Now it its 6th year, the Rhode Island Black Film Festival is an annual event that empowers Black artists and showcases a wide range of entertainment content made by and about people of African descent. Black culture enthusiasts and content creators from around the world gather for four days of screenings, talk events, parties and networking. Come join us for live in screenings on College Hill in Providence to the shores of Newport, from April 20-April 23 followed by our virtual streaming from April 24-June 1, 2023.
The Film Festival is Rhode Island's only platform serving as a creative space for conversations, ideas, and projects by filmmakers of African- American, Caribbean and Afro-Latin descent. The Rhode Island Black Film Festival is four days of screenings of feature, short and documentary films by filmmakers from around the globe.
The Rhode Island Black Film Festival Is where social justice and cinema take a seat.
Rhode Island Black Film Festival Film of the Year
Rhode Island Black Film Festival Best Documentary
Best Feature Film
Best Short
Best Student