends meet, Americans are working longer hours across multiple jobs. Through the Night is a verité documentary that explores the personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a child care provider – whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center."⁠
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THROUGH THE NIGHT is nominated for Best Feature Documentary at #BSFF20. Get your Aug 21 Day Pass today! (Link in bio)

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