BlackStar Film Festival

Issue 001

A Black Man stands in an auditorium. He holds out a piece of paper at arm's length in front of him and looks at it.

Speaking of Rivers

by Jon-Sesrie Goff

Labor of Love

by Elizabeth Méndez Berry

Toward a Coalitional Identity

by Sonya Childress

Black and white still from the film "Your Children Come Back to You" shows a young girl with short braids. She raises her hands up and turns her palms towards the camera.

Rupture and Reparative Modes of Care from the Women of the LA Rebellion

by Jheanelle Brown

Image of a person standing in front of a large film camera on a film set. They wear a jean jacket and headscarf as they look at the camera.

Interviews Profiles

Defying the Note

by Niela Orr

Still from the film "Zola" shows the side profiles of two women as they face each other. Behind them, rows of rainbow light bulbs line the ceiling.

Layers, Composition, Palette

by Maori Karmael Holmes