Newark Black Film Festival
newark black film festival nbff annual film festival taken place since newark new jersey longest running black film festival united state operates auspex newark museum art nbff focus work history african american african diaspora screening typically followed qa session filmmaker scholar newark black film festival paul robeson award began biennial competition festival receives funding form grant various foundation corporation free charge public concept festival originated filmmaker oliver franklin university pennsylvania annenberg center gu heningburg greater newark urban coalition suggested newark museum host one traveling event became part museum programming quoted newarkbased newspaper starledger rutgers university professor clement price originally selection committee said festival started lean year newark history following disturbance summer newark black film festival one early credible effort address trauma civic dislocation concern future newark enduring aspiration festival show film give believable portrait africanamerican african diasporic life history film shown venue city including newark public library newark symphony hall washington park rutgers university–newark new jersey institute technology cityplex list film festival new jersey television film new jersey new jersey motion picture television commission james moody jazz festival newark museum art