FILM SCREENINGS
2021-2022 Film Festivals and Special Private Screenings
(OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR FESTIVAL SCREENINGS AND SPECIAL PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL SCREENING EVENTS)
JUNE 2021
Paris International Film Awards – June 29, 2021 AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner
AUGUST 2021
Robinson Film Awards (International Film Festival) – August 2021/May 7, 2022 – AWARD: Honorable Mention
The IndieFEST Film Awards – August 3, 2021 AWARD: Award of Merit Special Mention: African American Winner
Toronto International Women Film Festival (Toronto, Canada) – August 22, 2021
International Diversity Film Festival – August 25, 2021
World Film Carnival – Singapore (Singapore) – August 27, 2021 AWARD: Outstanding Achievement Award Winner
Hollywood South Urban Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) (Virtual) – August 25, 2021 – August 29, 2021 AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner
Idlewild International Film Festival (Idlewild, Michigan) – August 26, 2021 – September 7, 2021
SEPTEMBER 2021
Urban Film Festival (Miami, Florida) – September 3, 2021 – September 6, 2021 Nominee – Best Short Documentary
London Shorts (London, England) – September 3, 2021
London Film & TV Awards (London, England) – September 3, 2021 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 (Los Angeles, California – Virtual) – September 9, 2021
Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival (Los Angeles, California – Virtual) – September 12, 2021
Stockholm City Film Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) – September 12, 2021 AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner
The Hollywood First-Time Filmmaker Showcase (Los Angeles, California – 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 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)
Paris Lift-Off Film Festival (Paris, France – Virtual) – September 30, 2021
SABIFF 2021 – San Antonio Black International Film Festival (San Antonio, Texas – Virtual) – September 30, 2021 – October 3, 2021 – AWARD: Best Documentary Short Winner
OCTOBER 2021
FLICKFAIR Film Festival (Virtual) – October 1 – 31, 2021
Focus International Film Festival – October 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
Amsterdam Lift-Off Film Festival (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – October 10, 2021
Urban Mediamakers Festival (Fulton County, Georgia – Virtual) – October 11-24, 2021 AWARD: Best Social Impact Documentary Short Award Winner
Black Legacy Film Festival (Virtual) – October 17, 2021
Topaz Film Festival Presented by Women in Film Dallas (Dallas, Texas) – October 18-31, 2021 AWARD: Audience Choice Award Winner (Short Documentary Category)
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 AWARD: Best Documentary Award Winner
New Haven International Film Festival (New Haven, Connecticut) – October 27, 2021 POSTPONED
NOVEMBER 2021
22nd African American Women in Cinema (AAWIC) Special Online Edition – November 4-6, 2021
Djarfogo International Film Festival (Fogo, Cape Verde West Africa) – November 9-13, 2021 AWARD: Honorable Mention
Visions of the Black Experience – Sarasota Film Festival (Sarasota, Florida) – November 12-21, 2021
The South African Independent Film Festival (Cape Town, South Africa) – November 24-30, 2021 Nominee: Best Documentary
Melbourne Lift-Off Film Festival (Melbourne, Australia) – November 22 – December 20, 2021
Sydney Lift-Off Film Festival (Sydney, Australia) – November 22 – December 20, 2021
DECEMBER 2021
London Lift-Off Film Festival (London, England) – December 1, 2021
Capital City Black Film Festival (Austin, Texas) – December 3-5, 2021 AWARD: Second Place, Best Documentary Short Winner; AWARD: Second Place, Amplify Award Winner
Norwalk Film Festival (Norwalk, Connecticut) – December 17-19, 2021
Kwanzaa Film Festival (Harlem, New York) VIRTUAL – December 26-31, 2021 AWARD: Nguzo Saba Award Winner
JANUARY 2022
Cannes Shorts (Cannes, France) – January 3, 2022 Nominee: Best Short Documentary; Nominee: Best First-Time Filmmaker
Dunedin International Film Festival (Dunedin, Florida) – January 13-16, 2022
Denton Black Film Festival (Denton, Texas) VIRTUAL – January 27-February 6, 2022 Finalist: Best Short Documentary; AWARD: Runner-Up: Best Short Documentary
FEBRUARY 2022
Black Film Festival Atlanta! (Atlanta, Georgia) VIRTUAL – February 1-6, 2022
Toronto Black Film Festival (Toronto, Ontario CANADA) VIRTUAL – February 16-21, 2022
