Become a Member

Celebrate Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists.
Become a Member through a financial contribution of $25 or more. Sustain our work and join a community of other film and media advocates, trailblazers, and game changers who are helping us grow and address the structural barriers faced by Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists globally. Your contribution can be a one time or monthly payment.
Sparkle — $25+
• Fee waived on film submissions to BlackStar Film Festival
• 10% off all BlackStar merchandise
• Special offers and discounts to in-person and virtual events
• Annual Seen digital subscription
Shine — $100+
• Fee waived on film submissions to BlackStar Film Festival
• 10% off all BlackStar merchandise
• Priority registration period for Festival and other select events
• Voting privileges for exclusive member award at Festival
• Special offers and discounts to in-person and virtual events
• Free admission to members-only artist talks and other year-round events
• Annual Seen print+digital subscriptions
• Program guide mailing in advance of festival
Star — $500+
• Fee waived on film submissions to BlackStar Film Festival
• 10% off all BlackStar merchandise
• Priority registration period for Festival and other select events
• Voting privileges for exclusive member award at Festival
• Special offers and discounts to in-person and virtual events
• Free admission to members-only artist talks and other year-round events
• Annual Seen print+digital subscription
• Program guide mailing in advance of festival
• All access pass to BlackStar Film Festival
Luminary — $1000+
• Fee waived on film submissions to BlackStar Film Festival
• 10% off all BlackStar merchandise
• Priority registration period for Festival and other select events
• Voting privileges for exclusive member award at Festival
• Special offers and discounts to in-person and virtual events
• Free admission to members-only artist talks and other year-round events
• Annual Seen print+digital subscriptions
• Program guide mailing in advance of festival
• All access pass to BlackStar Film Festival
• Complimentary registration to BlackStar’s William and Louise Greaves Filmmaker Seminar
• Gift of exclusive BlackStar merchandise item
If you are interested in discussing corporate sponsorship, a significant and/or multi-year gift please contact Sara Zia Ebrahimi, [email protected].
We currently accept donations of tax-free stock investment gains through Daffy.
For any needed paperwork related to securing a matched donation from your employer please email our Chief Operations Officer Sara Zia Ebrahimi at sarazia [at] blackstarfest.org.
BlackStar is currently enrolled in Benevity Causes, used by a majority of corporate workplaces for charitable giving. Use our EIN number, 75-3129761, to designate your gift. If your company uses a different platform please contact our Chief Operations Officer Sara Zia Ebrahimi at sarazia [at] blackstarfest.org.
Transactions made through our Individual Donor Form are processed by Stripe, which accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and other major credit cards.
We also accept payment via check. Please address your check to:
ATTN: Michele Pierson
BlackStar Projects
1901 South 9th Street
Bok 414
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Memberships are final and non-refundable, but you are welcome to cancel anytime.
Monthly members can cancel at any time. Yearly members are pre-paid, but automatic renewal can be canceled allowing your membership to expire when the current year of membership ends. Email sarazia[at]blackstarfestorg for more info.
Luminary
- Amanda Branson Gill
Annabelle Jellinek
Anonymous
Avram Hornik
Bryant Maxie Powell
David Huisken
Denise Brown
Geraldine Wang
Jamila Farwell
Jasmine & Sekou Campbell
Jeanelle Augustin - Kimberly Brundidge
Maori Karmael Holmes
Margaret Harris
Melissa Bisagni
Michael Garden
Rebecca Smyrl
Rhys Lloyd
Tarana Burke
Tina Farris
Star
- André Lee
Beverly Hill Lomax
Courtney Dailey
Drs. George and Mary Campbell
Janet Goldwater
Karen Redrobe
Lela Aisha Jones - Lila Owens
Mercedes Martinez
Nefertite Nguvu
Nora Alter
Pheralyn Dove
Phil Campbell
Qudsiya Naqui
