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BlackStar Projects Announces Film Lineup for 2023 Festival

BlackStar Projects Announces Film Lineup for 2023 Festival

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A headshot of Maori Karmael Holmes. She is smiling and looking at the camera.
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United States Artists Awards Maori Karmael Holmes 2023 Berresford Prize

United States Artists (USA) is thrilled to announce Maori Karmael Holmes as the recipient of the 2023 Berresford Prize, USA’s …

A photo of podcast host Maori Karmael Holmes speaking to someone on a computer screen, wearing headphones.
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BlackStar’s Signature Podcast, Many Lumens with Maori Karmael Holmes, Debuts Third Season

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

March 10 - July 9, Swarm Terence Nance, written in pink above a still image of obscured faces.
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First Solo Exhibition of Terence Nance Opens at ICA in Philadelphia This March

This spring, BlackStar Projects and Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania (ICA) present Terence Nance: Swarm, the …

A still from By Water. It shows an animation of a man all in gold and a woman all in black standing side by side.
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‘America ReFramed’ Announces Addition of BlackStar-supported film By Water

America ReFramed, the award-winning series produced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary, announced today the addition of the short film By …

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BlackStar Projects Announces Dates and Opens Submissions for 2023 BlackStar Film Festival

Philadelphia, PA (January 10, 2023) –– BlackStar Projects––the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists––is …

The eight fellows selected for the 2023 Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab are arranged side-by-side in a single banner graphic. All are facing the camera and are people of color.
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BlackStar Announces 2023 Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Fellows, Expands Program to Include Both Directors and Producers

BlackStar Projects––the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media artists––today announced the second class of the …

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