ABFF Filmmaker Spotlight

Miami native Dahéli Hall brings her film premiere of “SPADURA” to the American Black Film Festival, offering a courageous and brilliant portrayal of resilience sharing her journey with IVF. Hall’s heartfelt storytelling seamlessly blends humor with raw vulnerability, sharing valuable insights in a way that makes you both laugh and cry with her. Hall masterfully […]

“To be absent from the body…” —2 Corinthians 5:8 Grief Made Visible Beneath the surface of “T” (2019), Keisha Rae Witherspoon’s acclaimed 13-minute short film reveals a powerful artistic intention: to carve out space for unmuted Black grief—not pathologized, but honored. It doesn’t simply tell a story; it holds up a mirror to a community