2024 American Black Film Festival guide
Here are the selections for the 2024 American Black Film Festival in the Narrative Features (U.S. & International) and Documentary Feature categories.
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- DirectorChristine SwansonStarsRenée Elise GoldsberryLynn WhitfieldJ. Alphonse NicholsonOn her way to the most important meeting of her career, severe weather forces a New York executive to share a rental car with her former nemesis, her ex-fiancé's mother, only to discover that the mother is hiding a major secret and to the executive's dismay, she's the only one who knows.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorWes MillerStarsJohnny MessnerJason MitchellHan SotoOne night, two parents, out of options, infiltrate a top level drug dealer/pimp's apartment complex to rescue their teenage daughter.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorTerrisha KearseStarsDallas SchaeferDavid Wendell BoykinsKiya RobertsAfter Austin, a young police officer is acquitted of all charges he goes back to work. He meets Kevin a man battling with life ever since an incident with the police turns his life upside down. When their two worlds collide Austin starts to realize every action has a consequence.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorAnaiis CiscoStarsIman Artwell-FreemanKashanie LagrottaRalphy LopezAs an unexpected romance evolves between two Brooklyn baristas, Kali and Mel must confront their true desire to be together.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorDianne HoustonStarsSophia BushErica TazelSimona BrownWhen a determined mother decides to start a natural hair braiding business to achieve financial independence, she must overcome unexpected obstacles imposed by a powerful cosmetology cartel and the state of Mississippi.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorQasim BasirStarsTobias TruvillionDonnell RawlingsNicci GilbertA poet balancing single motherhood returns to her hometown to rebuild her life and finds love and so much more after receiving a magical postcard under her door.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorSulayman TahirStarsPatrick WalkerTom JenkinsDallas HartA woman's husband goes missing soon after moving into their new home. But strange paranormal events start to occur upon his return.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorByron ManuelStarsKassandra Lee DiazDeRon CashRich MorrowA woman wakes tied to a bed, and her captor tries to manipulate her into beliving they are a couple.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorTailiah BreonStarsJerod HaynesHazel ReneeNavv GreeneA retired basketball player seeks true love and a new beginning, but past traumas threaten his happiness, delivering a take on beloved Black romantic comedies, infused with nostalgia and relatable romance, perfect for today's dating scene.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorJussie SmollettStarsVivica A. FoxJussie SmollettJabari ReddWhen Cassandra Marshall learns that her estranged son, Damien Holliday has died, she heads to L.A. to handle his arrangements. She arrives to find that they're being handled by her sons husband, Jason Holliday, who she knows nothing about.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorCoke DanielsStarsRockmond DunbarLa La AnthonyOmar J. DorseyIn the streets of ATL, two young men cross paths. One trying to make a legit living, one trying to create mayhem and rule the streets.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorBryant Terrell GriffinStarsJames Arthur SimsKirby GriffinVincent WashingtonDiondre tries to re-adjust to civilian life after he returns home from Iraq during the height of the Iraq war in 2005. As he copes with the scars of war, he increasingly becomes a threat to those he cares about the most - his family.Category: Narrative Features (U.S. & International)
- DirectorDaniel B. LevinEric NewmanStarsCourtney CommanderEze AmosWill JonesFormer Charlottesville city council member Dr. Wes Bellamy's impassioned activism reveals the journey for racial justice sparked by the controversial removal of Confederate statues and leading to one of modern America's conflicts.