The 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival brought over 1200 eager audience members, including capacity crowds for Opening and Closing nights.  “The impact of the festival goes beyond the festival”,  notes the Seattle Office of Film and Music.
Audiences praised the festival, which featured more than 38 films from around the world and hosted filmmakers [...]

Local filmmaker Georgio Brown takes a detour from 18 years of producing Coolout TV to create an intimate look at hip hop and social justice collective, the 206 Zulu Nation. The 206 Zulus are multicultural family of artists who form the Seattle chapter of the larger 206 Zulu Nation, and international social justice hip hop [...]

5 Days in July revisits the 1967 Newark Riots, an important cataclysmic moment in American history. This civil disturbance began when African American cab driver and musician John W. Smith was arrested, beaten and dragged into Fourth Precinct for a minor traffic infraction.   This action triggered rebellion among the African American community that spread throughout [...]

Films in the the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) combine both call call-for-work entries and curated films selected by the curator and committee. Awards are given to call-for-work entries in three categories; Audience Award, Jury Award and Local Filmmaker Award. In 2009 the festival gave an additional nod to Short films as a [...]

Filmmaker Alrick Brown walked away with the Audience and Jury awards at the 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, marking yet another first as this 6-year old festival posted record attendance for opening and closing nights and an eclectic array of narrative, documentary, experimental and youth films.