BLACK HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL

ATLANTA

Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has been the premier destination for Urban Film Review’s Black History Film Festival.

The annual event kicks off with an opening reception Friday, February 23rd.

ATLANTA – Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr., commemorates Black History Month by inviting residents to view films featuring African American actors, producers, and directors, and filmmakers. The Opening Reception, which kicks off the 2024 Black History Film Festival, will be held Friday, February 23, 2024, in downtown Atlanta.

In collaboration with Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington, Jr., BHFF hosts film and essay competitions open to all high-school students who live in Fulton County, GA.

Winners of the 2023 Write 2 Rise Scholarship Competition and the 2024 Black History Film Festival Student Film and Essay Competitions will also be announced during the Opening Reception.

Registered attendees will enjoy a reception and view film screenings from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Government Center’s Assembly Hall located at 141 Pryor Street SW.

The following films will be screened:

Return to Your Corner
Fight For Black Lives
Now and Forever
Legacy of Lee Flowers
Black History Man
Inception: Jayne Kennedy Story
Mabel
Healer: The Dr. Joycelyn Elders Story

The 2024 Black History Film Festival continues Saturday, February 24th with more films at various locations throughout Fulton County.

The following films will screen from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the South Annex:

A Race in The Sun
The Lincoln School
His Truth is Marching On
Educators to Africa
Black Girl in The Ring
Black Uniform
Storming Caesars Palace Return to Your Corner

To RSVP for showings at the South Annex, all guests must visit http://tinyurl.com/BHFF0224

Additional films will screen from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the following Fulton County Libraries:

Adams Park Library

The Little Mermaid
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Alpharetta Branch Library

The Little Mermaid (2023)
Spiderman Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

College Park Library

The Little Mermaid (2023)
Woman King

Hapeville Branch Library

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
The Woman King

Kirkwood Branch Library

East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
Southern Rites

Mechanicsville Library

Southern Rites
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space

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BLACK HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL

ATLANTA

Birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has been the premier destination for Urban Film Review’s Black History Film Festival.

The annual event kicks off with an opening reception Friday, February 23rd.

Registered attendees will enjoy a reception and view film screenings from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Government Center’s Assembly Hall located at 141 Pryor Street SW.

The 2024 Black History Film Festival continues Saturday, February 24th with more films at various locations throughout Fulton County.

The following films will screen from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the South Annex:

Additional films will screen from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the following Fulton County Libraries:

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