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THE LARGEST NEW ENGLAND FILM FESTIVAL DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING FILMS BY, FOR, AND ABOUT PEOPLE OF COLOR AROUND THE WORLD.

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2025 FESTIVAL DATES: JUNE 20 - JULY 2, 2025

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EARLYBIRD - JANUARY 17, 2025

REGULAR - FEBRUARY 14, 2025

LATE - MARCH 7, 2025

 
 

Photo: Kipkemboi (2024 Festival Selection)

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RoxFilm has been named as one of 9 biggest events in Boston this year [2023] by Maxwell Millington, Axios!

 
 

Photo Credit: ENCHUKUNOTO (2024 Festival Selection)

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11/6: ACTOR PREP WORKSHOP 🎭🗣️ Wednesday, November 6, 2024 | 6:30 - 8:30 pm | Hibernian Hall (184 Dudley St., Roxbury, MA 02119) Vocal warmups, tongue twisters, physical warmups, emotional preparation, getting out of your head and into the scene,
THIS WEEKEND! IFF BOSTON FALL FOCUS October 31 - November 4, 2024 | Various venues About IFF Boston: Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) was started in 2003 to provide Boston with the type of film event it had been looking for: one that di
TODAY! Event: LIVING A TRIGGERED LIFE PODCAST - LIVE TAPING Friday, November 1, 2024 | 7:30PM | Museum of Science (1 Science Pk, Boston, MA 02114) The Museum of Science is proud to welcome back the Triggered Project with an all-new live taping of
TODAY! Film Screening: I SAW THE TV GLOW Friday, November 1, 2024 | 7:00PM | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (465 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115) @mfafilm_ is presenting I SAW THE TV GLOW, as a part of their Cult Classics series! Directed by Jane S
📣📰 BIG NEWS: #ROXFILM NAMED ONE OF THE 25 COOLEST FILM FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD BY MOVIEMAKER! 🥳 Thank you to @aniketourse and the @moviemakermag Panel of Cool for this honor!! Thank you to our team, filmmakers, partners and sponsors, and audience
📣🎬 NOW SHOWING: BOSTON ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL October 17-27, 2024 | Various Venues, In Person + Virtual Join #RoxFilm in supporting our friends and one of our Shared Stories partners, Boston Asian American Film Festival (@bostonaafilm), as
📣 10/9 EARLY FREE SCREENING: PIECE BY PIECE 🧩 Wednesday, October 9, 2024 | 7:00PM | AMC Boston Common (175 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111) 🔗RSVP HERE: https://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/movie_landing/Uk9YRklMTVBCUA%3D%3D (link in the bio) Join
 

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