Tim Horsburgh
Shine
- Aarati Kasturirangan
Aaron Flack
Abby Sun
Adepero Oduye
Akiba Solomon
Aleni Pappas
Alex Albers
Alexandra Leigh
Alexia Chororos
Allan Domb
Amanda Jacobs Wolf
Amy Sadao
Anjali Kumar
Anne Fleming
Atinuke Diver
Babi Gill Ahluwalia
Brittany Webb
Caren Hosansky
Caro Yamakazi
Cauleen Smith
Chrissy Kind
Christine Broome
Constance Golding
Cornelius Moore
Daina Troy
Denise Beek
Debora Kodish
Dyana Williams
Esther Lindstrom - George McNeely
Gina Moore
Hillary Blecker
Imran Siddiqquee
Iyabo Kwayana
James Adams
Jane Hirt
Janee Burkhalter
Jannie McInnes
Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Jeannine Cook
Jeff Chang
Joe Mihm
John Smith
Jordan Muse
Juanita Anderson
Kathleen Greene
Kavita Rajanna
Kerri Park
Kirwyn Sutherland Jr
Lorene Cary
Marcia Smith
Maria Fenton
Maryam Pugh
Mia Herndon
Michael Riccardi
Michael Wellenreiter
Michelle Gilliard Houston
Mishell Kneeland - Rodney Evans
Rosalind Ray
Roxanne Lawson
Ryan Chartier
Sami Martin Sarmiento
Sangodare Wallace
Selina Morales
Shirley Bruno
Steven Berry
Steven Kelly
Sumaya Ellard
Sunanda Ghosh
Taneshia Nash Laird
Tara Pearson
Thomasin Parnes
Tina Morton
Torian Tobechi Ugworji
Tracy Heather Strain
Trina Middleton
Vanessa Northington Gamble
Whitney Muse
William Armstrong
William Bissell
Zendra Shareef
Sparkle
- Abbie Altamirano
Akua Prieto Brown
Alazar Aklilu
Allendre Lindor
Allison Budschalow
Amanda C
Amanda Standard
Andre Dias
Andrew Nadkarni
Anjanette Levert
Anndi Jinelle Liggett
Anthony Bastian
Ayana Jones
Ayesha Jordan
Bernadine Hawes
Betsy Ivey
Breanna Neff
Caitlin Mae Burke
Cameron Spiller
Caren Hosansky
Carmichael jones
Charles Mitchell
Chris
Chris Copelin
Christine Broome
Cindy Burstein
Clare Kobasa
Conita Pierson
Cori Murray
Danielle Allen
Darian Patrick
David Zwerdling
Devon Burgoyne
Diane Lee
Dwight Wilkins
Edwin Mayorga
Emily Fern Dayton
Erin Wimberly
Eva Lipton-Ormand
Farah Ebrahimi
folayemi wilson
Gabrielle Nadolny
Geoffrey Hindle
He-myong Woo
ill Weaver
Iris Harvey
Isabelle Helmich - Janiya Henley
Jaymes McCloud
Jennifer
Jere Edmunds
Jerry Mras-Swan
Jessica Ross
Jocelyn Allen
John Arthur Smith
John Cardellino
Jordan Levy
JT Takagi
Juanda Myles
Judith Peters
Jules Burnstein
Justine Nagan
Kai Kornegay
Karline Wilson-Mitchell
Kathryn Woodard
Kia Brooks
Kira Branch
Kirwyn Sutherland Jr
Kristie Lutz
LaRonda Davis
Lena Webber
Leo Brooks
Leslie Foncette
Lillian Ransijn
Louise Greaves
Lucille Pilling
Lynne Shinozaki
Maddie Cooper
Mara Henderson
Maraba DiRaddo
Margaret J Cunningham
Marie Alarcon
Mark Setton
melanie moone
Michael Davis
Michael Kuetemeyer
Michelle Byrd-McPhee
Molly Gross
Monica Ferreira
Nanette Nelms
Nawshaba Siddiquee
Nazenet Habtezghi
Nia Hampton
Patricia Mines
Patrick & Deloris Hogan - Rachel Hough
Rafiah Vitalis
Rafiqah Mustafaa
Rahwa Asmerom
Reginald Butler
Rhonda Mitchell
Rick Perez
Roberta Munroe
Rose Johnson
Saiko Wolfer
Savannah Wood
Sean-Josahi Brown
Shalonda Cornitcher
Sham-e-Ali Nayeem
Shannon Freitas
Sheila Malkind
Sloan Leo
Sloan Seale
Stephanie Renée
Susan Kimball
Sylvie Renee Gallier Howard
Tamara Jeffries
Tamira Moore
Tania Hewes
Teitelbaum-Zwerdling
Terri Hall-Jackson
Thomas Kennedy
Thomas Paolo
Tia Finn
Tina Ballard
Trisha Chak
Uche Blackstock
Unnamed Contact
Uta Bassey
Valerie Keller
Veronica Craig
Veronica Stickelman
Vincent L Wimbush
Wally Fall
Weusi Baraka
William O’Connor
Yolanda Wisher
Zenith Aya
In-Kind Contributors
- All Ages Productions
Angelique Webster
Dagmawi Woubshet
Derica Cole Washington
Descriptive Video Works
Erin deWard
Eugene Haynes - Holland & Knight
Iyabo Kwayana
Jeff Chang
John Jackson, Jr.
National Geographic Documentary Films
Nora Mendis
Robert Patla
Support for BlackStar is provided in part by Critical Minded, Ford Foundation/JustFilms, Independence Public Media Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Nathan Cummings Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Perspective Fund, Pew Center for Arts and Heritage, Philadelphia's Cultural Treasures, Pop Culture Collaborative, Ruth Foundation for the Arts, Samuel S. Fels Fund, Surdna Foundation, Wallace Foundation, William Penn Foundation, and Wyncote Foundation. Invaluable support is provided by the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.