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UID:1889-1762806600-1762806600@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:BROTHER TO BROTHER
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Ten portraits of Black men and boys tracing the art of becoming across generations and geographies.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/brother-to-brother-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251110T201500
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UID:1717-1762805700-1762805700@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:SEEDS
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | A lyrical portrait of Black farmers in the American South\, tracing land\, lineage\, and loss. Shyne captures quiet acts of care and resistance as families fight to preserve the soil and their story.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/seeds-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251110T180000
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CREATED:20251017T134127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T134127Z
UID:1838-1762797600-1762797600@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:MYSTERY MOVIE MONDAY: BLACK HARVEST EDITION
DESCRIPTION:Special Event | Peer into the unknown\, embrace the ambiguity\, and show up to the Film Center for a screening that is entirely\, absolutely\, and completely “to be announced”—quite literally until the moment the lights go down.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/mystery-movie-monday-black-harvest-edition-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251110T173000
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CREATED:20251017T134038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T134038Z
UID:1907-1762795800-1762795800@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:FROM THE BLOCK
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Stories from Chicago’s very own take the center.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/from-the-block-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T180000
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CREATED:20251017T134018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T134018Z
UID:1903-1762711200-1762711200@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:SISTER TO SISTER
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Six portraits of Black women and girls tracing the art of becoming across generations and geographies.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/sister-to-sister-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T173000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133708Z
UID:1771-1762709400-1762709400@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:BLKNWS: TERMS & CONDITIONS—VISIONARY AWARD PRESENTATION
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | Kahlil Joseph’s long-anticipated feature expands his acclaimed BLKNWS project into a cinematic experience. Using archival fragments\, music\, and new media\, the film reframes the news cycle through the lens of Black life\, imagination\, and possibility. Dialogue: followed by an onstage conversation with director Kahlil Joseph and the Visionary Award presentation.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/blknws-terms-conditions-visionary-award-presentation/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133959Z
UID:1899-1762700400-1762700400@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:BLACK AND BLUR
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Experimental cinema on the edge of Black possibility.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/black-and-blur-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133656Z
UID:1758-1762698600-1762698600@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:MOVE YA BODY: THE BIRTH OF HOUSE
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | A soulful chronicle of Chicago’s house music—its powerful roots and its echoes\, and its power to move the world through rhythm\, memory\, and joy.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/move-ya-body-the-birth-of-house-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T121500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T121500
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133931Z
UID:1895-1762690500-1762690500@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:HAUNTOLOGIES
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | In this shorts program\, horror and speculative cinema become portals where the future is here\, and the past walks beside us.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/hauntologies-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251109T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133639Z
UID:1743-1762689600-1762689600@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:THE RESTORE FELLOWSHIP DOCUMENTARY
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | Five Black Chicagoans\, each carrying the impact of incarceration\, journey to Benin through the Restore Fellowship to reclaim history and reimagine repair and liberation at the source.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/the-restore-fellowship-documentary-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T201500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T201500
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133917Z
UID:1891-1762632900-1762632900@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:NIGHT SHIFT
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | An eclectic late-night ride for the nocturnal.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/night-shift-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T200000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251016T160456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133849Z
UID:1887-1762632000-1762632000@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:BROTHER TO BROTHER
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Ten portraits of Black men and boys tracing the art of becoming across generations and geographies.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/brother-to-brother/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/10/SHORTS-BROTHER-TO-BROTHER.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T173000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133747Z
UID:1798-1762623000-1762623000@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:WILL
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | The first feature directed by a Black woman\, Jessie Maple’s 1981 WILL tells a Harlem story of redemption\, marking Loretta Devine’s unforgettable screen debut.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/will/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133835Z
UID:1883-1762621200-1762621200@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:PROMISED LANDS
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Stories on migration\, belonging\, and the places we call home.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/promised-lands-2/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/10/SHORTS-PROMISED-LANDS.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T143000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T143000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251017T133600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133600Z
UID:1719-1762612200-1762612200@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:PAW PAW & DAYJA
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | A family comedy where a Bigfoot-obsessed 10-year-old and her grandfather rediscover wonder through loss and laughter.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/paw-paw-dayja/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251016T142059Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133516Z
UID:1714-1762610400-1762610400@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:SEEDS
DESCRIPTION:Feature Film | A lyrical portrait of Black farmers in the American South\, tracing land\, lineage\, and loss. Shyne captures quiet acts of care and resistance as families fight to preserve the soil and their story.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/seeds/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2025/10/SEEDS.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T113000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251016T141638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133813Z
UID:1879-1762601400-1762601400@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:EVERY SEED IS A STAR
DESCRIPTION:Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | From blood to chosen\, this collection of shorts honors tenderness and ties across generations and geographies. 
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/every-seed-is-a-star/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251108T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251108T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20251016T141006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T151031Z
UID:1835-1762599600-1762599600@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:COMMUNITY FILM WORKSHOP SHOWCASE: SOUTH SIDE SHORTS
DESCRIPTION:Special Event | For over five decades\, the Community Film Workshop of Chicago (CFWC) has supported African Americans and people of color in the film industry. This free showcase features 10 captivating short films\, each highlighting and reflecting the rich tapestry of this community.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/community-film-workshop-showcase-south-side-shorts-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251107T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251107T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T064550
CREATED:20241010T142343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T133440Z
UID:809-1762542000-1762542000@web.saic.edu
SUMMARY:OPENING NIGHT
DESCRIPTION:Special Event | Welcome to the 31st Black Harvest Film Festival! Join us for this presentation of select Black Harvest Film Festival short films and the announcement of the winners of The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Black Harvest Film Festival Prize\, followed by a lively reception.
URL:https://web.saic.edu/blackharvestfest/event/opening-night/
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