BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS Official Selections (Listed Based on Dates of Events)

August

Black Feedback Film Festival (Los Angeles, California) – August 7, 2021

Montreal Independent Film Festival (Montreal, Canada) – August 12, 2021

Hollywood South Urban Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) – August 25, 2021

Idlewild International Film Festival (Idlewild, Michigan) – August 28, 2021

September

Sweden Film Awards – September 1, 2021 – AWARD: Semi-Finalist

Urban Film Festival (Miami, Florida) – September 3, 2021 – September 6, 2021 AWARD: Nominee – Best Short Documentary

Paris Play Film Festival – September 4, 2021 – September 5, 2021 AWARD: Finalist

London Shorts (London, England) – September 3, 2021 AWARD: Nominee – Best Short Documentary

Golden Short Film Festival (Rome, Italy) – September 10, 2021/July 2022

Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (Cleveland, Ohio) – September 9 – 17, 2021 AWARD: Outstanding Documentary Short Winner

Los Angeles Black Film Festival (Virtual; Los Angeles, California) – September 9, 2021

Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival (Virtual) – September 12, 2021

Stockholm City Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) – September 12, 2021 – AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner

The Hollywood First-Time Filmmaker Showcase (Virtual) – September 12, 2021

Montreal International Black Film Festival (Virtual and In-Person – Montreal, Quebec CANADA) –

September 22, 2021 – October 3, 2021 – AWARD: Jury’s Choice Award – Best Documentary Short Winner

Detroit Black Film Festival (Detroit, Michigan) – September 23-26, 2021

Sunnyside Shorts International Film Festival 2021 (Sunnyside, Queens, New York) – September 25, 2021

Black Feedback Film Festival (Los Angeles, California) – September 26, 2021 – AWARD: Best Film Winner

International Social Change Film Festival – CHANGEFEST (Virtual – Africa | North America | Asia | Europe | Australia | South America) – September 25, 2021 – November 7, 2021 (Weekends, Saturdays, and Sundays)

SABIFF 2021 – San Antonio Black International Film Festival (San Antonio, Texas/Virtual) – September 30, 2021 – October 3, 2021 – AWARD: Best Documentary Short Winner

October

FLICKFAIR Film Festival (Virtual) – October 1 – 31, 2021

Focus International Film Festival – October 1, 2021 (Semi-Finalist)

Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival – October 4, 2021 – November 1, 2021

The RSF Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival – A Virtual Experience (Virtual) – October 6 – 10, 2021

Baltimore International Black Film Festival (Baltimore, Maryland) – October 6 – 10, 2021

BEYOND: The Cary Film Festival (Cary, North Carolina – In-Person) – October 7, 2021

Gary International Black Film Festival (Gary, Indiana) – October 8, 2021

Newark Short Film Awards (Newark, New Jersey) – October 8-9, 2021

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (Virtual) – October 11-24, 2021

Paris Lift-Off Film Festival – October 11, 2021 – November 8, 2021

Black Legacy Film Festival (Virtual) – October 17, 2021

Topaz Film Festival Presented by Women in Film Dallas (Dallas, Texas) – October 18-31, 2021

Twin Cities Black Film Festival (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – October 21 – 24, 2021

Soul West Fest (Phoenix, Arizona) – October 22-24, 2021

Queens Underground International Black and Brown Film Festival – October (Queens, New York) – October 23, 2021

New Haven International Film Festival (New Haven, Connecticut) – October 27, 2021

November

22nd African American Women in Cinema Special Online Edition – November 4-6, 2021
Awards

Black Feedback Film Festival – Best Film

Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (Cleveland, Ohio) – Outstanding Documentary Short

Hollywood South Urban Film Festival – Best Short Documentary

The IndieFEST Film Awards (La Jolla, California) – Award of Merit Special Mention, African American

Montreal International Black Film Festival (Montreal, Quebec CANADA) – Jury’s Choice Award – Best Documentary Short

Paris International Film Awards (Paris, France) – Best Short Documentary

Robinson Film Awards International Film Festival (Italy) – Honorable Mention

San Antonio Black International Film Festival (San Antonio, Texas) – Best Documentary Short

Stockholm City Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) – Best Documentary Short
Other Recognitions

Dubai Independent Film Festival – Finalist

Vancouver Independent Film Festival (Vancouver, Canada) – Finalist

Rome Independent Prisma Awards (Rome, Italy) – Finalist

London Indie Short Festival (London, England) – Semi-Finalist

Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (Providence, Rhode Island) – Semi-Finalist

Tokyo Shorts Film Festival (Tokyo, Japan) – Semi-Finalist

New York Inspirational Film Festival – Semi-Finalist

Sweden Film Awards – Semi-Finalist