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Martha's Vinyard African American Film Festival
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- DirectorLauren FinermanStarsMisty CopelandBabatunji JohnsonChristina JohnsonIt follows a story through dance to highlight "intergenerational equity" and bring attention to the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay area.
- DirectorImani DennisonStarsCharnise LittlesSteven Slotnick
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsColman DomingoChris RockGlynn TurmanActivist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington.
- DirectorJoe BrewsterMichèle StephensonStarsChief Xian Atunde AdjuahKyra D. GauntMarvelene MooreThe joyful hand games played by Black girls from generation to generation.
- DirectorRachel FerroDeborah C. HoardStarsWilliam J. Barber IILaTosha BrownClayborne CarsonA documentary film about the work of a bold yet unsung civil rights activist/educator and those carrying on her legacy.
- DirectorJoe BrewsterMichèle StephensonStarsNikki GiovanniTaraji P. HensonJames BaldwinA look at the life of poet, Nikki Giovanni and the revolutionary historical periods through which she lived, from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter.
- DirectorByron HurtStarsJack AbeleWendy AbeleMarie Lourdes AndréExplores a variety of underground hazing rituals that are abusive and sometimes deadly. The exploration journey reveals a world of toxic masculinity, violence, humiliation, binge drinking, denial, and institutional coverups.
- DirectorBlitz BazawuleStarsFantasia BarrinoTaraji P. HensonDanielle BrooksA woman faces many hardships in her life, but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood.
- CreatorZakiya Dalila HarrisRashida JonesStarsSinclair DanielAshleigh MurrayBrittany AdebumolaAn African-American editorial assistant works at a white NYC publishing firm. When a black co-worker arrives she gets excited, but is the new girl a friend or a foe?
- CreatorReggie Rock BythewoodStarsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Isaiah R. HillShinelle AzorohInspired by Kevin Durant's youth basketball playing experience on the AAU circuit.
- DirectorBarbara KoppleStarsMarc H. MorialJanet MurguiaNational social justice leaders Marc Morial and Janet Murguía join forces to fight structural racism amid a troubling resurgence of white supremacy in the Trump era.
- StarsCaroline WangaIt highlights how ESSENCE Magazine has informed and reflected Black culture in the United States in the last 50 years.