CONGRATULATIONS to our 2024 festival winners!

Best of Fest

LUTHER: NEVER TOO MUCH

(Directed by Dawn Porter)

Audience Favorite

THE HIGHEST STANDARD

(Directed by Isara Krieger)

Best Documentary Feature

BRIEF TENDER LIGHT

(Directed by Arthur Musah)

Best Documentary Short

HOW TO SUE THE KLAN

(Directed by John Beder)

Best Narrative Feature

KIPKEMBOI

(Directed by Charles Uwagbai)

Best Narrative Short

BLUE HOUR

(Directed by J.D Shields)

Honorable Mention - Best Narrative Short

HARLEM FRAGMENTS

(Directed by Cameron Tyler Carr)

Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR: BEYOND THE MASK 

(Directed by Frederick Lewis)

Kay Bourne Emerging Filmmaker

TENDO OCHOLA

(Film: FRENCH TOAST)

Amy Hood Visionary Award

AFTER THE LONG RAINS (BAADA YA MASIKA)

(Directed by Damien Hauser)

Honorable Mention - Amy Hood Visionary Award

THE WAR TORN DRUM

(Directed by Derek A Ham)

Impact Award

CROSBY TYLOR TATUM

(Film: THE PEOPLE, UNITED! A CINEMATIC DIARY)

Best Youth Film

STATIC

(Directed by Ashley Gutierrez-Rosario; Produced by The After School Arts Program)