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BlackStar Projects Announces Mellon Foundation Grant

BlackStar Projects is pleased to announce the receipt of a grant in Arts & Culture from the Andrew W. Mellon …

A headshot of Anisia Uzeyman, she is a Black woman. She is wearing a linen shirt, her hair is wrapped.
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Filmmaker Anisia Uzeyman to Deliver Keynote on “Film Resistance” at BlackStar’s Greaves Seminar

(Palo Alto, CA — February 16, 2024) BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and …

BlackStar Film Festival - BSFF 2024 - August 1st - 4th
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BlackStar Projects Announces 2024 BlackStar Film Festival Dates

(Philadelphia, PA — January 11, 2024) — BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and …

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BlackStar Celebrates Black, Brown, and Indigenous Luminaries at Inaugural Gala

Philadelphia, PA (December 5, 2023) — BlackStar Projects presented the 2023 BlackStar Luminary Awards at the inaugural Luminary Gala, held …

A still photo shows Bethann Hardison, a Black person, in close-up, looking longingly off to the right of the camera, standing behind a tree and wearing a beanie hat.
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BlackStar Projects Releases New Episodes of Many Lumens with Maori Karmael Holmes

(Philadelphia, PA — October 4, 2023) BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media …

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BlackStar Projects Announces Honorees For the 2023 Luminary Awards, Including Renowned Filmmakers, Artists, Creatives and Activists

Philadelphia, PA (October 4, 2023) — BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown, and Indigenous film and media …