Programmed July 2026

BlackStar Film Festival Presents

Now in its fifteenth year, the BlackStar Film Festival was established in 2012 to platform the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous artists who expand the possibilities of cinematic storytelling. Showcasing one film from each year of the festival’s history, this selection of highlights brings together dazzling, thematically rich features from major filmmakers like Andrew Dosunmu ( Restless City ), Blitz Bazawule ( The Burial of Kojo ), and Jessica Beshir ( Faya dayi ), as well as stunning shorts by acclaimed artists like Cauleen Smith ( The Changing Same ) and Ja’Tovia Gary ( An Ecstatic Experience ). From dreamlike journeys to urgent social thrillers, these films have helped shape a new generation of independent cinema.

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