Black Art & Film Festival (St. Petersburg, Florida) – February 24, 2022
Halifax Black Film Festival (Halifax, Nova Scotia CANADA) VIRTUAL – February 24-27, 2022
Broad St. Film Fest (Sugar Hill, Georgia) – February 26, 2022
Queens Underground International Black History Month Film Festival (Queens, New York) – February and April 2022
Special Private Screening – AccessLex Institute (West Chester, Pennsylvania) VIRTUAL – February 2022
MARCH 2022
Special Private Screening – Harvard University Graduate School of Education Alumni of Color Conference (Virtual) – March 4, 2022
Wake Forest Film Festival (Wake Forest, North Carolina) – March 4, 2022
Special Private Screening – 54th Annual National Black Law Students Association National Convention (Virtual) – March 17, 2022
Special Private Screening – National Black Law Students Association Pre-Law Symposium (Virtual) – March 19, 2022
The Black Film Summit (Naperville, Illinois) – March 18-19, 2022
Huntington Beach Cultural Cinema Showcase (Huntington Beach, Orange County, California) – March 24, 2022 – AWARDS: Best Documentary Film Winner; Jury Selection – Special Honor Winner
North Carolina Black Film Festival (Wilmington, North Carolina) – March 25-27, 2022 AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner
Ottawa Black Film Festival (Ottawa, Ontario CANADA) – March 24-27, 2022
Black Film Festival of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana) – March 25, 2022
APRIL 2022
Indie Movies Spark International Film Festival (Utrecht, Netherlands) – April 4, 2022 AWARD: Best Short Documentary Winner
Rhode Island Black Film Festival (Providence, Rhode Island) – April 6-10, 2022
University of Pittsburgh School of Law – Student of Color Visitation Day (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – April 8, 2022
The Massachusetts Independent Film Festival (Worcester, Massachusetts) – April 14-16, 2022 AWARD: Best Massachusetts Short Documentary Winner
Boston International Film Festival (Boston, Massachusetts) – April 14-20, 2022 AWARD: Indie Spec Special Recognition Award Winner
Las Vegas Black Film Festival (Las Vegas, Nevada) – April 21-24, 2022 Nominee: Best Short Documentary
San Diego Black Film Festival (San Diego, California) – April 27, 2022 – May 1, 2022
Seattle Black Film Festival (Seattle, Washingt0n) – April 28, 2022 – May 1, 2022
MAY 2022
DocLands Documentary Film Festival/DocLands Education (San Rafael, California) – May 5-11, 2022
New York African Film Festival (NYAFF29) (New York, New York) – Maysles Cinema – May 19-22, 2022
Calgary Black Film Festival (Calgary, Alberta CANADA) – May 26-29, 2022
JUNE 2022
Special Private Screening – Law School Admission Council (LSAC) Annual Meeting (Aurora, Colorado) – June 1, 2022 and June 4, 2022
Greenwood Film Festival (Tulsa, Oklahoma) – June 8, 2022
The 20th Annual Women of African Descent Film Festival presented by The Brooklyn Chapter of The Links (Brooklyn, New York – Virtual) – June 11, 2022
San Francisco Black Film Festival (San Francisco, California) – June 16-19, 2022
The Film Collective. Short Film Festival (Virtual – Bensalem, Pennsylvania) – June 17-22, 2022
Filmteenth International Film Festival (Reston, Virginia) – June 18-20, 2022
Charlotte Black Film Festival (Charlotte, North Carolina) – June 23-26, 2022 (June 24 @ 12:30 PM)
Roxbury International Film Festival (Boston, Massachusetts) – June 23-July 2, 2022 (June 26 @ 2:30 PM – 5:00 PM)
JULY 2022
AUGUST 2022
Accra Indie Filmfest (AiF) (Accra, Ghana WEST AFRICA) – August 2-6, 2022
The 20th Annual RSF Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts) – August 5-13, 2022
Haiti International Film Festival – August 13, 2022 AWARD: Best African Diaspora Short Film Winner
Freedom Festival International (West Columbia, South Carolina) – August 18-21, 2022 – Nominee:
16th Annual Detroit Trinity International Film Festival (Detroit, Michigan) – August 18-22, 2022
24th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival (Birmingham, Alabama) – August 22-28, 2022
Indianapolis Black Documentary Film Festival (Indianapolis, Indiana) – August 26-28, 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
7th Annual Afrikana Independent Film Festival (Richmond, Virginia) – September 15-18, 2022
Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) – September 20-24, 2022
7th Edition Black Star International Film Festival (Accra GHANA) – September 20-25, 2022
Daylight African Program – African American Women In Cinema (Senegal WEST AFRICA)