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorJennifer MacArthurStarsSam CookMavis GraggJennifer 'Nikki' JefferiesIn FAMILY TREE, Black land ownership and sustainable forestry are one and the same, and two North Carolina families take on the challenge of building intergenerational wealth while raising healthy forests. Historically, because of knowledge gaps around land stewardship, Black owners have sold their precious acreage to developers. Guided by forestry experts Sam Cook, Mavis Gragg, and Alton Perry, these families are empowered to cultivate a dream of restorative abundance. While the value of a tree is often overlooked, Tyrone and Edna Williams prepare their three sons to continue the family's legacy by teaching them to balance economic potential with environmental protection. Newer owners Nikki and Natalie Jefferies learn that the seeds they plant now will have far-reaching consequences. In order to move fully into the future, the sisters and their father, Sidney, must confront deep wounds from the past to restore family unity. In her directorial debut, Jennifer MacArthur leans into the intimate and visionary process of protecting Black legacies through environmental sustainability.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorChristopher ChoStarsJonathan MubandaTheresa CampbellDavid MubandaThe journey of two Ugandan brothers unfolds in East Vancouver highlighting the impact of community in empowering at-risk youth to triumph over adversity.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorHarriet MarinStarsTimuel BlackDanaé CapdevielleHarriet JonesA European filmmaker searches for the truth about her grandfather, the most famous Policy Kings of all times, who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in Chicago in the 30s, despite discrimination.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorDawn PorterStarsJamie FoxxMariah CareyRichard MarxChronicles the life of an iconic musical performer, from childhood musical talent to worldwide fame. Explores his collaborations, influences, character and relationships with family, friends and fans.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorEric 'Ptah' HerbertStarsFred WilliamsonGuy TorryDick ButkusTrace the remarkable rise of Dick Night Train Lane, from the concrete fields of the 1920s to Madden Football stardom, as he transforms from being discarded in a trash can to earning a place in the Football Hall of Fame.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorBilly MiossiSoraya SélèneStarsMatt JonesRegina JonesBefore Rolling Stone, there was Soul Newspaper. Behind Soul, there was Regina Jones. Against all odds, Regina blazed her own path, and at 80 has found herself again.Category: Documentary Features
- DirectorHuriyyah MuhammadStarsReno WilsonCamron JonesKeisha ThompsonOn their 25th wedding anniversary, a bickering married couple is given one day to do something they haven't done in 25 years - work on their marriage. Tonally the film is sweet, comedic and emotional.Category: HBO Short Film Award Showcase
- DirectorWarda MohamedStarsKosar AliRaha Isse FarahElmi Rashid ElmiA film about teenage dreams, dislocated grief and unexpected connection, following a British-Somali teen navigating a confusing mourning period for a family member she never met.Category: HBO Short Film Award Showcase
- DirectorLauren JuliaStarsQuincy ChadTunisha HubbardTyler HuxtableNkosi plans and executes the perfect first date, but as the sun sets, we realize that things with Nkosi aren't quite what they seem.Category: HBO Short Film Award Showcase
- DirectorNadia HallgrenJamie-James MedinaNight after night, a watchman clocks into his lonely booth and spends hours composing endless security logs to stay awake, as he slowly descends into darkness.Category: HBO Short Film Award Showcase
- DirectorFelicia D. HendersonStarsEd AckermanNaiya ArmourMike Bash"The Rebel Girls" is the true story of the 1960s fight for Civil Rights through the eyes of the girls who reinvigorated the struggling movement through the power of magical thinking, friendship, faith, and fortitude.Category: HBO Short Film Award Showcase
- DirectorKhalid AbdulqaadirStarsPetey McGeeCharisse TaylorGideon MadisonA single father struggling with university politics as a professor must choose between his job and his daughter whose desire to be authentically herself threatens their livelihood.Category: Black & Unlimited Fatherhood Project
- DirectorJoshua KissiStarsJackson AbramZakai Biagas BeyMcColm Cephas Jr.In 1960s Georgia, Mr. Cooke prepares Isaiah for his ascension to manhood through the hunting of a deer; a rite of passage every Cooke man has gone through before him.Category: Black & Unlimited Fatherhood Project
- DirectorTravis WoodStarsTheo HaddonAndrew TullMichael SilberblattEvery year Henry looks forward to his job working as a mall Santa alongside his son Otis. But as Otis grows older, this may prove to be their last holiday season as a duo.Category: Black & Unlimited Fatherhood Project
