ERNEST COLE: LOST AND FOUND

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

THE DEBUTANTES

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.

A LOVE SUPREME

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

FOR THE FAM

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

THE BLACK SEA

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.

AN EVENING WITH TERENCE NANCE

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.

THE WEEKEND

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

DIRTY 30s

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.

FOR COLORED GIRLS

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

THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR

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.

NATIVE SONS

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

COLOR BOOK

Feature Film | Following his wife’s passing, single father Lucky embarks on a journey with his son Mason, who has Down syndrome.