Investing in the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival is an investment in the community. Visibility for your company will be high among a diverse cross section of Seattle and King County, WA residents.
The festival offers 9 days of exposure to thoughtful audiences who carry the experience of the festival into the greater community dialogue. [...]

Wanting to escape was the easy part. Taking place in 1986 and 1998 and based on a true story, three poor, Black kids in rural Mississippi reap the consequences of their family’s cycle of abuse, addiction, and
violence. They independently struggle to escape their circumstances and must decide whether to confront what’s plagued their family for [...]

The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival is proud to partner with the Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative and the Metropolitan Sickle Cell Task Force to bring NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY as the 2010 Festival Opening Night Film, recognizing of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Sickle Cell Anemia in the U.S.   The Festival hopes promote awareness and [...]

Barack Obama’s presidency has brought conversations on racial identity to the forefront. ANOMALY is a groundbreaking documentary film that takes an insider’s look at the experiences of multiracial Americans. Through personal narratives, ANOMALY stimulates viewers to think about identity, family and community in a changing world.
The film features interviews and performances by [...]

VINTAGE – Families of Value is a fantasy documentary film which intimately explores three African-American families through the eyes of lesbian and gay male siblings — two or more in the same family.
Awarded Best Documentary by the 1996 Atlanta International Film Festival and a Golden Gate by the 1996 San Francisco International Film Festival, this [...]

RETURN propels us into the unseen world of indigenous African medicine through  ritual, spiritual connections and sacrifice.  Through exclusive visits with traditional healers across the African continent, we experience their ancient practices first hand. The film chronicles the journey of two African American professionals as they reconnect to the cultures of their ancestry, and encounter [...]

Behind the luxurious extravaganza of the famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans on the desolate back streets, devastated by Katrina, survives one of the most ancestral and hidden celebrations of the African-American population: “The Mardi Gras Indian”.
The Mardi Gras Indians date back to the time of slavery as a tribute to the Native American tribes [...]

Based on true events and spanning between 1986 and 1998, Mississippi Damned follows three young African Americans in the rural south as they suffer through the devastating cycles of poverty, addiction and abuse.
Wanting to escape was the easy part. Taking place in 1986 and 1998 and based on a true story, three poor, Black kids [...]

TAPOLOGO tells a local story with global relevance. It’s an up-beat narrative, that moves from squalor and degradation to dignity and hope. HIV infected women are portrayed as protagonists of their own healing process, not as victims.
In Tapologo, the fight against AIDS unfolds as a community project mobilizing a network of retired nurses, social workers, [...]

The LangstonPass is an all access festival pass that gets you into all events, galas workshops and films with no hassle. With over 40 films, shorts, workshops and parties, the LangstonPass is a true bargain for your entertainment dollar.
The LangstonPass makes a perfect gift for friends, family and colleagues. Give the gift of independent films [...]