SFBFF - June 18th- Fillmore Heritage Center

Schedule

Fri Jun 18 2021 at 11:00 am to 05:00 pm

Location

Fillmore Heritage Center | San Francisco, CA

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San Francisco Black Film Festival - Friday, June 18th
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Atlanta Black Tech Mecca | Director: C'vonzell Dondrico, Vante' Gregory

Taking a look at the emerging Black Tech Ecosystem in Atlanta, Georgia while highlighting leaders in the industry and celebrating diversity and inclusion.

HBCU Homecoming Tour | Director: Jon Wayne

HBCU Homecoming Tour is an exploration of Americans cornerstone historical black colleges and universities; recanting their contributions and involvement across the diaspora. With Homecoming being our center focus, we visit each institution awaiting a deeper look into the rich and vibrant history at the epicenter of these institutions.

It’s Snowing in the Summer | Director: Gladimir Gelin

A thirtieth birthday forces two friends to wrestle with differing realities of the Black Harlem experience

Last Summer on Bainbridge Street | Director: Jessica Q Moore

Tyshawn, an Afro-Caribbean 12-year old boy, living in a changing Bed-Stuy enjoys living with his grandma and dad. Everything changes when his father is arrested and he faults the Caucasian neighbors. Tyshawn then plots his revenge.

Little Drummer Boy | Director: Ellis Jamal Sutton

A homeless drummer boy, who romanticizes over a neighborhood girl, fights the path of a changing, gentrifying city in his attempt to show his affection.

Murika | Director: Marchánt Davis, Fedna Jacquet

Leya and Tyler are forced to grapple with their elation over Biden's win and the gut punching reality of the 74 million who voted the other way.

No Entry | Director: Kaleb D'Aguilar

Against the backdrop of the Windrush scandal, a Jamaican mother, Valerie Powell, struggles to keep her relationship with her son Eli intact. She suffers in silence as she battles with the government's hostile environment tactics, as she keeps the threat of deportation a secret, her psychological state begins to deteriorate as she grapples with the fear of losing her son and the country, she calls home.

The Night It Rained | Director: Lamont Lamar

After losing his scholarship, a queer college student makes a life-altering decision in his hopes to stay enrolled.

They Can't Take That Away: The Legacy of the Fillmore x | Director: Lubna Takruri

Take a trip back in time to the jazz heyday of the Fillmore District in San Francisco in the 1940s and 50s, and this misguided urban redevelopment efforts that wiped away this once-vibrant African American culture scene. You will see archival photos and interviews with local characters who share their memories. We also talk to city officials and contemporary artists and musicians to explore what the city is doing to keep artists thriving today.


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Where is it happening?

Fillmore Heritage Center, 1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, United States

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Tickets

USD 25.00

San Francisco Black Film Festival

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