BlackStar Projects Announces 2024 Luminary Gala

September 10, 2024

BlackStar Projects is pleased to announce its 2024 Luminary Gala, honoring New Negress Film Society and multifaceted artists and filmmakers …

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BlackStar Film Festival 2024 Flourishes

August 5, 2024

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists celebrated its 13th annual film …

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BlackStar Announces: North Star Fellowship Cohort & Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Fellows

August 3, 2024

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists, is proud to announce the …

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BlackStar Projects Releases Full Schedule of Programs for 2024 FilmFestival

July 9, 2024

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists, is thrilled to release the …

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BlackStar Presents World Premiere of Shatara Michelle Ford’s Dreams in Nightmares

June 27, 2024

Dreams In Nightmares, Shatara Michelle Ford’s follow-up to their acclaimed debut Test Pattern, to world premiere Aug 1 as the opening night selection. The film stars Tony-nominated Deneé Benton (The Gilded …

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BlackStar Joins Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

May 20, 2024

BlackStar remains in solidarity with the Palestinian people, their ongoing resistance to genocide and settler colonialism, and the global call …