Hotel Check In

HARRIS ROOM - Hilton Charlotte University Place 8629 J M Keynes Dr,, Charlotte, NC, NC, United States

We will open our onsite Box Office on Thursday July 6, 2023 at 3pm to 6pm. The Box office is located on the lower level of the hotel. Here you can get your pre-paid credentials, buy additional tickets or get information about the festival events. You can also email: support@charlotteblackfilmfestival.com for additional information.

Welcome Meet & Greet

MEET THE FILMMAKERS,  ATTENDEES & THE CBFF TEAM The opening event at the Charlotte Black Film Festival is our welcome to filmmakers their team and the festival attendees. We will have  Meet and Greet with opening welcome from Charlotte City Council District 4 member Renee Johnson. 6:00 Pm to 7:30 PM. FASHION OF FILM SHOWCASE […]

Fashion of Film

HARRIS ROOM - Hilton Charlotte University Place 8629 J M Keynes Dr,, Charlotte, NC, NC, United States

Our Fashion of Film competition will allow Boutiques and designers to showcase their creative talents and clothes in a created stylish and innovative way that reflects their personal interpretation of a fashion flare film. The Fashion of Film is a great way to market your brand, business and  is being produced by the Charlotte Black […]

After Party – Thursday at Hilton Hotel

  AFTER FASHION SHOW PARTY @  HILTON HOTEL with DJ KHASO   $20 at the door or $10 for all 3 After Parties with any festival ticket.  (must prepay at the Box office)  

Mayor Pro-Tem – Documentary – Runtime: 40mins

Drinking from the colored-only water fountain, entering the backdoor of a restaurant, and using the colored-only restrooms were a part of growing up in the segregated south. Remaining in the south as others moved north for a better life, William “Pete” Kennedy’s desire was to enhance his city’s progression through consistent positive change - one […]

Black Butterfly – Short Film – Runtime: 12mins

On the day of his long-awaited, well-deserved promotion at his corporate job, an ambitious Black man starts to see cracks in his carefully constructed persona. Director, Writer, Producer: Kelvin Summerhill Key Cast: Alfred Pierce Trailer: Black Butterfly - Trailer | A 2023 Charlotte Black Film Festival Official Selection - YouTube

Garden Ministry – Short Film – Runtime: 10mins

A joyful portrait of Reverend Dallas Conyers–how she survived environmental racism, became a climate organizer out of necessity, and her passion for healing the climate crisis through community organizing and her frontyard garden. Director: Kerri Pang; Producers: Joshua Clark and Lauren Valenzuela; Key Cast: Dallas Conyers Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHLqDyjIXBw

GENERATION Z – Feature Film – 60mins

A documentary that explores the mindset of kids during the pandemic and all the events of 2020 Director, Writer, Producer: Joyce A Jones Trailer: Generation Z - Trailer | A 2023 Charlotte Black Film Festival Official Selection - YouTube  

Block 1 Films – Theater I

HARRIS ROOM - Hilton Charlotte University Place 8629 J M Keynes Dr,, Charlotte, NC, NC, United States

Come and view films from around the world as the 13th annual Charlotte Black Film Festival celebrates our 2023 official sections in person and on our IOCTV network. Two screens and 40 films in person and 100 films online. Get Your Tickets Here: BOX OFFICE  

Cultural Environmentalism Panel

HARRIS ROOM - Hilton Charlotte University Place 8629 J M Keynes Dr,, Charlotte, NC, NC, United States

The stereotype that environmentalists are all white and wealthy, and its corollary that “Black people don’t do nature,” are both clearly false. The racist history of the environmental movement does continue to make many people of color, particularly African Americans, feel unwelcome in mainstream environmental organizations. But people of all races care about the environment. In fact, […]

Flo Jo: A Daughters Love – Documentary – Runtime: 51mins

The untold story of Florence Griffith Joyner, told through the eyes of those who knew her best. Director: Shannon Dion; Producer: Mary Joyner; Key Cast: Mary Joyner Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI0mO7vJSyI

Mayor Pro Tem – William “Pete” Kennedy – Documentary – Runtime: 40mins

Drinking from the colored-only water fountain, entering the backdoor of a restaurant, and using the colored-only restrooms were a part of growing up in the segregated south. Remaining in the south as others moved north for a better life, William “Pete” Kennedy’s desire was to enhance his city’s progression through consistent positive change - one […]