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Coming to Africa: Welcome to Ghana follows an African schoolteacher preparing to fulfill her lifelong dream of moving to the U.S. with her new American boyfriend who is struggling to gain acceptance from her family. (Ghana - Comedy, Romance)

Selected Festivals: Best Costume Design - The African Film Festival; Best Feature Film (Nominee) - Newark International Film Festilval; Best Feature Film (Nominee) - Charlotte Black Film Festival

Let the Church Say explores the role of the Black church in a time of racial upheaval. (United States - Documentary, Social Justice)

Selected Festivals: Audience Choice - ICFMF; Official Selection - Bronzelens; Official Selection - Pan African Film Festival; Official Selection - American Black Film Festival; Official Selection - Morehouse College Human Rights Festival

As Far as I Can Walk  is a re-imagining of a traditional medieval epic in which contemporary African migrants take the place of Serbian national heroes. (Serbia - Drama)

Selected Festivals: Grand Prix Krystal Globe, Best Actor, Special Mention for Cinematography, Ecumenical Jury Prize, Europa Cinemas Label Award - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Haifa International Film Festival; and more!

Angels on Diamond Street spotlights three women fighting for social justice in an African-American church in Philadelphia. (United States - Documentary, Social Justice)

Selected Festivals: Best Film (Nominee) - Docudays UA International Documentary Human Rights Film Festival; Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival

A Little Closure follows Keith who, after dying from a shrimp allergy, returns as a ghost seeking help from his best friend, Woody, to give his fiancée closure before moving on. (United States - Drama, Comedy)

Selected Festivals: American Black Film Festival; Toronto Black Film Festival

Zanzibar, the Tidal Archipelago is a comprehensive adventure blending nature, culture, and history in this unique Indian Ocean paradise off the coast of Africa. (Zanzibar - Documentary, Travel, Nature)

Peanut Headz Black History Toonz is back with a new episode celebrating the life and legacy of sports great Jackie Robinson. (United States - Animation, History, Series)

Selected Festivals: Best Animated Series (Nominee) - NAACP Image Awards

The Art of Flow: Love is a Mood provides an intimate live music experience, allowing music enthusiasts to connect more deeply with independent artists by listening not only to the sounds but also to the thoughts behind their artistic expression. (United States - Documentary, The Arts)

Selected Festivals: Official Selection - Hip Hop Film Festival; Official Selection - Detroit Black Film Festival

The Raising Black Millionaires Show goes into the homes and offices of today's Black millionaires and billionaires to learn the strategies they used to gain their success. (United States - Documentary, Series)

Ayaanle follows an aspiring actor whose dreams of stardom are sidelined when he becomes the most wanted man in Kenya. (Kenya - Action)

Selected Festivals: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Picture (Nominee), Best Lead Actor (Nominee), Best Supporting Actress (Nominee), Best Supporting Actress - Kalasha International Film Festival; and more!

Where Hearts Lie follows a young Brooklyn-based real estate mogul who unwittingly gambles his success, sanity, and the safety of his young child when he falls for the wrong woman. (United States - Drama)

Selected Festivals: Best Feature Film - London Film Award; Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing - Treasure Coast International Film Festival; Audience Choice - Ocktober Film Festival; and more!

Victoria follows a man who leaves his life in L.A. to begin anew in a half-completed and partially abandoned settlement in the Mojave Desert. (United States - Documentary)

Selected Festivals: Berlin International Film Festival; Caligari Award - Indie Lisboa; TVCine Channels Award - Beldocs; Special Jury Mention - Open City London; Open City Award, Play Doc Galicia; Best Play Doc Picture - Docville; and more!

Of Mind and Music is a story about a beautiful street musician suffering from memory loss and a disheartened neuroscientist intent on helping her. (United States - Drama)

Selected Festivals: Best Director - Albuquerque Film & Music Experience; Best Film - Vail Film Festival; Best Performance by and Actress, Audience Award - American Black Film Festival; Best New Director (Nominee) - Sedona International Film Festival; and more!

Dancing the Twist in Bamako is a romance fraught with the drama of political change, infused with the musical energy of the 1960s. (Mali - Drama, Romance)

Selected Festivals: Best Narrative Feature - Pan African Film & Arts Festival; Nominee, Best Feature - Silver Mirror Award; Nominee, Best Feature Film - Valladolid International Film Festival; and more!

What's the Mark? explores the power of media and advertisements in influencing public opinion and the perpetuation of stereotypes and its effects. (United States - Experimental)

Selected Festivals: San Diego Black Film Festival; Best Experimental Film - Huntington Beach Cultural Showcase; Brightside Tavern Film Festival; Rhode Island Black Film Festival; Athens International Film and Video Film Festival; and more!

Quilombo follows a group of warriors defending their land from Portuguese settlers. (Brazil - Historical Drama)

Selected Festivals: Palme D'Or (Nominee) - Cannes Film Festival

The Allure of Antigua, The Gem of the Caribbean explores the history and culture of the beautiful Caribbean island. (Antigua - Documentary, Travel, Nature)

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