Virginia Film Festival

’63 Boycott + Lonnie Holley: The Truth of the Dirt

On October 22, 1963, more than 200,000 students boycotted Chicago Public Schools in a demonstration to…

4 Little Girls

Preceded by the short film I Can't Breathe (45 min.) On September 15, 1963, four black…

Afrikana Film Festival Showcase

The Afrikana Independent Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing the cinematic works of people of color…

Birth of a Movement

Preceded by the short film Legacies of Slavery (10 min.) When D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a…

Hidden Figures

Nominated for three Academy Awards, Hidden Figures is the true story of three brilliant African-American women…

O.J.: Made in America Part 1 & 2

The 1994 murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman not only put the spotlight on…

O.J.: Made in America Part 3 & 4

The trial of O.J Simpson captivated a nation, and called into question racial politics, legal system,…

O.J.: Made in America Part 5

After months of testimony, the jury for the O.J. Simpson trial returned with a verdict in…

An Outrage

Preceded by the short film An Act of Terror (16 min.) A documentary film about lynching…

Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me

Sammy Davis, Jr.’s career was so vast and multi-faceted that it was dizzying in its scope…

Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities

Preceded by the short film Black Girlhood: Access & Assets (10 min.) Co-directors Stanley Nelson and Marco Williams…

Tonsler Park

Preceded by the short film How Can I Ever Be Late (5 min.) Internationally renowned artist and…

Word is Bond

Director Sacha Jenkins (Fresh Dressed, Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!) and Mass Appeal explore the transformative power of…

The Wound

Every year, young men of South Africa’s Xhosa culture venture into the mountains of the country’s…