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Now On Sale: BlackStar Projects’ Seen Issue 007

BlackStar is thrilled to announce that the seventh issue of Seen – the organization’s bi-annual journal of film and visual …

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BlackStar Projects Announces 2024 Luminary Gala

BlackStar Projects is pleased to announce its 2024 Luminary Gala, honoring New Negress Film Society and multifaceted artists and filmmakers …

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BlackStar Film Festival 2024 Flourishes

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists celebrated its 13th annual film …

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BlackStar Announces: North Star Fellowship Cohort & Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Fellows

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists, is proud to announce the …

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BlackStar Projects Releases Full Schedule of Programs for 2024 FilmFestival

BlackStar Projects, the premier organization celebrating visionary Black, Brown and Indigenous film and media artists, is thrilled to release the …

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BlackStar Presents World Premiere of Shatara Michelle Ford’s Dreams in Nightmares

Dreams In Nightmares, Shatara Michelle Ford’s follow-up to their acclaimed debut Test Pattern, to world premiere Aug 1 as the opening night selection. The film stars Tony-nominated Deneé Benton (The Gilded …

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