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Caribbean Film Series: A MOTHER APART & L'HOMME-VERTIGE
Feb
28
to Mar 1
2025

Caribbean Film Series: A MOTHER APART & L'HOMME-VERTIGE

  • Fri, Feb 28, 2025 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Mar 1, 2025 7:00 PM 19:00
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The 10th year of our series begins with feature & short films portraying the myriad aspects of Caribbean parenthood and land futures

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THE WIZ - holiday screening & sing along
Dec
12
6:30 PM18:30
2024

THE WIZ - holiday screening & sing along

  • Thursday, December 12, 2024
  • 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
  • Mike Brown Contemporary (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ease on down the road to Mike Brown Contemporary for an evening of film with THE WIZ - a Christmas classic

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Can I Kick It? THE LAST DRAGON
Dec
5
6:00 PM18:00
2024

Can I Kick It? THE LAST DRAGON

  • Thursday, December 5, 2024
  • 6:00 PM 9:00 PM 18:00 21:00
  • Union Station Auditorium at Cape Fear Community College (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A live score interactive presentation of this urban classic with Taimak, star of THE LAST DRAGON, in attendance for the post-film discussion and meet & greet

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Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Nov
23
5:00 PM17:00
2024

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE

  • Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 17:00 20:00
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our annual holiday screening of this modern classic

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FRESH BLACK FILMS NORTH [FALL ED. - NEWARK]
Nov
21
7:00 PM19:00
2024

FRESH BLACK FILMS NORTH [FALL ED. - NEWARK]

  • Thursday, November 21, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • The Newark Museum of Art (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We end our 2024 run of films in “Brick City” - Newark, NJ with exciting new partners

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Fresh Black Films South [Fall ed. - BIRMINGHAM]
Nov
12
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Fresh Black Films South [Fall ed. - BIRMINGHAM]

  • Tuesday, November 12, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our emerging Black filmmaker series continues in “The Magic City” - Birmingham, Alabama!


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Films at the Farm: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK
Oct
12
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Films at the Farm: OUTLAW JOHNNY BLACK

  • Saturday, October 12, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:15 PM 19:00 21:15
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Michael Jai White (BLACK DYNAMITE) parodies cowboy movies and infuses it with full Blackness in this outrageous, action-filled comedy

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Caribbean Film Series: The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo +  Short Film Program
Oct
4
to Oct 5
2024

Caribbean Film Series: The Enigma of Harold Sonny Ladoo + Short Film Program

  • Fri, Oct 4, 2024 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Oct 5, 2024 9:00 PM 21:00
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our long-running series returns with a crop of new short films from the disapora + the NYC premiere of a new documentary on the tumultuous short life and tragic death of a budding Trinidadian-Canadian author

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FRESH BLACK FILMS NORTH [SUMMER ED. - BALTIMORE]
Aug
15
7:00 PM19:00
2024

FRESH BLACK FILMS NORTH [SUMMER ED. - BALTIMORE]

  • Thursday, August 15, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Le Mondo (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us for the second Northeast edition of our emerging Balck filmmaker series, now taking place in arts rich Baltimore

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BALDWIN 100: a celebration of James Baldwin's legacy
Aug
2
to Aug 3
2024

BALDWIN 100: a celebration of James Baldwin's legacy

  • Fri, Aug 2, 2024 6:30 PM 18:30 Sat, Aug 3, 2024 5:00 PM 17:00
  • One Columbia (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

James Baldwin would have been 100 years old this year. We recognize the gravity of his influence on Black American and world culture with these artistic reflections.

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Fresh Black Films South - [Summer ed. - DURHAM]
Jul
25
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Fresh Black Films South - [Summer ed. - DURHAM]

  • Thursday, July 25, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Hayti Heritage Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our emerging Black filmmaker series continues in the Bull City - Durham, NC!

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Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO
Jun
29
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO

  • Saturday, June 29, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Black Rodeo returns this June, outdoors again!

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Films at the Farm: THE SLEEPING NEGRO
May
18
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Films at the Farm: THE SLEEPING NEGRO

  • Saturday, May 18, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A special presentation of Skinner Myers’ bold drama beginning our celebration of James Baldwin’s centennial

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Fresh Black Films - South [Spring ed. - ATLANTA]
May
16
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Fresh Black Films - South [Spring ed. - ATLANTA]

  • Thursday, May 16, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Plywood Place (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

FRESH BLACK FILMS makes it to Atlanta for the first of our Southeast editions

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Fresh Black Films - North [Spring ed. - BROOKLYN]
Apr
26
7:00 PM19:00
2024

Fresh Black Films - North [Spring ed. - BROOKLYN]

  • Friday, April 26, 2024
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Bed-Stuy Art House (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our emerging Black filmmaker series FRESH BLACK FILMS returns for the first of our Northeast editions

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IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - FLORENCE, SC screening
Mar
27
6:30 PM18:30
2024

IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - FLORENCE, SC screening

  • Wednesday, March 27, 2024
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • FMU Performing Arts Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Free screening in Florence, SC as part of a series focused on the larger mission of voter engagement for Blacks across South Carolina

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Caribbean Film Series: KUMINA QUEEN + DOUBLES
Feb
9
to Feb 10
2024

Caribbean Film Series: KUMINA QUEEN + DOUBLES

  • Fri, Feb 9, 2024 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Feb 10, 2024 9:00 PM 21:00
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The wonders and traumas of family history and legacies explored

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Kindred Conversations: THE SANTANA PROJECT
Dec
12
7:00 PM19:00
2023

Kindred Conversations: THE SANTANA PROJECT

  • Tuesday, December 12, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

Featuring Brooklyn’s own filmic family, the inaugural edition of our familial chats with media artists who intentionally produce Black art


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Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE
Nov
25
5:30 PM17:30
2023

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHER'S WIFE

  • Saturday, November 25, 2023
  • 5:30 PM 8:00 PM 17:30 20:00
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our annual holiday outdoor screening returns for the Thanksgiving weekend

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IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - Orangeburg, SC screening
Nov
14
6:00 PM18:00
2023

IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - Orangeburg, SC screening

  • Tuesday, November 14, 2023
  • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM 18:00 20:00
  • Orangeburg County Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Free screening featuring a post-screening discussion with South Carolina NAACP President Brenda Murphy and Orangeburg NAACP Chapter President Barbara Williams

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IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - Columbia, SC screening
Nov
3
4:00 PM16:00
2023

IN THE BUBBLE WITH JAIME - Columbia, SC screening

  • Friday, November 3, 2023
  • 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 16:00 18:00
  • Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Jaime Harrison in attendance for a live post-screening Q&A

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BLK Docs: Haile Gerima's WILMINGTON 10 – USA 10,000
Oct
18
6:30 PM18:30
2023

BLK Docs: Haile Gerima's WILMINGTON 10 – USA 10,000

  • Wednesday, October 18, 2023
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Jengo's Playhouse (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Haile Gerima’s newly restored, groundbreaking documentary, showing for the first time ever in Wilmington, NC

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Films at the Farm: THE WIZ
Oct
14
6:30 PM18:30
2023

Films at the Farm: THE WIZ

  • Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
  • Saloma Acres (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ease on down the road to sing along live to this classic all-Black musical

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Caribbean Film Series: MAFIFA + Caribbean Short Films
Oct
6
to Oct 7
2023

Caribbean Film Series: MAFIFA + Caribbean Short Films

  • Fri, Oct 6, 2023 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Oct 7, 2023 6:30 PM 18:30
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Caribbean Film Series returns with a mesmerizing search for an Afro-Cuban musical legend and a full evening of standout short films all from Caribbean film & mediamakers

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Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO
Sep
23
7:00 PM19:00
2023

Films at the Farm: BLACK RODEO

  • Saturday, September 23, 2023
  • 7:00 PM 9:00 PM 19:00 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Films at the Farm returns with our Fall ‘23 screening of now classic documentary BLACK RODEO

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BLK Docs: THE PICTURE TAKER
Apr
22
2:00 PM14:00
2023

BLK Docs: THE PICTURE TAKER

  • Saturday, April 22, 2023
  • 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 14:00 16:00
  • Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Ernest Withers. A million images. One BIG secret. Post-screening Q&A with famed civil rights photographer and museum founder Cecil Williams.

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Caribbean Film Series: CETTE MAISON + IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
Feb
10
to Feb 11
2023

Caribbean Film Series: CETTE MAISON + IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY

  • Fri, Feb 10, 2023 7:00 PM 19:00 Sat, Feb 11, 2023 7:00 PM 19:00
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The Caribbean Film Series is kicking off 2023 with TWO feature films and two days of great Caribbean cinema

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Films at the Farm: THE PREACHERS' WIFE
Nov
19
5:30 PM17:30
2022

Films at the Farm: THE PREACHERS' WIFE

  • Saturday, November 19, 2022
  • 5:30 PM 8:00 PM 17:30 20:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Our annual sing-along returns!

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Films at the Farm: THE WIZ [canceled]
Nov
5
6:30 PM18:30
2022

Films at the Farm: THE WIZ [canceled]

  • Saturday, November 5, 2022
  • 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

Sing and dance along to this classic Black musical

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 THE BACKBONE + Aunjanue Ellis in "FANNIE"
Nov
3
6:30 PM18:30
2022

THE BACKBONE + Aunjanue Ellis in "FANNIE"

  • Thursday, November 3, 2022
  • 6:30 PM 8:30 PM 18:30 20:30
  • Spotlight Cinemas Capital 8 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis recreates the stirring moment when the world met Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer; University of South Carolina filmmakers celebrate hidden histories of Black women’s achievements in and beyond the university

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