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URL:https://annarborwithkids.com/events/aadl-welcomes-ann-arbor-black-film
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SUMMARY:AADL Welcomes: Ann Arbor Black Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:\nThe Ann Arbor Black Film Festival is here to promote the vib
 rant culture of filmmaking in Ann Arbor\, Michigan and showcase artists an
 d media creators of color. \n\n\n\nFor teens &amp\; adults. Held in Lower 
 Level Program Room.\n\n\n\nThis afternoon's program includes the following
  films and workshops:\n\n\n\nThe Nights Were VelvetBloemfontein\, South Af
 ricaDirector: Sara CF GouveiaAs actress Jane Mpholo prepares for an intens
 ely personal solo performance\, the boundaries between rehearsal and reali
 ty begin to blur. Confronted by echoes of her past\, Jane is forced to rec
 kon with buried memories and the unresolved grief surrounding her family. 
 Every line she speaks feels like a confession as Jane discovers that art c
 an be both a mirror and a wound. A meditation on memory\, performance\, an
 d healing\, this intimate short film explores how grief lingers and how ar
 t can become a form of release.Stolen SchoolEvanston\, ILDirector: Raphael
  NashSTOLEN SCHOOL confronts the reality that desegregation wasn’t good 
 for everyone. In 1967\, the local school district in Evanston\, IL\, close
 d Foster School—the all-Black neighborhood school in the historically Bl
 ack 5th Ward—in the name of integration. Rather than ensuring equal acce
 ss to resources\, this decision displaced generations of Black students\, 
 forcing them to be bussed across town while their community was left witho
 ut a local school.Are You A Librarian? Black Librarians and Freedom Throug
 h LiteracyCharlotte\, NCDirector: Rodney FreemanAre You a Librarian? is a 
 personal mission to bring untouched important Black stories stories forwar
 d. It’s not just about honoring the past\; it’s about inspiring a new 
 generation to take up the mantle of literacy\, freedom\, and truth in an a
 ge where those very principles are under attack.A2BFF Workshop: Using AI t
 o Take Your Screenplay from Promise to ProductionAI is reshaping Hollywood
  — not replacing storytellers\, but empowering them to do more with less
 . Join us and learn to bridge the gap between promise and production using
  accessible\, ethical\, and creative technology.Presented by native Detroi
 ter Marc Harris.Free Joan LittleWinston-Salem\, NCDirector: Yoruba RichenF
 REE JOAN LITTLE tells the story of the 1975 groundbreaking case of Joan Li
 ttle who was the first woman in U.S history to be acquitted for using dead
 ly force to resist sexual assault. Joan was a Black incarcerated woman in 
 North Carolina who killed her white prison guard who was trying to rape he
 r. Little’s murder trial became a cause celebre bringing together promin
 ent advocates\, black power activists \, white feminists and anti-death pe
 nalty activists while catalyzing a nationwide discussion on sexual assault
 . With rare archival footage\, contemporary interviews and the folk anthem
  that carried her cause\, FREE JOAN LITTLE captures the spirit of resistan
 ce that made history.Where's My Coffee Cup?Merced\, CADirector: Yehuda Sha
 rimAt 64 and still in prison\, John must navigate trauma and aging in a sp
 ace that is not designed for a geriatric population. Like others\, he face
 s the challenges of stairs\, top bunks\, food that is not made for human c
 onsumption\, timely and adequate health care\, and the everyday risks of v
 iolence and exploitation. John’s story is a call and a demand for compas
 sion and justice.Carceral Genocide and Cinema as a Space of HealingA multi
 -media eve\, making connections between carceral genocide\, occupation\, a
 nd immigration hosted by the director of "Where's My Cup?"\, Yehuda Sharim
 .\n\n\n\nOther Days of Ann Arbor Black Film Festival\n\n\n\n[events_list t
 ag="aabff" scope="2026-06-01\,2026-06-30"][/events_list]\n
CATEGORIES:Arbor Annie's Highlights,BIPOC,Free,High Schoolers,Indoor
 Activities,Movies,Parents
LOCATION:Downtown Branch of AADL\, 343 South Fifth Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, Mic
 higan\, 48104\, Downtown\, United States
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