(West Coast Premiere) LHAAFF is deeply proud and honored to partner with Cine Seattle-producers of the Seattle Latino International Film Festival to bring “Celia the Queen”.  Legendary Afro Cuban diva Celia Cruz was a woman whose voice symbolized the soul of a nation. Her reign as the queen of salsa, surrounded her with some of [...]

This is not a market festival…it’s a people festival, driven by the passion of filmmakers for their craft and audiences hungry for films outside the Hollywood machine.  Audiences overwhelmingly rate this festival highly and many return year after year. “While the African American Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is marked by steady success, [...]