BlackStar Film Festival 2025 - BlackStar

NEWS

Joyful, Tender, Defiant: BlackStar Film Festival Honors Cinema for Liberation

Queer Films Take Center Stage at BlackStar

Marcus Scribner, Karen Obilom Star in Chisom Chieke’s ‘Food for the Soul’ — World Premiere Set at BlackStar

A black-and-white film still from Killer of Sheep shows a group of young Black boys walking past the side of a house.

A film still from Las Cosas Que Brillan shows a black frame around a staged scene. Inside the frame is a woman dressed as a mermaid, with a yellow tail and top, sleeping on a faux rock. Standing above her is a man dressed as a soldier, wearing dirty armor with a grimy face, gazing down at her. They are positioned within a theatrical set designed to mimic an ocean scene with a series of waves behind them.

A film still from Food for the Souls shows a young Black woman and man in an embrace sharing a gaze.

A black-and-white film still from Killer of Sheep shows a group of young Black boys walking past the side of a house.

Joyful, Tender, Defiant: BlackStar Film Festival Honors Cinema for Liberation

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HOW TO FEST

Info on venues, tickets, accessibility, and everything else you need to know to prepare for the festival.

Festival Trailer

People at the Fest

Letitia Wright

Director

Charles Burnett

Director

Jenn Nkiru

Director

Kahlil Joseph

Director

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A photo of five people sitting on stage at the Festival, speaking out to an audience, all laughing and smiling. The four people on the right, who are centered in the photo, are all Black.