Michael B. Jordan Day: Closing Night Screening of Sinners
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Celebrate Newark's own Michael B. Jordan with a special screening of Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, followed by the Newark Black Film Festival Closing Toast.
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New Jersey Filmmakers Showcase: Operation: Is Jersey the New Hollywood?, Talks With Myself, Atelier
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A special New Jersey filmmakers showcase featuring "Operation: Is Jersey the New Hollywood?," "Talks With Myself" and "Atelier: The Story of Brownmill Company." Followed by a panel discussion on filmmaking in the Garden State.
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Motel Destino (R)
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Experience *Motel Destino*, Karim Aïnouz's acclaimed Cannes-selected thriller, followed by a post-film discussion moderated by Roger Costa.
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Opening Night: When We Free the World
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Kick off the 52nd Newark Black Film Festival with an opening night reception, screening of When We Free the World, and a special filmmaker talkback featuring Kevin Powell and Evangeline Lawson.
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NBFF Black & Gold Gala
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Join us for the first Black & Gold Gala and support the future of Black film! This seated dinner celebrates excellence in Black cinema, featuring the Paul Robeson Awards for this year’s festival winners. Rub shoulders with industry professionals, enjoy...
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NBFF Youth Cinema Throwback: The Wiz
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Join us for a screening of The Wiz, directed by Sidney Lumet. Follow Harlem schoolteacher Dorothy (Diana Ross) as she tries to save her dog from a storm and is miraculously whisked away to the urban fantasy land of Oz....
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Newark Black Film: Shorts Block
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Join us for curated selection of short films: To the Girl that Looks Like Me directed by Ewurakua Dawson-Amoah, Harlem Fragments directed by Cameron Tyler Carr, City of Dreamz directed by Imani Celeste, Love Taps directed by Derrick Woodyard and...
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Newark Black Film Festival: Seeking Mavis Beacon
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Join us for our final screening at the 50th Newark Black Festival, of Seeking Mavis Beacon directed by Jazmin Renée Jones.
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NBFF Opening Night Reception and Film: Sing Sing
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A celebration to launch the official opening of the 50th Newark Black Film Festival, featuring DJ Skeme Richards, followed by a special opening night presentation of Sing Sing.
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Newark Black Film Festival: Toll
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Join us for a screening of Toll, directed by Carolina Markowicz. This film follows Suellen, a toll booth attendant who helps a gang of thieves steal watches to afford sending her son to a gay conversion workshop. The film is...
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