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A group of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people gather on a stage in front of a large screen (which displays the words film and festival). They are all smiling and a few in the front are posing, leaning down the make room for others.
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BlackStar Projects Announces Staff and Board Additions

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

A group of people have their backs turned to the camera as they attend an outdoor film screening, standing under multiple strings of light at night.
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BlackStar Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Announces New Year-Round Programs

BlackStar Projects is proud to kick off our tenth year with a slate of new initiatives that continue to expand …

The cover of Seen Issue 001, Fall 2020, by BlackStar. The cover features an illustration by Makeba Rainey of director Radha Blank.
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BlackStar Launches Film and Visual Culture Journal Seen

BlackStar Projects, producer of the BlackStar Film Festival, is proud to announce the launch of Seen, a twice-annual journal of …

A still from Stateless (Apátrida) captures the silhouettes of three boys walking through a field of grass with a sunset behind them.
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BlackStar Film Festival Wraps Up 9th Year, Announces Winners for 2020 Competition

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

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.
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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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