The Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development will hold its fourth annual Black Film Festival from November 20-22.
Following a ticketed fundraiser and screening of “Alabama Brawl: A Documentary” on Nov. 19, the Black Film Festival will continue Nov. 20–22 with free screenings, discussions and filmmaker conversations at locations across Madison.
The festival celebrates Black joy, resilience, art, education and culture with films that reveal Black experiences and voices.
Screenings and events are free. The festival schedule is as follows:
Friday, Nov. 20 at OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center
- 12:30 p.m. – “Hedda” (Nia DeCosta, 2025)
- 2:30 p.m. – “Kokomo City” (D. Smith, 2023)
- 4 p.m. – “Black Burns Fast” (Sandulela Asanda, 2025)
Saturday, Nov. 21 at Madison Central Library
- 9:30 a.m. – “How Fox News Melts Your Brain | Part Two” (Shanspeare, 2023)
- 10:45 a.m. – “Remember the Titans” (Boaz Yakin, 2000)
- 12:45 p.m. – “Sinners & the Death of Black Art” (F.D. Signifier, 2025)
- 2:30 p.m. – “Roll Bounce” ( Malcolm D. Lee, 2005)
Sunday, Nov. 22 at the Center for Black Excellence and Culture
- 11:00 a.m. – “Black Boyhood is Hell” (F.D. Signifier, 2022)
- 12:30 p.m. – “Almost Christmas” (David E. Talbert, 2016)
- 2:30 p.m. – “Black Media Breakdown: When They’re EVIL but Black” (F.D. Signifier, 2025)
- 3:45 p.m. – “Makin’ Cake” (Dasha Kelly, 2025)
- 6 p.m. – Short Film Session & Black Filmmaker Panel Discussion
Black Filmmaker Panel Discussion at 7 p.m.
Guests: Dasha Kelly (Makin’ Cake), Naomi Re’a (Sherman Park) - 8 p.m. – “This Christmas” (Preston A. Whitmore II, 2007)
Registration is requested for each screening. Register on the Black Film Festival website by clicking the Get Tickets button and select film screenings to attend.
