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.

Feature Film | In the wake of South African apartheid, Ernest Cole’s lens exposed the stark realities of colonial oppression.

Feature Film | An intergenerational group of Black women and girls take the debutante ball off the mantle of memory, bringing this long-lost tradition back to life in Canton, Ohio.

Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | Black love strikes a chord in this symphony of shorts.

Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | From cradle to cane, join us for short films for the fam.

Feature Film | Khalid, a Black man from New York, finds himself stranded in a small Bulgarian coastal town—bankrupt on bailouts, broken, and bereft of loved ones.

Special Event | Join Terence Nance for an intimate evening showcasing episodes four and five from season two of the acclaimed HBO series Random Acts of Flyness.

Feature Film | In search of family, orphaned Nikiya plunges into the shadows of her fiancé’s estranged kin.

Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | This ain’t no rom-com; it’s complicated: 30, flirty, and navigating life one laugh (or cry) at a time.

Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | In a world where Black girls are enough, these shorts reflect the powerful bond between sisters.

Feature Film | Dan Freeman, the CIA’s first “diversity hire,” becomes disillusioned with the agency and returns to a post-1968 Chicago, a city still mourning its beloved revolutionaries. In this charged environment, he trains young Black men in guerrilla tactics, transforming them into empowered freedom fighters.

Shorts Program | Select filmmakers scheduled to attend. | The legacy of Black masculinity unfolds in this collection of portraits, celebrating beauty, struggle, and resilience.