The 21st annual Seattle Black Film Festival is only just beginning! Running this year at two locations, the historic Langston Hughes Performing Art Institute and Washington Hall in the Central District.

Featuring:

The intimate and personal documentary Jewelle: A Just Vision
Films by Northwest Film Forum’s Netsanet Tjirongo: Savi the Cat and Vanishing Seattle: Queer the Land
And the first ever Sudanese film at the Cannes Film festival, Goodbye Julia
And so much more! Available online and in-person.

Schedule:

April 25, 2024

50th Anniversary | Comedy

7:00PM: Blazing Saddles at LHPAI

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Length: 93:00

Language: English with subtitles

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

April 26, 2024

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Opening Night - “Songs from the Hole” + Reception

Director by : Contessa Gayles

Runtime: 106 minutes

Language: English

Join us for a kick off of the 21st Annual Seattle Black Film Festival with a special screening of "Songs from the Hole". Ticket includes admittance to the after film reception.

Songs from the Hole
An incarcerated musician struggles for healing and peace as he comes of age in this documentary-musical odyssey composed behind bars.

April 27, 2024

,,, so thee lilac never wilt alone,,,
11AM – 12PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: elijah jamal asani
Length: 14:37
Language: N/A

Abefele
11AM – 12PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Amir George
Length: 5:47
Language: N/A

Biological
7PM – 10PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Justin Emeka Length: 15:00

BLEST
7PM – 10PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Dawit Borrows Length: 0:45 Language: English with subtitles “BLEST” is a short but gripping music video Executive Produced by Rell Be Free and Directed by Dawit Borrows of Tambia Productions, musically produced by Noah Coinflip.

Blueberry
2PM – 3:15PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Stephanie Glover
Length: 5:00
Language: NA

Blue Hour
11:30AM – 1:05PM at LHPAI
Directed by: J.D. Shields
Length: 15:49
Language: English with no subtitles

Hair Care
11:30AM – 1:05 PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Fatima Wardy
Length: 12:02
Language: French and English with partial English subtitles

HARLEM FRAGMENTS
10:00AM – 11:20AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Cameron Tyler Carr
Length: 17:42
Language: English with no subtitles

I AM NOT OK
11:00AM – 12:00PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Gabrielle Lansner
Length: 12:11
Language: English with subtitles

in the whiteness
11:00AM – 12:00PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Niya Abdullahi
Length: 4:38
Language: English with subtitles

Leonetty
10:00AM – 11:20AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Logan Jackson
Length: 11:26
Language: English with no subtitles

Luanda Blue
11:00AM – 12:00PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Gegé M’bakudi
Length: 13:02
Language: Portguese with English subtitles

Morning Glory
10:00AM – 11:20AM at LHPAI
Directed by: William Winston
Length: 17:12
Language: English with subtitles

NAGAATTI
10:00AM – 11:20AM atLHPAI
Directed by: Narento Taha
Length: 5:32
Language: English with no subtitles

PEMA
11:30AM – 1:05PM atLHPAI
Directed by: Victoria NETO
Length: 19:02
Language: French with English and French subtitles

RAiNiERAVES
7:00PM-10:00PM atLHPAI
Directed by: Kamyar Mohsenin
Length: 3:10

Six Winters Gone Still
7:00PM-10:00PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Justin Emeka
Length: 10:00

Text IRL
2:00PM-3:15PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Jesse Lamar High, Nik Harper (LAMAR+NIK)
Length: 2:40
Language: English with subtitles

The Truth About Alvert, the Last Dodo (La Vérité sur Alvert, le Dernier Dodo)
2:00PM-3:15PM atWASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Nathan Clement
Length: 15:00
Language: Réunion Creole with English subtitles

This is About the Census
2:00PM-3:15PM atWASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Geoff Ross
Length: 5:11
Language: English with subtitles

Troubled Water
11:30AM – 1:05PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Nadia Louis-Desmarchais
Length: 16:18
Language: French with English subtitles

You’re Not Home
10:00AM – 11:20AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Derek Ugochukwu
Length: 10:58
Language: English with English and Spanish subtitles

Savi the Cat
2:00PM – 3:15PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Netsanet Tjirongo, Bryan Tucker
Length: 17:51
Language: English with subtitles

Temple of Love: The Erroll Starr Story
2:00PM – 3:15PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Kyle Sawyer
Length: 18:24
Language: English with no subtitles

Kemba
3:30PM – 5:50PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Kelley Kali
Length: 107:48

Black Rio! Black Power!
6:15PM – 7:35PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Emilio Domingos
Length: 74:46
Language: Portuguese with English and Portuguese subtitles

Donyale Luna: Supermodel
8:00PM – 9:40PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Nailah Jefferson
Length: 96:12
Language: English with no subtitles

Eat Bitter
5:00PM – 6:40PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Pascale Appora-Gnekindy, Ningyi Sun
Length: 96:45
Language: French and Mandarin with English subtitles

Like Fine Wine, Black Joy Over Time
3:00PM – 4:15PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Michael B. Maine
Length: 59:16
Language: English with no subtitles