- StarsCiera AngeliaNatasha ChandelDaphnique SpringsFour determined, marginally educated groupies on a mission to change their destiny by bagging a baller… or at least his Bentley ?!Category: Series
- StarsMo BrownJennifer Guzelian FlanaganGys de VilliersExplore the bizarre world of a local NYC bodega owner as she attempts to rid herself of the family business against her father's wishes, all in hopes to achieve her wildest dreams.Category: Series
- StarsStephen Cofield Jr.Dawn HalfkennyMia Rose KavenskyAutumn, a married woman, finds herself entangled in a secret affair that results in her lover mysteriously turning up dead.Category: Series
- StarsTodd Anthony ManaigoSeth DousmanBrandon DunnAn opinionated misfit exposes the personal lives of his sister and new neighbors in a weekly column.Category: Series
- DirectorStewart YostStarsGail BeanAmos BlackmonChris De La CruzA woman realizes she’s the same age with the same ailment that her father had when he passed away and she finds herself trying to balance the ebb and flow of this bittersweet feeling and phase of her life.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorGreg FrancisStarsMina AndalaSean Earl McPhersonLamar WavesWhile dealing with the loss of his father, fifteen-year-old Andrew struggles to support his grieving mother. As his world slowly begins to fracture, he searches for guidance and connection through his late father's record collection.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorSalif CisséStarsAlexandre AuvergneClémence CoullonMikael Don GiancarliBack from a trip to Africa, Amaury wants to tell his friends that he wants to change his identity.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorNicole AmarteifioStarsNiyara Afua GulabraiNicole AmarteifioJai GulabraiA Ghanaian-American woman and a Ghanaian-Indian man embark on their journey of parenthood, but the universal politics of race quickly becomes a piercing obstacle for her to overcome.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorBritt WilliamsStarsAmarrAlana BrightNaQuia BrownWhen a studious tomboy's boyfriend dumps her on the eve of her Latin Quiz Bowl tryouts, she struggles to balance her heartbreak and studies as she transforms her appearance to win him back.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorBrea AngeloStarsApril GraceBrea AngeloJonas GrosserhodeMonths after burying her husband of forty years, Blythe is still dealing with the fallout from his rape allegations. To set the record straight, she arranges a televised interview in her home. But things don't go according to plan.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorCorey Emanuel Jr.StarsShellita BoxieAndre De'Sean ShanksDominique McClellanA man questions his notion of a safe place, then confronts disturbing beings that appear in his home.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorJohn BederStarsBenjamin CrumpSonya JacksonRoberta KaplanThe Legacy of the Chattanooga Five.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorWarren BurkeStarsLoretta DevineFrankie FaisonLou QuismorioA man's overly talkative wife, disrupts her elderly husband's day of peace.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorRyan DeForeestStarsAlexander BelloZechariah EubanksRodney J. HobbsA coming-of-age story about two brothers who attempt to rob their distant father of their overdue child support.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorSannchia GastonTajana TokyoStarsFatou BahRemi BlackTajorn BrownA predominantly non-verbal drama series exploring the interconnections of a group of young BIPOC creatives in London.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorD. Wilmos PaulStarsJoseph GilbertArtrece JohnsonDonnevan TolbertPromise, a single mother facing deportation and John, an ex-con with a business idea, find their marriage of convenience becoming something more.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorJorge SanchezStarsLanre IdewuAlimi BallardBrooklyn ChanceTep, one of the only legitimate heirs of an ancient extraterrestrial power, finds himself forced to join forces with a wise sage and his tribal brother to fight off alien mercenaries sent to eliminate them.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorWesley ArmstrongStarsKhleo ThomasMaestro HarrellJaden MartinIn a city where superheroes overlook the vulnerable, four friends with powers step up to protect their neglected neighborhood.Category: Voices of Culture
- DirectorRj BarnesStarsBrandon BroadyStephanie ElyseChristopher HancockA canceled superhero facing eviction turns to his side hustle for survival. As he embarks on his journey, he discovers dark powers are conspiring against him.Category: Voices of Culture