2026 OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
NARRATIVE FEATURES
LIFE, CONTINUED
DIRECTOR: TAYLER ALEXIS, NIGEL GABBIDON
ONE WOMAN ONE BRA
DIRECTOR: VINCHO NCHOGU
NARRATIVE SHORTS
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DIRECTOR: JAI HARRIS
AMAZÔNIA XAMÃ BR
DIRECTOR: RODRIGO PEDROZA
BAD GOTTA GO
DIRECTOR: CHARMAIN JOHNSON​
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BEFORE I LET GO
DIRECTOR: VICTORIA VA JONES
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BEYOND UNSTOPPABLE
DIRECTOR: KORSTIAAN VANDIVER
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D!SORD3RED
DIRECTOR: COREY ALLEN
DARK CLOUD
DIRECTOR: MARSENA DOMINIQUE SELLERS
DAWN
DIRECTOR: SHIA SHABAZZ SMITH
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DOG OR DIE
DIRECTOR: ERIC HAMILTON
FAMILIAR STRANGERS
DIRECTOR: BRANDON RUSSEL
FIST AT GRACE
DIRECTOR: TYRA MICHELLE WILLIAMS
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GRINS & LIES
DIRECTOR: SENAIT MENGSTAB
HOUSE OF HEARTS
DIRECTOR: JEAN-JACQUES CORBIER
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HYPOCRISY
DIRECTOR: JUDI STINER GRAY
NARRATIVE SHORTS
(CONTINUED)
​​JULY 4TH, EAST NEW YORK
DIRECTOR: ADEWALE OLUKAYODE
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LIP
DIRECTOR: D. CHANNSIN BERRY
LOWELYFE EPISODE 1: THE ONLY WAY OUT IS THROUGH
DIRECTOR: QUILAN CUE ARNOLD
MORCEAUX DE MOI: THE SHORT FILM
DIRECTOR: CARLTON DOSSOU
NAMELESS
DIRECTOR: JAVON JOHNSON
NEVER ALONE
DIRECTOR: AKYRA "KY" MCKINNIE
PAY DAY
DIRECTOR: TYRONE ULYSSES BUNYON
RUBY’S HEART
DIRECTOR: OBBA BABATUNDE’, MILLENA GAY
SERENE AND THE MAGIC SEEDS
DIRECTOR: JAI HARRIS
SOARING TOGETHER: A TUSKEGEE AIRMEN STORY
DIRECTOR: ZACHARY SCOTT CLARK
SOMEWHERE IN BROOKLYN
DIRECTOR: BRANDON D. WILKERSON
SPEECHLESS EXPRESSION
DIRECTOR: CALEB SUGGS
SPILLED MILK
DIRECTOR: JARED LEAF
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THE GREAT ADVENTURES AT PARK CLINIC
DIRECTOR: CHARLES M. WEST
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THE HEIR
DIRECTOR: TIA A. SMITH
THE TEXT
DIRECTOR: KAREEMAH N MUHAMMAD
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THROUGH THE YEARS
DIRECTOR: NICOLE CARR
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WHEN THE CURTAIN FALLS
DIRECTOR: CHANTEA KINWOOD & WILLIAM ANTHONY
LONG DOCUMENTARY
BALTIMORE HEIRS: THE LAST DEED UNDONE
DIRECTOR: JEWEL GUY
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COLEMAN COLLEGE:
THE FORGOTTEN HBCU
DIRECTOR: JERALD HARKNESS
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DREAMS IN BLACK: WITH LOVE FROM THE SOUTH TO LOS ANGELES
DIRECTOR: DESTINY D. OWENS
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GREAT THE METROPOLITAN STORY
DIRECTOR: DERRICK P. WILLIAMS
HOUDINI II: A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO DIE
DIRECTOR: DANIEL JOHN
NO KNOCK - NO CHARGE?
THE AMIR LOCKE STORY
DIRECTOR: ANDREW NICCADEMOUS TYLER
SET HER FREE
DIRECTOR: JLOVE CALDERÓN
SILENT EPIDEMICS
DIRECTOR: ANDILE SITHOLE
SISTERS IN DESTINY: ANGELA DAVIS & GERTY ARCHIMÈDE
DIRECTOR: PASCAL FREDERIC ARCHIMEDE, DIMITRY ZANDRONIS
STEADFAST & TRUE: THE SEARCY STORY
DIRECTOR: BARBARA JEAN HALL
STOLEN SCHOOL
DIRECTOR: RAPHAEL NASH
THE AMERICAN WAY: LIFE, LIBERTY, AND BEING PURSUED BY THE MOB
DIRECTOR: TIFFANY B LEE
THE GOSPEL OF SOUL
DIRECTOR: JULIE WOO-BARBER
THREE BLACK MEN
DIRECTOR: SIENNA MCLEAN-LOGRECO
DOCUMENTARY SHORT
ARE YOU A LIBRARIAN? BLACK LIBRARIANS AND FREEDOM THROUGH LITERACY
DIRECTOR: RODNEY FREEMAN
B.4.L – THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ARMY | A HIP HOP COMMUNITY ORGANIZING DOCUMENTARY
DIRECTOR: JAFFEE JAFFEE JUDAH
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BECOMING TAYLOR
DIRECTOR: RAHIM HANDY
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GOOD HOME TRAINING
DIRECTOR: EVOLYN BROOKS, RICHE HOLMES GRANT
MY OZARKS EPISODE 14: CROCKETT AND TONYA
DIRECTOR: ZACHARY SCOTT CLARK
SITES OF MEMORY
DIRECTOR: NOT PROVIDED