NC Black Film Festival Closing

NC Black Film Festival Closing
Sunday, May 3
2:30 PM Recognition of Award Winners and Honorees
3:00 PM Film Screening
Admission $20
CAM is proud to host the closing of the 24th Annual NC Black Film Festival, presented by the Black Arts Alliance. A three-day juried and invitational festival, the NC Black Film Festival celebrates independent motion pictures by Black filmmakers and films exploring African-American life and history, featuring shorts, animation, documentary, and student films.
The closing film is Free Joan Little, directed by award-winning Peabody documentarian Yoruba Richen, followed by a Q&A with the director. The film tells the story of the landmark 1975 trial of Joan Little, the first woman in U.S. history acquitted for using deadly force to resist sexual assault. At 20 years old, Little was incarcerated in North Carolina when her case drew national attention, becoming a rallying point for civil rights, women’s rights, and prison reform. Activists including Angela Davis and Rosa Parks joined her cause, catalyzing a national conversation about racial justice and gender-based violence that remains deeply relevant today.
Yoruba Richen is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and recipient of the Black Public Media Trailblazer Award. Her most recent film, American Coup: Wilmington 1898, was nominated for a Peabody Award.