BlackStar Film Festival Youth Showcase - URBN Annex

Saturday, August 6, 2016

10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Shorts: All Ages
10:00am
This collection of family-friendly shorts has appeal for all ages! Bring the kids with you to enjoy these educational stories with messages of loving yourself, facing fear, respecting elders, and more.

Youth Brown Bag Lunch: Sabrina Schmidt Gordon & Tahir Jetter
12:00pm
Accomplished filmmakers Sabrina Schmidt Gordon (BaddDDD Sonia Sanchez) and Tahir Jetter (How to be a Douchebag) will share with the BlackStar Youth Filmmakers about their training, work and creative process. They will also share best practices for finding resources and additional training. Lunch will be provided. Registration is required and limited to filmmakers ages 22 and under.

Youth Screening
2:00pm

Youth Reception
3:30pm

About BlackStar Film Festival
The BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global indigenous communities, showcasing films by black people from around the world.
The BlackStar Film Festival runs August 4 through August 7 at the International House of Philadelphia and the Leonard Pearlstein Gallery. Tickets are $12 for General Admission, $8 for Students/Seniors, $6 for BlackStar Members and $6 for IHP Members.