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AUGUST 6

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Boca Vieja

August 6, 10:30AM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Boca Vieja, home to the filmmaker’s maternal origins, is a small village in southern Mexico of fishermen and farmers who enjoy the land and the sea. During the rainy season, the town must retreat to…

A film still from Boca Vieja shows a middle-aged man in a yellow rain jacket standing on a beach below a thatched roof. He holds onto a stack of pink stackable chairs.

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The Prophet

August 6, 10:30AM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre

A kindhearted pastor struggling with his faith seeks help in obscure powers, and it all goes well until it doesn’t. Thank you to our screening partner: Salt Trails.

A black-and-white film still from The Prophet shows a pregnant Black woman sitting behind a Black man. The woman is facing the front and looks down solemnly. She wears a patterned dress and bandana. The man is facing the left and also looks down. He is wearing a light-toned dress shirt.

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The Daily Jawn – Morning Show

August 6, 11:00AM EDTThe Daily Jawn Stage @ Kimmel

Start your festival mornings with the BlackStar crew as they have a coffee and chat with featured filmmakers and other special guests. Expect energy, insight and lots of laughter. With rotating…

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Lamentations Shorts

August 6, 11:30AM EDTPerelman Theater @ Kimmel

Navigating grief into comfort. Thank you to our screening partners: Salt Trails and Batikh Batikh. Audio Description available upon request.

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Chrononaut Shorts

August 6, 1:00PM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre

Historicist time travel. Thank you to our screening partner: 1838 Black Metropolis.

A film still from The Store shows a small stone statue behind a clear barrier. The barrier has a dark sign nailed into it and a small opening.

(FILM)(PHILADELPHIA)

Let Them Be Seen is an absurdist South African film that employs documentary as a language rather than a category, deliberately blurring the line between fiction and reality while rethinking form and…

A black-and-white film still from Let Them Be Seen shows a collection of cattle grazing in a field of tall grass in South Africa. In the foreground, there’s an asphalt road. In the background, there’s rolling mountains and a mostly clear sky.

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Revisioning A Different World

August 6, 2:00PM EDTThe Daily Jawn Stage @ Kimmel

Revisioning A Different World Presented by Netflix With Felicia Pride, Jordan Aaron Hall, and Shawn Peters; moderated by Doreen St. Félix. Join showrunner and executive producer Felicia Pride and…

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Black Lions 1&2

August 6, 2:00PM EDTPhiladelphia Film Society

Presenting Partner: Philadelphia Film Society In his highly anticipated opus Black Lions — Roman Wolves, legendary filmmaker Haile Gerima unfolds a vast, thunderous meditation on resistance, memory…

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Intradependence Shorts

August 6, 2:30PM EDTPerelman Theater @ Kimmel

For collective action. Thank you to our screening partners: SIFTMedia Collective and cinéSPEAK.

A film still from The Seeds We Carry shows an older Haitian man holding a green, speckled pumpkin in his right hand. The man wears a patterned orange shirt and tinted sunglasses. He stands in front of a large patch of grass blocked off from the street with a white fence.

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Wellness Session – Sound Healing & Medicinal Tea

August 6, 3:00PM EDTMerck Arts Education Center @ Kimmel

Sound healing and medicinal tea with Inyosi from Oshun’s Palace.

(FILM)(EAST COAST)

What Will I Become?

August 6, 4:00PM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre

In this heartfelt documentary, directors Lexie and Logan explore grief, mental health, trans boyhood and other realities too often dealt with in isolation. Together, they intertwine the stories of…

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Aquarius Shorts

August 6, 4:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Placemaking through water. Thank you to our screening partners: Philly VC and Undocumented Filmmakers Collective.

A film still from Ixquic shows two Indigenous children and an older Indigenous woman sitting on two beds in a wooden room. The room is illuminated by candles. The younger child is holding a candle while the older woman whispers to the other child, a young girl in a pink shirt.

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School of Elev8Docs

August 6, 5:00PM EDTThe Daily Jawn Stage @ Kimmel

School of Elev8Docs Presented by Color Congress With Ani Mercedes, Carlos Gutierrez, Chana Ginelle Ewing and Tracy Nguyen-Chung; moderated by Sahar Driver. In an age of field disruption, marketing,…

(FILM)(WORLD)

Tenants of Lenapehocking in the Age of Magnets

August 6, 5:30PM EDTPerelman Theater @ Kimmel

Tenants of Lenapehocking in the Age of Magnets is a collection of stories about the inhabitants of a land, specifically the Black community of North Philadelphia in the 20th century, an epicenter of…

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Numinous Shorts

August 6, 7:00PM EDTSuzanne Roberts Theatre

Is it God or is it…? Thank you to our screening partner: Mother Bethel AME Church.

A film still from JESUS IS COMING (to take the Church away) shows a person in white clothing laying with their arms outstretched in a lake. The water is dark blue and there are ripples radiating out from the person.

(FILM)(PHILADELPHIA)

The Tropic Sun and His Eyes

August 6, 7:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Ruben, a despondent 26-year-old, returns home to Haiti to reconnect with his estranged father before his father passes away. The moment Ruben arrives on land, he is spiritually confronted by…

A film still from The Tropic Sun and His Eyes shows a group of six shirtless Black boys playing in a body of water. One boy raises his right arm as he looks off into the distance while the rest of the group look around at each other.

(FILM)(WORLD)

West Side Familia

August 6, 8:00PM EDTPerelman Theater @ Kimmel

West Side Familia is a feature documentary about an overlooked Puerto Rican community on Manhattan’s Upper West Side whose cultural and political influence helped shape New York City while remaining…

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Opening Night Party

August 6, 9:00PM EDTFrankie’s Summer Club

Kick off the festival in style with music, dancing and more! The party will feature mixes by Cory Townes and NA$H. Free event, but RSVP requested. Registration does not guarantee entrance. Presented…

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