The Honolulu African American Film Festival returns for its 13th edition with films that celebrate global Black excellence in cinema. See films that highlight up-and-coming talent and important annals of Black history for the entire month of February.

The program is presented in collaboration with the Honolulu African American Film Festival committee: Daphne Barbee-Wooten, Ethan Caldwell, Akiemi Glenn, Tadia Rice, Sandra Simms, and Sharon Yarbrough.

Additional support by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and NAACP Hawaii.

Schedule of Events:

February 1, 2024

RECEPTION

6pm: Opening Reception + Film: The Space Race

Come dressed to impress! The reception includes a live performance by Sound Fire, a buffet dinner by chef Damon of Rick’s **** restaurant, and a cash bar. Festivities are followed by the Hawai‘i premiere of The Space Race at 7:30pm.

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The Space Race

This moving documentary tells the stories of Black astronauts, such as Guion Bluford and Ed Dwight, seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars.

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February 2, 2024

The League

Through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews, The League celebrates the journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century.

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

This documentary explores the extraordinary life and musical career of the brilliant drummer, composer and activist Max Roach, who pushed the boundaries of American music and social activism across seven decades.

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February 3, 2024

The League

Through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews, The League celebrates the journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the 20th century.

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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

This documentary explores the extraordinary life and musical career of the brilliant drummer, composer and activist Max Roach, who pushed the boundaries of American music and social activism across seven decades.

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February 4, 2024

The Space Race

This moving documentary tells the stories of Black astronauts, such as Guion Bluford and Ed Dwight, seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars.

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February 8, 2024

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

This documentary explores the extraordinary life and musical career of the brilliant drummer, composer and activist Max Roach, who pushed the boundaries of American music and social activism across seven decades.

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February 9, 2024

The Space Race

This moving documentary tells the stories of Black astronauts, such as Guion Bluford and Ed Dwight, seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars.

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February 10, 2024

Mami Wata

A beautiful modern fable of the battle between new and old, set in a Nigerian village confronting the encroachments of the outside world.

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The Five Demands

A riveting story about the 1969 student strike at the City College of New York that changed the face of higher education forever.

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February 11, 2024

The Space Race

This moving documentary tells the stories of Black astronauts, such as Guion Bluford and Ed Dwight, seeking to break the bonds of social injustice to reach for the stars.

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February 15, 2024

The Five Demands

A riveting story about the 1969 student strike at the City College of New York that changed the face of higher education forever.

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February 16, 2024

Story Ave

Overcome with grief after the death of his younger brother, a South Bronx teen finds a transformative friendship with a no-nonsense MTA conductor.

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

The feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Raven Jackson is a haunting, richly layered portrait of a woman’s life in Mississippi, an ode to the people and places that shape us.

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February 17, 2024

Stonebreakers + Alive in Bronze

See two films that interrogate the history of physical monuments in a nation that must confront its past now more urgently than ever.

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Ludi

A nurse tries to earn extra money for her family in this compelling exploration of the Haitian immigrant experience set in Miami’s vibrant Little Haiti community.

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February 22, 2024

Ludi

A nurse tries to earn extra money for her family in this compelling exploration of the Haitian immigrant experience set in Miami’s vibrant Little Haiti community.

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February 23, 2024

Mami Wata

A beautiful modern fable of the battle between new and old, set in a Nigerian village confronting the encroachments of the outside world.

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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt

The feature debut from award-winning poet, photographer and filmmaker Raven Jackson is a haunting, richly layered portrait of a woman’s life in Mississippi, an ode to the people and places that shape us.

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February 24, 2024

Story Ave

Overcome with grief after the death of his younger brother, a South Bronx teen finds a transformative friendship with a no-nonsense MTA conductor.

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Stonebreakers + Alive in Bronze

See two films that interrogate the history of physical monuments in a nation that must confront its past now more urgently than ever.

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February 25, 2024

HAAFF 2024 Shorts

See a collection of shorts by filmmakers near and far that highlight the Black experience in all its different facets.

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Date: February 1-25, 2024

Location: HoMA Doris Duke Theatre - 900 S Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96814

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