Diamond State Black Film Festival (Wilmington, Delaware)
Social Justice Film Festival (Seattle, Washington) – September 28, 2022 – October 2, 2022
International Black Film Festival (Nashville, Tennessee) – September 29, 2022 – October 2, 2022
OCTOBER 2022
Chicago Southland International Film Festival (Chicago, Illinois) – (In-Person) October 13-15, 2022 and (Virtual) October 17-23, 2022 – Nominee: Best Short Film – Documentary
NHdocs: the New Haven Documentary Film Festival (New Haven, Connecticut) – October 13-23, 2022
Raleigh Film & Art Festival (Raleigh, North Carolina)
NOVEMBER 2022
Arlington International Film Festival (Arlington, Massachusetts) AWARD: Outstanding Massachusetts Filmmaker Award Winner
Peachtree Village International Film Festival (Atlanta, Georgia) – November 3, 2022
The Chi-Town Multicultural Film Festival (Chicago, Illinois) – November 4-11, 2022 – AWARD: Best Short Winner; AWARD: Peer Jury Award Winner
2022 Black History Month Special Private Law School Screenings – In order based on date of screening
***Brunel Law School (London, England) VIRTUAL – Q&A with Filmmaker and Cast – February 2, 2022
University of Mississippi School of Law Black Law Students Association (University, Mississippi) (In-Person) – February 2, 2022
University of Houston Law Center Black Law Students Association (Houston, Texas) (In-Person) – February 2, 2022
Southern University Law Center Black Law Students Association (New Orleans, Louisiana) – February 3, 2022
University of Pittsburgh School of Law Pitt Law Black Law Students’ Association – February 3, 2022
Campbell University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Raleigh, North Carolina) – February 4, 2022
Southern Illinois University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Carbondale, Illinois) – February 4, 2022
Penn State Dickinson Law (Carlisle, Pennsylvania) VIRTUAL – February 6, 2022
SUNY Erie Black Law Students Association Pre-Law Chapter (Buffalo, New York) – February 9, 2022
University of Cincinnati Black Law Students Association (Cincinnati, Ohio) (In-Person) – February 9, 2022
University of Texas at Arlington Black Law Students Association Pre-Law Chapter (San Antonio, Texas) – February 9, 2022
Suffolk University Law School Black Law Students Association (Boston, Massachusetts) – February 10, 2022
LMU Loyola Law School Black Law Students Association (Los Angeles, California) (In-Person) – February 10, 2022
University of Chicago Law School Black Law Students Association (Chicago, Illinois) (In-Person) – February 10, 2022
University of Oregon School of Law Black Law Students Association (Eugene, Oregon) (In-Person) – February 10, 2022
University of New Mexico School of Law Black Law Students Association (Albuquerque, New Mexico) (In-Person) – February 10, 2022
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Black Law Students Association (Chicago, Illinois) – February 10, 2022
University of Akron School of Law Black Law Students Association (Akron, Ohio) (In-Person) – February 10, 2022
Washington University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Saint Louis, Missouri) – February 10, 2022
Washington & Lee University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Lexington, Virginia) – February 11, 2022
Willamette University College of Law Black Law Students Association (Salem, Oregon) – February 11, 2022
Mercer University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Macon, Georgia) (In-Person) – February 14, 2022
Mississippi College School of Law Black Law Students Association (Jackson, Mississippi) – February 14, 2022
Florida A&M University College of Law Black Law Students Association and Student Bar Association (Orlando, Florida) – February 15, 2022
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (Cleveland, Ohio) – February 15, 2022
South Texas College of Law of Houston Black Law Students Association (Houston, Texas) (In-Person) – February 15, 2022
Duquesne University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) – February 16, 2022
Pepperdine Law School BLSA (Malibu, California) – February 16, 2022
UCLA School of Law Black Law Students Association (Los Angeles, California) (In-Person) – February 16, 2022
Boston College Law School Black Law Students Association (Boston, Massachusetts) – February 17, 2022
Rutgers Law School, Newark Black Law Students Association (Newark, New Jersey) – February 17, 2022
