- BlackStar Projects expanding on film festival to celebrate 10 years – Philly Voice
- Don’t Call It a Comeback: 2021 Film Festivals Remain Vital in Whatever Form They Take – IndieWire
- BlackStar Festival’s Maori Karmael Holmes talks Seen, a new magazine about filmmaking and visual culture – Philadelphia Inqurier
- Why I’m Starting a New Film and Visual Culture Journal Made By and For Us – Blavity
- BlackStar Launches New Magazine – WHYY
- BlackStar Film Festival Names ‘Miss Juneteenth’ Best Narrative Feature – The Hollywood Reporter
- BlackStar Film Festival Returns with First Virtual Edition – Whitewall
- In these BlackStar films, workers become the heroes in all their complexity – Philadelphia Inquirer
- A Celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous Stories – Hyperallergic
- BlackStar Film Festival Presents New Movies from Black, Brown, and Indigenous Creators – Teen Vogue
- The 2020 BlackStar Film Festival is going virtual. Here’s what to look for. – Philadelphia Inquirer
- BlackStar Film Festival: 10 Films and Panels to Watch at the 2020 Edition of the ‘Black Sundance’ – IndieWire
- Never been to a film festival before? Thanks to COVID, they’re more accessible than ever – USA Today
- BlackStar Film Fest showcases queer cinema – Philadelphia Gay News
- BlackStar Film Festival finds a new home at Philly’s Annenberg Center – WHYY
- The Best Things to Do Before the Summer Is Out – AnOther Magazine
- The Culture Lover’s August Guide – Harper’s Bazaar
- Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings – The Philadelphia Tribune
- BlackStar Film Festival sets lineup for digital festival – Real Screen
- BlackStar Film Festival Lineup Includes Films From Over 20 Countries – MovieMaker Magazine
- Philadelphia’s ninth BlackStar Film Festival goes virtual – Philly Voice
- Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival announces all-virtual lineup with more than 80 screenings – BillyPenn
- BlackStar Film Festival Goes Digital for 2020 Edition – Real Screen
- BlackStar Moves August Film Festival Online – MovieMaker Magazine
- BlackStar Film Festival Goes Virtual Amid Pandemic (Exclusive) – The Hollywood Reporter
- BlackStar and three Philly DJs connect for three weekends of spiritual ‘Revival!’ – Broad Street Review
- More than 1,000 Philly artists, art administrators call for defunding the police department – WHYY
- From ‘Boyz n the Hood’ to ‘Whose Streets?’: Films That Explore Black Experiences – Wall Street Journal
- Film Festivals Aren’t Just Surviving Online, They’re Creating a Better Future – IndieWire
- Film Academy Allocates $2.5 Million in Grants to 96 Organizations – Variety
- BlackStar Festival | A Love Song for Latasha – FLAUNT
- Breakout movie director centers Black Philly girls — meet her at a watch party and live Q&A – Billy Penn
- ‘A Love Song for Latasha’ screening – Timeout
- Love and Grit: Episode 5 – VisitPhilly
- Here’s What’s Still Open for Business in Hollywood – IndieWire
- Meet BlackStar Film Festival CEO Maori Karmael Holmes – RollingOut
2019 Press Mentions