Studio 3531
Wednesday
Welcome to The Black Film Summit 2024!! Day 1 of TBFS has finally arrived and we couldn't be more excited to bring you a great slate of films to get things going.
3:00pm
Short Film Block #1
Burnout
What About Daddy?
Mandilakhe- Let Me Build
Contagious Swagger * Returned
Ada Ani (The Awakening)
5:00pm
The Light In Us Dark Ones
Inspired by true events, the film crafts a narrative of a young woman whose upbringing and connection to family and community leads her to take on big challenges and begin building a legacy of healing in a world steeped in division.
7:00pm
Finding Tony
When a depressed, widowed NBA star loses everything, he reluctantly begins coaching a junior college women's basketball team, where he meets an orphaned basketball phenom who will change his life forever.
Thursday
Day 2 of The Black Film Summit and there is no slowing down! We bring you 2 short film blocks and cap the day off with a Nightly Feature Film that comes to us from Namibia
3:00pm
Short Film Block #2
Where’s Everybody At?
A Fork In Love's Road
Return To Your Corner
4:30pm
Short Film Block #3
The Route To Emancipation
Her Mother’s Daughter * Potlako
Dignity * Faith in Blackness
Black Girl From Portland
7:00pm
Lukas
A child in the streets of Windhoek. After witnessing the brutal murder of his mum and being chased away from his auntie’s house, Lukas starts a journey in the streets of Windhoek, Namibia. As the past constantly catches up with his present, will Lukas be able to escape the streets?
Friday
It's a TBFS kind of weekend and there is no better place to be!! Join us for films and our TBFS Weekend Kickoff Reception.
12:00pm
Kikum Spirit
(The Untold African Story)
Fonyuy thinks people bearing gifts don't come with bad intentions. So he takes the gifts from Pedro and Enrico.The Fon thinks his people can benefit from knowing more about the strangers land. So he sends his son Mumu to the foreigners' land to learn about them.When they return without his son, the truth about their initial visit and intentions hits the villagers and leaves them beyond shocked.
1:45pm
Short Film Block #4
Death & Taxes * Lifeline * Deni Choubaga The Final Tour * Bottled Spirits
Princess Love
4:30pm
Short Film Block #5
Pigments * Hypnopompia * Reparations The Wait We Carry
Just Enough * Welcome To Afrotree
6:30pm
TBFS Weekend Kickoff Reception
Enjoy a Red Carpet Reception and music curated by "The World Famous" DJ Dagwood. Non- alcoholic drinks and snacks included.
7:00pm
TBFS Weekend Kickoff Feature Films
Nalb Noum
Monochromatic
Sway
Saturday
TBFS 2024 comes to close, but not before we enjoy a day of films, snacks, a luncheon, the closing dinner reception, and The Black Film Summit Awards. Dress comfortable for day and then show us your Pan African best attire to bring TBFS 2024 to a close.
10:30am
Short Film Block #6
The Pillow * Truth Detector
Hell of a Child * Unicorn Training Rosemary
Side B * Pictures Only * Mosiah
12:30pm
Her Time Is Now
&
Shapes of Africa
First a documentary and then a suspenseful film, a great combo to start the afternoon session.
2:30pm
The Pages of My Heart:
Volume One
It is through tragedy and loss that Aaliyah finally discovers that
when you really want something
you need to take risks.
4:00pm
Evening Break
TBFS Will Be Back Shortly. There Will Be No Films Or Events During This Time.
6:30pm
The Ancestors
&
Freedom Hair
The Closing Short & Feature Film of
The Black Film Summit 2024
8:30pm
TBFS 2024 Awards
We enjoyed 47 films from across the United States and around the world. Those 47 films were selected from 121 films that applied to be part of TBFS 2024. Now it is time to announce who were the best of the best.