Black Joy Film Fest

Come join us at the Black Joy Film Fest: a celebration of Black excellence and uplifting stories on the big screen!
About this Event

Come join us for a night of celebration and empowerment at the Black Joy Film Fest!

Our annual outdoor film screening event will showcase films highlighting the resilience and triumphs of Black joy. Get ready to laugh, cry, and feel inspired as we come together to honor the beauty of our community. Don't miss out on this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and support Black creatives. See you there!

This original documentary explores the iconic 1973 fashion event at the Palace of Versailles. Pitting French designers against a group of American talent.

A celebration of Black history, art, culture and Brathwaite's rise to a position of huge influence against the backdrop of the second Harlem Renaissance, the Civil Rights Movement, and the evolution of modern art.

JULY 30: THE DEBUTANTES

Focusing on the first group of Black debutantes in Canton, Ohio in a decade, this documentary follows the young women as they unpack the ball’s legacy and chart their path forward, both for tradition and themselves.

AUG 6: QUEEN OF KATWE

Based on the story of Phiona Mutesi, as told in Tim Crothers’s nonfiction book of the same name, Nair’s kid-friendly tale of perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds is distinguished by a rare level of authenticity and even rarer absence of sentimentality—and also features a soundtrack contribution (and on-screen cameo) by a young man by the name of Zohran Mamdani.

AUG 13: WE WANT THE FUNK!

WE WANT THE FUNK! is a syncopated voyage through the history of funk music, spanning from African, soul, and early jazz roots, to its rise into the public consciousness. Featuring James Brown’s dynamism, the extraterrestrial funk of George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic, transformed girl group Labelle, and Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, the story also traces funk’s influences on both new wave and hip-hop.

AUG 27: LOST REGGAE TAPES