BlackStar Film Festival
blackstar film festival annual film festival organized blackstar project festival focus film black brown indigenous people around world take place august philadelphia pennsylvania described black sundance festival named marcus garveys shipping line black star line founded maori karmael holmes first blackstar film festival initially conceived oneday microfestival due large number submission ultimately turned fourday international event backer festival include macarthur foundation knight foundation hbo caa comcast lionsgate first festival included master class screening part middle nowhere ava duvernay later festival included film gabourey sidibe janine sherman barrois darius clark monroe nijla baseema mu’min naima ramoschapman panel included bradford young rashid shabazz spike lee tarana burke yaba blay akiba solomon ahmir “questlove” thompson tariq “black thought” trotter previously served advisory board festival