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