We just can’t quit A DIOS MOMO. This magical and vivid story of Obdulio a cheerful eleven-year-old Afro-Uruguayan boy who lives with his devoted grandmother and two sisters.
The Underground Railroad Film Series continues the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center’s Afro-Latino focus, exploring the intersections between Black and Brown people in the Americas. African slaves were [...]
Anomaly – 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 with singer/songwriter [...]
Director – Charles Officer
USA 2009 93 Minutes
NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY is an urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter and the faith of a child.
Jude is a single mother who descends from a long line of Jamaican caregivers. SILENCE is a past his prime boxer who fights illegally to survive. [...]
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 [...]
The April 2010 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, an annual presentation of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle, Washington, USA invites independent film entries of any length. Genres/subject areas: narrative, documentary, children’s, youth-made movies, shorts, Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, animation, experimental.
Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include a significant amount of [...]
Roma Ndolo’s story is a parallel journey to that of President Barack Obama, who has a Euro-American mother and a Kenyan father, echoing the multicultural experience. My Father the Luo is a film about finding one’s identity.
The Underground Railroad Film Series (URFS) is the neighborhood participation component of the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.
Each month from September through February, at various ‘safe houses’ in greater King County, the Underground Railroad Film Series partners with community groups, organizations and traditionally marginalized populations to host a screening of films by or about [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
