Dania Green & Felecia Henderson among filmmakers at previous Pulling Focus African American Film Festival. This year’s Pulling Focus festival is made possible with generous support from the Hubble ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Pulling Focus African American Film Festival of the Quad Cities kicked off its third annual celebration Thursday night, bringing four days of cinema and community engagement to ...

The African American Film Critics Association has voted Warner Bros’ vampire thriller Sinners its Best Film as the group revealed winners of its 17th annual AAFCA Awards. Chase Infiniti won the ...

Twenty-four years ago, Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance had an idea to do a film festival focusing on Black stories and creatives in Barbados. They were in the middle of solidifying programming ...

The Ryan Coogler-directed film received 8 awards by the film critics association. Sinners is this year’s best film, according to the African American Film Critics Association, which also bestowed ...

The past 25 years have witnessed an unprecedented flowering of African American cinema, with filmmakers creating works that transcend entertainment to become cultural phenomena and artistic landmarks.

Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" explores themes of oppression and colonization through the lens of religion, specifically focusing on the complicated relationship between African Americans and Christianity.

The landscape of modern entertainment is defined by a group of performers who possess the unique ability to inhabit any role ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — No matter the time on Martha’s Vineyard, a shimmering glow will be powered by the star presence of Black filmmakers, actors and tastemakers like Issa Rae, Mara Brock Akil and ...

FLINT, MI -- The African American Film Series is coming out swinging for its 11 th year at the Flint Institute of Arts. Sing Sing focuses on a man named Divine G, a man who finds himself at Sing Sing ...

For nearly two decades, cinematic art that counters negative stereotypes, combats false narratives and offers first-hand insight about the continent of Africa have been showcased at Washington ...

*Quad Cities, IA/IL — The Pulling Focus African American Film Festival returns for its second season June 5–8, 2025, bringing powerful cinematic storytelling, artistic dialogue, and cultural ...