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 Youth Cinema Throwback: Ruby Bridges
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Join us for a screening of Ruby Bridges, directed by Euzhan Palcy. When six-year-old Ruby is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she faces the harsh realities of racism for the first time. Rated...
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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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