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BlackStar Film Festival Releases Full Schedule

The Festival’s 13th edition, taking place August 1-4, will present a mix of in-person and virtual screenings, panels and parties.

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BlackStar Joins Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel

BlackStar remains in solidarity with the Palestinian people, their ongoing resistance to genocide and settler colonialism, and the global call for an immediate, sustained ceasefire.



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