Join us for the 14th annual BlackStar Film Festival, a one-of-a-kind celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmaking.

Schedule Of Events

July 31, 2025

10:00 AM : BlackStar Pitch - The Wilma Theater    
10:30 AM : Listen to the Voices  - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
11:00 AM : Don’t Cry, Butterfly - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
1:00 PM : Sugar Island - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
1:30 PM : Hanami - The Wilma Theater    
2:00 PM : In Memoriam Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
2:00 PM : StoryCorps Presents: Brightness in Black - The Daily Jawn Stage    
4:00 PM : Jamaa Shorts - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
4:30 PM : Next Life - The Wilma Theater    
5:00 PM : Antecessor Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
5:30 PM : Reclaiming the Reel Panel - The Daily Jawn Stage    
7:00 PM : Cais - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
7:30 PM : Framed Shorts - The Wilma Theater    
8:00 PM : TCB - The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
9:30 PM : Opening Night Party - Cherry Street Pier

August 01, 2025

9:00 AM : Slow Down & Stretch: All Levels Yoga - Tier 2 - Kimmel Center
10:00 AM : The Daily Jawn – Morning Show - The Daily Jawn Stage
11:00 AM : Revel Shorts - The Wilma Theater
11:30 AM : The Shadow Scholars - Suzanne Roberts Theatre
12:00 PM : Dawning Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel
2:00 PM : Compensation - The Wilma Theater
2:30 PM : Binnigula’sa’ (Ancient Zapotec People)    Suzanne Roberts Theatre
2:30 PM : The Politics of Perspective Panel - The Daily Jawn Stage
3:00 PM : Abolish! Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel
5:00 PM : Seeds - The Wilma Theater
5:30 PM  : All That’s Left of You - Suzanne Roberts Theatre
5:30 PM : Black Media Legacy Panel - The Daily Jawn Stage
6:00 PM : First Friday at the Barnes - The Barnes Foundation
6:00 PM : Third Act - Perelman Theater - Kimmel
8:30 PM : Ebullience Shorts - The Wilma Theater
9:00 PM : BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions - Perelman Theater - Kimmel
9:30 PM : We Want the Funk! Suzanne Roberts Theatre

August 02, 2025

9:00 AM : Slow Down & Stretch: All Levels Yoga - Tier 2 - Kimmel Center    
10:00 AM : The Daily Jawn – Morning Show - The Daily Jawn Stage    
10:00 AM : White House (Kasa Branca) Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
10:30 AM : Viet and Nam (Trong lòng dat) The Wilma Theater    
11:00 AM : L’Arbre de l’Authenticité - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
12:00 PM : BlackStar Bazaar - Tier 2 - Kimmel Center    
12:00 PM : Directors’ Brunch and Awards Ceremony - Hamilton Garden - Kimmel Center    
12:30 PM : The Debutantes - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
1:30 PM : Remaining Native - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
2:00 PM : Sun Ra: Do the Impossible - The Wilma Theater    
2:30 PM : Spotlight Conversation: BLKNWS - The Daily Jawn Stage    
3:30 PM : Gazan Tales - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
4:30 PM : 16 ½ - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
5:00 PM : Carissa - The Wilma Theater    
5:30 PM : Black Music as Resistance Panel - The Daily Jawn Stage    
6:30 PM : The Sixth Borough - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
7:00 PM : The Volcano Manifesto - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
8:00 PM : Sabbatical - The Wilma Theater    
9:00 PM : Move Ya Body: The Birth of House - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
9:30 PM : Orison Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel

August 03, 2025

9:00 AM : Slow Down & Stretch: All Levels Yoga - Tier 2 - Kimmel Center    
10:00 AM : The Daily Jawn – Morning Show - The Daily Jawn Stage    
11:00 AM : Terrain Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
11:30 AM : Killer of Sheep - The Wilma Theater    
12:00 PM : BlackStar Bazaar - Tier 2 - Kimmel Center    
1:30 PM : Brick by Brick (Tijolo por tijolo) The Wilma Theater    
2:00 PM : Love, Brooklyn - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
2:30 PM : Spotlight Conversation: Charles Burnett - The Daily Jawn Stage    
3:00 PM : Possible Landscapes - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
4:30 PM : Listen to Me - The Wilma Theater    
5:30 PM : Neither Saints Nor Sinners Panel - The Daily Jawn Stage    
5:30 PM : Philadelphia Filmmaker Lab Films Shorts - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
6:30 PM : Wellspring Shorts - Suzanne Roberts Theatre    
7:30 PM : Galvanize Shorts - The Wilma Theater    
8:30 PM : The Great North - Perelman Theater - Kimmel    
9:30 PM  : Closing Night Party - Star|Bolt

Date : July 31 - August 03, 2025

Location : Various Venues in Philadelphia, PA

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