Capital University Law School Black Law Student Association (Columbus, Ohio) (In-Person) – February 17, 2022
University of Virginia School of Law Black Law Students Association (Charlottesville, Virginia) (In-Person) – February 17, 2022
University of Dayton School of Law Black Law Students Association (Dayton, Ohio) – February 17, 2022
University of Denver Sturm College of Law Black Law Students Association (Denver, Colorado) VIRTUAL – February 18, 2022
CUNY School of Law Black Law Students Association (Queens, New York) (In-Person) – February 18, 2022
North Carolina Central University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Durham, North Carolina) VIRTUAL – February 18, 2022
Western Region NBLSA (WRBLSA) X Mid-Atlantic Region NBLSA (MABLSA) VIRTUAL – February 18, 2022
University of San Francisco School of Law Black Law Students Association (San Francisco, California) – February 18, 2022
Vermont Law School (South Royalton, Vermont) (In-Person) – February 21, 2022
Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law (San Juan, Puerto Rico) – February 21, 2022
University of Georgia School of Law Black Law Students Association (Athens, Georgia) (In-Person) – February 21, 2022
University of San Diego School of Law Black Law Student Association (San Diego, California) (In-Person) – February 21, 2022
University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law Black Law Students Association (Lexington, Kentucky) – February 22, 2022
The University of Texas School of Law Thurgood Marshall Legal Society (Austin, Texas) – February 23, 2022
Delaware Law School Black Law Students Association (Wilmington, Delaware) – February 23, 2022
University of St. Thomas Black Law Students Association (Minneapolis, Minnesota) – February 23, 2022
Marquette University Law School Black Law Students Association (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) (In-Person) – February 23, 2022
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (Washington, DC) and the National Bar Association Law Student Division – February 23, 2022
Indiana University Maurer School of Law Black Law Students Association (Bloomington, Indiana) – February 24, 2022
California Western School of Law Black Law Students Association (Los Angeles, California) – February 24, 2022
Texas A&M University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Fort Worth, Texas) – February 24, 2022
Penn State Law Black Law Students Association (University Park, Pennsylvania) (In-Person) – February 24, 2022
Miles Law School Black Law Students Association (Fairfield, Alabama) – February 25, 2022
Lewis & Clark Law School Black Law Students Association (Portland, Oregon) – February 25, 2022
Syracuse University College of Law Black Law Students Association (Syracuse, New York) (In-Person) – February 25, 2022
Sandra Day O’Connor School of Law (ASU) Black Law Students Association (Tempe, Arizona) (In-Person) – February 25, 2022
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law Black Law Students Association (Columbia, Missouri) – February 25, 2022
St. Mary’s University School of Law Black Law Students Association (San Antonio, Texas) – February 25, 2022
Birmingham School of Law Black Law Students Association (Birmingham, Alabama) – February 27, 2022
***University of Iowa College of Law Black History Month Speaker (Iowa City, Iowa) VIRTUAL – Q&A with Filmmaker – February 28, 2022
Florida State University College of Law Black Law Students Association (Tallahassee, Florida) (In-Person) – February 28, 2022
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Columbus, Ohio) – February 28, 2022
Western New England School of Law Black Law Students Association (Springfield, Massachusetts) – February 28, 2022
University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law (San Diego, California) – February 25, 2022 – Rescheduled March 11, 2022
Massachusetts School of Law Black Law Students Association (Andover, Massachusetts) – February 2022 – Rescheduled March 12, 2022
Wake Forest University School of Law Black Law Students Association (Wake Forest, North Carolina) – March 14, 2022
Northeastern University School of Law Black Law Students Association Kemet Chapter (In-Person) (Boston, Massachusetts) – February 28, 2022
54th Annual National Black Law Students Association National Convention (Virtual) – March 2022
National Black Law Students Association (NBLSA) Pre-Law Symposium (Virtual) – March 2022
2023 HBCU Tour (Live and Virtual) – Coming Soon!
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