Among these selections the DBFF Film Team ratings resulted in finalists from which the Competitive Jurors selected the Best and the runner up in each category. Virtual viewers inputted their choice of award wining films as well.

Each year we look for creatives from all around the world who want to share “our” stories. Here’s this year’s selected films list.

Nitashia Johnson’s work on display in Austin; Dir. Jared Couch Emmy winning short film on Amazon; more to come after M. Legend Brown’s film’s red carpet premiere

This is a participatory storytelling project “centering individuals and their communities in a collective effort to (re)produce oral and visual histories that shine light on a continuum of radical leadership by BIPOC women.”

Each year we look for creatives from all around the world who want to share “our” stories. Add this year’s competitive film finalists to your 2024 watch list.

A major musical event that attracted 112,000 people of color documented in WattStax film. Enjoy the re-release of music performed at the historic concert in Los Angeles in 1972.  Special guest Deanie Parker will share her time at Stax Records (now Concord records) and she will lead...

Tech Keynote David C. Williams speaks Friday January 27, 2023. David is responsible for hyper-automation & emerging technology to transform Customer/Employee Experience and Cost Structure for his organization. He leads the largest Robotics Process Automation program worldwide.

McKinney’s own Angelia Walker lights up the comedy stages throughout the Metroplex and will headline the Denton Black Film Festival’s Laugh Out Loud Comedy Night at Patterson-Appleton Arts Center, Friday, January 27th at 8 p.m. Also on the lineup, comedians Derrick Cakley, Mary...

Congratulations to the filmmakers and creatives who were awarded for the 2022 virtual festival. Check out the stories behind the films

Photographer and author Chester Higgins, Jr. was inspired by his HBCU to pursue a career in photography; starting with documenting Jesse Jackson.