Carolyn A. Butts
FOUNDER/FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Carolyn A. Butts is the publisher/founder of African Voices, a leading arts magazine devoted to publishing fine art and literature by artists of color. Spelman College will house African […]
FOUNDER/FESTIVAL DIRECTOR Carolyn A. Butts is the publisher/founder of African Voices, a leading arts magazine devoted to publishing fine art and literature by artists of color. Spelman College will house African […]
FESTIVAL CLOSING Filmmakers Awards and Life After Party
TUES, NOV 17 | 7-9:30PM EST Read More »
FAMILY TIES II – Reel Sisters Shorts MOURNING MEAL (20 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Jamal Hodge) After the tragic loss of her son, Cheryl, a grieving
MON, NOV 16 | 6:30-8PM EST Read More »
SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE – Reel Sisters Shorts MI O LE KÚ (Survival) (15 mins I Narrative I United Kingdom I dir. Remi Laudat) THE VALUE OF LIFE (15 mins I
SUN, NOV 15 | 5:30-6:50PM EST Read More »
UNLIKELY WARRIORS – Reel Sisters Shorts IN THIS LAND WE’RE BRIEFLY GHOSTS (16 mins I Narrative I Taiwan, Myanmar, United States I dir. Chen-Wen Lo) Myanmar, 2013. A 12-year-old Burmese
SUN, NOV 15 | 4-5PM EST Read More »
OF WAR AND COURAGE – Reel Sisters Short PATRIOT (14 mins I Narrative I United States I dir. Nailah Robinson) BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR (24 mins I Narrative I United
SAT, NOV 14 | 7:15-8:25PM EST Read More »
KELET DIRECTOR Susani Mahadura SCREENWRITER Susani Mahadura PRODUCER Barbara Lybeck RUNTIME 65 minutes COUNTRY Finland, United Kingdom Kelet, a twentysomething black trans woman of Somali descent, dreams of gracing the
SAT, NOV 14 | 6-7:15PM EST Read More »
HEALING AND RECKONING – Reel Sisters Shorts WINDUP When his young daughter falls into a coma, a father stays connected through winding up her favorite music box. In her dreams,
FRI, NOV 13 | 6:30-8:15PM EST Read More »
National Black Writers Conference & Reel Sisters Host a Jazz State of Mind, Screening and Discussion Sundays at The Triple Nickle Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Discussion (Malika Lee
THURS, NOV 12 | 6:30-8:45 EST Read More »
PROTECT HER – Reel Sisters Shorts The five films in this program revolve around young girls of color. We get to see the world through their eyes and, whether it
WED, NOV 11 | 6:30-7:45PM EST Read More »