BlackStar Film Festival

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Saint Heron Centers the Intimacy of Black Dance Films

by Zeba Blay

A Port Within an Island

by Lizania Cruz

A close-up photo of a person's chest. Between their breasts is a tattoo that says "brown sugar."

Shala Miller’s Epic Odyssey of Black Femme Survival

by Shameekia Shantel Johnson

‘Ramona’ Tests the Bounds of Reality and Fiction

by Kelli Weston

A color collage of Nikki Giovanni. An elder Black woman shown in partial close up, wearing glasses with her hand resting on her chin/lips. She is positioned against an abstract bright orange background.

The Loneliness of Black Genius

by Beandrea July

A Black person, the protagonist of Kindred, sits with their head in their hand, dressed in a worn blue dress.

‘Kindred’ Comes to the Screen, Losing its Defining Tensions

by Mary Retta