RI Black Film Festival

by Ann Clanton, contributing writer

Little Richard Doc, Bonnie BBlue and first black movie star, Lincoln Perry headline annual Black Film Festival

The 2023 Rhode Island Black Film Festival, “Black Culture in Film”will run April 20 to April 23 at locations around Providence, including Pepsi Forum Auditorium, Johnson & Wales University,  Providence Public Library, and Brown University.  

FILM FESTIVAL LOCATIONS

April 20, 10a.m. -12:30 pm

Johnson Wales University, Pepsi Forum, Wales Hall, 8 Abbott Park Place, Providence 

April 21, 10:00 a.m – 5pm

Providence Public Library, 150 Empire Street-Providence -Thomas Farish Auditorium -3rd Floor

April 22, 10:00 a.m. – 5pm 

Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island 

(Trinity United Methodist Church-entrance in rear of bldg)- 393 Broad Street-Providence 

April 23, 12:30-5pm

Brown University Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs 280 Brook Street-Providence

The festival showcases films by first time and seasoned filmmakers from Providence, Paris (France) and official selections-awards with reach including the Cannes Film Festival. 

“The festival is a rare opportunity in Providence to fully engage with the world through the medium of film,” says Ann Clanton, managing director and founder of the Rhode Island Black Film Festival (RIBFF).

To sign up for the film festival go to the following LINK. https://bit.ly/RIBFFREGISTRATION.