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Artwork from the 2020 BlackStar Film Festival. It depicts an electric blue and magenta woman surrounded by plants of the same shades. The woman looks serene and focused.
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BlackStar Film Festival Programs Include Panels, Conversations, Screenings, and Parties

BlackStar Film Festival, the world’s premier celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and video artists, presented this year with …

A headshot of BlackStar Artistic Director and CEO Maori Karmael Holmes.
Press Release

Maori Karmael Holmes Appointed at Annenberg Center and Annenberg School

Maori Karmael Holmes, Artistic Director and CEO of BlackStar Film Festival, has been appointed Curator-at-Large for Film at the Annenberg …

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Press Release

BlackStar Film Festival Announces Full Lineup, Ticketing, and More for 2020 Festival

BlackStar Film Festival, the world’s premier celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and video artists, is pleased to announce the full …

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BlackStar Film Festival Goes Digital

BlackStar Film Festival, the world’s premier celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and video artists, is pleased to announce that the …

A visual from Revival! The visual looks like a still from an old black-and-white movie. It shows a crowd of people dressed formally, their faces are blurred.
Press Release

BlackStar Presents Revival!, a Series of Virtual Celebrations for Collective Joy and Resilience

BlackStar Film Festival is proud to present Revival! an audio-visual meditation, a three-week series of live-streamed virtual dance parties and live performances that …

"Black Lives Matter" written out in chalk on a sidewalk in Philadelphia, above the phrase are the names of Black individuals who have been killed by the police.
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In Defense of Black Life: Ways to Get Involved and Take Care of Yourself

Following the lead of The Movement for Black Lives and local Black organizations on the ground across the country, we’re …