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A Good Eye: Capturing Joy

Chicago May 27, 2026

A Documentary by Floyd Webb | Currently in Production...

Cannes 2026: Isaach De Bankole

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 13, 2026

Isaach de Bankolé: At the Table and On the...

Cannes 2026: The Cinema Crossroads

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 12, 2026

New York filmmaker Vagabond Beaumont arrived in Cannes to...

Cannes 2026 Dispatch: African Cinema and the Global Black Presence Rise Beyond Erasure

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 11, 2026

At a moment when political forces in the United...

Jean Claude Barny’s Fanon in Chicago

BFM News and Updates Feb 25, 2026 0

"Fanon is a powerful cinematic portrait of Frantz Fanon —...

Jennifer G. Robinson: Doing for Self — Women Of The Lens and the Power of Representation

Features Nov 8, 2025

Women of the Lens is a film festival based...

2025 Black Perspectives | Chicago International Film Festival

Cameroon Oct 20, 2025

A pre-history: The Black Perspectives program at the Chicago...

The Unmanageable Image: Boots Riley and the Future of Black Cinema

Features Oct 19, 2025

At a time when Hollywood polishes dissent into marketable...

INTERVIEW: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

Chicago Oct 18, 2025

Christopher Adams, a Chicago native and founder of Impakt...

The Yasuke Reclamation: Moving the African Samurai From Colonial Novelty to Global South Hero

Animation Oct 14, 2025

The story of Yasuke, the African samurai, has become...

10staff
picks

A Good Eye: Capturing Joy

Chicago May 27, 2026

A Documentary by Floyd Webb | Currently in Production...

Cannes 2026: Isaach De Bankole

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 13, 2026

Isaach de Bankolé: At the Table and On the...

Cannes 2026: The Cinema Crossroads

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 12, 2026

New York filmmaker Vagabond Beaumont arrived in Cannes to...

Cannes 2026 Dispatch: African Cinema and the Global Black Presence Rise Beyond Erasure

2026 Cannes Film Festival May 11, 2026

At a moment when political forces in the United...

Jean Claude Barny’s Fanon in Chicago

BFM News and Updates Feb 25, 2026 0

"Fanon is a powerful cinematic portrait of Frantz Fanon —...

Jennifer G. Robinson: Doing for Self — Women Of The Lens and the Power of Representation

Features Nov 8, 2025

Women of the Lens is a film festival based...

2025 Black Perspectives | Chicago International Film Festival

Cameroon Oct 20, 2025

A pre-history: The Black Perspectives program at the Chicago...

The Unmanageable Image: Boots Riley and the Future of Black Cinema

Features Oct 19, 2025

At a time when Hollywood polishes dissent into marketable...

INTERVIEW: Chris Adams: Building Worlds from the South Side

Chicago Oct 18, 2025

Christopher Adams, a Chicago native and founder of Impakt...

The Yasuke Reclamation: Moving the African Samurai From Colonial Novelty to Global South Hero

Animation Oct 14, 2025

The story of Yasuke, the African samurai, has become...

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2025 Black Perspectives | Chicago International Film Festival

Cameroon Commentary Curators East Africa Exhibition Festival Calendar Festivals UK/Europe United States October 20, 2025

A pre-history: The Black Perspectives program at the Chicago International Film Festival, celebrating its 28th year, honors decades of efforts by filmmakers and communities to highlight Black cinema. Festivals emerged to provide a platform, preserve archives, and nurture filmmakers in a landscape where mainstream industry often overlooked or suppressed their contributions. The importance of these festivals remains vital.

Living within the Frame

Commentary Features September 23, 2025

A critique of the movie, Sinners When I first saw Spike Lee’s She’s Gotta Have It, I was thrilled. Here was a modern, vibrant film made by a Black filmmaker, brimming with style and confidence. I admired it. I felt its freshness. And yet, I also knew I had... Read more

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