Tibi Tendlu: The Dirt That Binds Us
12:15PM – 1:45PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Zanele Buthelez, Busisiwe Dlamini, Siphiwe Vilane, Jane Dlamini, Nomcebo Shezi Dlamini, Lungelo Fakudze, Sizwe Ginidza, Fana Hlatshwako, Ncobile Hlatshwako, Nokuhle Hlatshwako, Setsabile Hlatshwako, Khanyisile Mdluli, Busisiwe Mkhonta, Makhosazane Mamba, Simiso Mndzebele, Bonginkhosi Mndzeble, Winile Mtsetfwa, Dalingcebo Nhlabatsi, Mlondi Nkonyane, Nesi Nkalanga, Njabulo Nyembe, Thembi Nzalo, Musa Sibandze, Nondumiso Vilakati, Temaphephetse Vilakati, Mari Gardner, Cebile Dlamini
Length: 74:04
Language: English with subtitles

TheSixTripleEight
1:30PM – 3:00PM at LHPAI
Directed by: James William Theres
Length: 73:37
Language: English with subtitles

April 28, 2024

Dressed
10:00AM – 11:45AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Bethiael Alemayoh
Length: 6:16
Language: English with no subtitles

Flour Girl
5:30PM-7:40PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Jada Bethea
Length: 13:32
Language: English with subtitles

Hidden Violets
5:30PM-7:40PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Chloe Nolan
Length: 17:38
Language: English with no subtitles

I Promise You Paradise
12:00PM – 1:50PM atLHPAI

Directed by: Morad Mostafa
Length: 25:00
Language: Arabic with English subtitles

MÅNGATA
12:00PM – 1:50PM atLHPAI
Directed by: Maja Costa
Length: 15:38
Language: English and German with partial English subtitles

Orient
12:00PM – 1:50PM atLHPAI
Directed by: Fatima Wardy
Length: 10:43
Language: Arabic and English with partial English subtitles

Where Do We Go From Here
5:30PM-7:40PM at LHAPI
Directed by: LaQuan Lewis
Length: 8:07
Language: English with subtitles

A Clean Slate
2:00PM-5:15PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Tran Hoang Calvin
Length: 14:14
Language: English with no subtitles

A Race in the Sun
2:00PM-3:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: K. Nicole Mills
Length: 20:51
Language: English with no subtitles

Black Girls Play
2:00PM-3:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson
Length: 18:00
Language: English

Camorim
10:30AM-11:50AM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Renan Barboss Brandão
Length: 17:15
Language: Portuguese with Spanish, Portuguese, and English subtitles

For Black Muslim Girls
10:00AM – 11:45AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Niya Abdullahi
Length: 8:29
Language: English with no subtitles

Forgotten Shores
10:30AM-11:50AM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Nadine Rhian Ibrahim
Length: 21:50
Language: English with subtitles

I Am Because You Are
2:00PM-3:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Levi Allen
Length: 17:09
Language: English with subtitles

Living in Uncertainty
12:00PM – 1:50PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Naomi Zidon
Length: 18:11
Language: English with subtitles

Mutsoóngo Malaávu
10:30AM – 11:50AM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Rosa Vieira
Length: 19:30
Language: Portuguese and English subtitles

My Journey Home
12:00PM – 1:50PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Rose Patterson, Priyanka Desai, Avinash Bujhawan
Length: 26:18
Language: English with no subtitles

Reimagining Freedom West
12:00PM – 1:45PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Michelle Flowers-Taylor
Length: 7:34
Language: English with no subtitles

The Hearts of Bwindi
10:30AM-11:50AM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Charli Doherty
Length: 8:14
Language: English with no subtitles

The Route to Emancipation
2:00PM – 3:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Talib Abdullahi, Riley Engemoen
Length: 18:03
Language: English with no subtitles

Unlocked
2:00PM – 5:15PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Cencere Baker
Length: 8:16
Language: English with no subtitles

Vanishing Seattle: Queer the Land
12:00PM – 1:45PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Netsanet Tjirongo
Length: 14:14
Language: English with subtitles

What These Walls Won’t Hold
2:00PM-5:15PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Adamu Chan
Length: 43:01
Language: English with subtitles

Goodbye Julia
8:00PM – 10:00PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Noor Amiry
Length: 120:04
Language: English subtitles

Bike Vessel
3:45PM – 5:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Eric D. Seals
Length: 91:58
Language: English with no subtitles

Daughters
2:00PM – 5:15PM at LHPAI
Directed by: Natalie Rae and Angela Patton
Length: 107:00
Language: English

Jewelle: A Just Vision by Madeleine Lim
10:00AM – 11:45AM at LHPAI
Directed by: Madeleine Lim
Length: 63:36
Language: English with no subtitles

Kenyatta: Do Not Wait Your Turn
5:45PM-7:30PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Timothy Harris
Length: 90:00
Language: English with subtitles

Kokomo City
5:30PM-7:40PM at LHPAI
Directed by: D. Smith
Length: 73:00
Language: English with subtitles

Union Street
12:00pm – 1:45PM at WASHINGTON HALL
Directed by: Jamila Pomeroy
Length: 69:53
Language: English with no subtitles

Date: April 25-28, 2024

Location: Various Venue in Seattle, WA

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