2024 Festival Itinerary

BLK#1

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Essex Girls 15min
• Angie’s Love 15min
• My ЊУЈОРК [New York] 17min
• In Due Season 34min

BLK#2

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Freedom Hair 98min

BLK#3

5:00pm – 7:00pm

• Billy Preston: That’s The Way God Planned It 106min

followed by

with Stephanie Allain

BLK#4

8:00pm – 10:00pm

presents

• SING SING 107min

followed by

with Academy Award Nominee Colman Domingo & Gina Belafonte

RECEPTION

9:00pm – 1:00am

presents

WELCOME RECEPTION

22 N Water St., Edgartown, MA 02539

Join us as we welcome attendees to the 22nd Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. Celebrating Black Excellence in Film. All Access and Day Pass only.

BLK#5

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Brand New 22min
• A Cup of Tea 18min
• Huey 30min

BLK#6

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Bike Vessel 90min

BLK#7

5:00pm – 6:30pm

• Dying to Vote 32min
• How Do You Remember The Days Of Slavery? 22min

followed by

with
Harvard Professor Vincent Brown and Kendra Field, Moderator

BLK#8

8:00pm – 9:30pm

presents

• An Evening with Abbott Elementary’s Sheryl Lee Ralph

BLK#9

11:00am – 12:30pm

• CUT 13min
• DEFINITELY NOT A MONSTER 20min
• Silent Killer 35min
• Inner Demons 11min

BLK#10

1:00pm – 2:30pm

• Time II: Unfinished Business 80min

BLK#11

3:00pm – 5:00pm

• Black Table 90min

BLK#12

5:30pm – 7:30pm

• Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics 86min

BLK#13

8:30pm – 10:00pm

• Young King 90min

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#14

11:00am – 12:30pm

• It Takes a Village 14min
• The Golden Boy 16min
• The Rebel Girls 22min
• Breakthrough 12min

BLK#16

2:30pm – 4:00pm

• Judging Juries 22min
• How to Sue the Klan 35min

BLK#17

5:00pm – 7:00pm

presented by

• Daughters 107min

followed by

with

Angela Patton
Director

Natalie Rae
Director

Chad Morris
Fatherhood Coach

Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey
Moderator

BLK#18

8:00pm – 10:00pm

• He Looked Like A Postcard 96min

RECEPTION

7:00pm – 10:00pm

OPENING RECEPTION

Martha’s Vineyard Museum
151 Lagoon Pond Rd.
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Join us as we salute the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and discuss the importance of this historic museum.

sponsored by

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#19

11:30am – 1:00pm

presents

• How to Die Alone
  Ep. 1 Stop Living 45min

followed by

with

Natasha Rothwell
Creator, Co-Showrunner, Executive Producer, Star

Gia Peppers
Moderator

BLK#20

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• The South Got Something to Say 97min

BLK#21

5:00pm – 7:00pm

presents

• A Radical Act: Renee Montgomery 104min

followed by

with

Renee Montgomery
Co-owner @ Atlanta Dream

Monique Rodriguez
Founder of Mielle

Julee Wilson
Moderator

BLK#22

8:00pm – 10:00pm

presents

• Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys 90min

followed by

with

Sam Pollard and Jason Pollard
Directors

Dawn Porter
Moderator

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#23

11:00am – 12:30pm

• On Second Thought 17min
• Neighborhood Alert 30min
• The Price of Freedom 12min
• Behold a Lady 16min

BLK#24

1:00pm – 2:30pm

presents

• STAX: Soulsville U.S.A.
  Ep. 1: Cause I Love You 60min

followed by

with
Jamila Wignot, Director

Sylvia Obell, Moderator
Journalist and Podcast Host

BLK#25

3:00pm – 5:00pm

presents

• False Positive 101min

followed by

with

Ismail Al-Amin, Director

Butch Reynolds, Lead Character

Segun Oduolowu
Moderator

BLK#26

6:00pm – 7:00pm

BLK#27

8:00pm – 10:30pm

presents

• The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat 124min

followed by

with
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Actor
Sanaa Lathan, Actor
Uzo Aduba, Actor
Mekhi Phifer, Actor
Tina Mabry, Director
Cori Murray, Moderator

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#28

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Bloqué 7min
• Haven 10min
• THE BLUEST HOUR 14min
• No Love Lost 17min
• A Race in the Sun 20min

BLK#29

2:00pm – 3:30pm

• Me Period 62min

BLK#30

4:30pm – 6:00pm

• How to Be A Legend: The Def Jam Legacy in Cinema

Through clips & conversation we reflect on how Def Jam’s music and artists have shaped film and culture for the last 40 years.

with

Jadakiss

Slick Rick

Jeff Harelston
Executive VP of Business Affairs and General Counsel, UMG

Dr. Charlene Thomas
Vice President of Marketing,
Def Jam Recordings

Richelle Parham, Moderator

BLK#31

7:00pm – 9:00pm

• A King Like Me 85min

PARTY

6:00pm – 9:00pm

SUMMER WHITE PARTY

Island Inn Conference Center
30 Island Inn Road
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Rain or Shine.
Must wear white, no exceptions.

SOLD OUT

sponsored by

AFTER PARTY

10:00pm – 1:00am

SUMMER WHITE AFTER PARTY

11 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

SOLD OUT

Admission for all advance ticket holders, All-Access and Thursday Day Pass holders only.

Must wear white, no exceptions.

sponsored by

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#32

11:00am – 12:30pm

• Caged Bird 17min
• What Exists 17min
• Superman Doesn’t Steal 19min
• Betty & Blue 14min

BLK#33

1:00pm – 2:30pm

• Don’t Cry for Me 6min
• Belief 14min
• Survived By 13min
• Goodnight, My Love 15min

BLK#34

3:00pm – 5:00pm

• Akos & Janet 15min
• The Debutantes 97min

BLK#35

6:00pm – 7:30pm

presents

• Emperor of Ocean Park

followed by

with

Sherman Payne
Showrunner/Executive Producer

Grantham Coleman
Actor, Talcott Garland

Tiffany Mack
Actress, Mariah Garland Denton

Stephen L. Carter
Author of novel

Cori Murray, Moderator

BLK#36

8:30pm – 10:30pm

presents

• Luther: Never Too Much 101min

followed by

with
Dawn Porter, Director
Ryan Butler, Panelist
Nii-Quartelai Quartey, Moderator

WORKOUT

7:00am – 8:00am

•  Celebrity Wellness Expert:
  Robert Brace

Celebrity Wellness Expert Robert Brace and his team will lead invigorating mind, body and soul workouts and wellness experiences on Inkwell beach. The experience will include movement, affirmations, and meditation.

sponsored by

BLK#37

11:00am – 12:30pm

• MÅNGATA 16min
• August & Ebony 13min
• LUCILLE 14min
• The Orchestra Chuck Built 23min

BLK#38

1:30pm – 4:00pm

• Albany Road 135min

followed by

with

Christine Swanson, Director

Reneé Elise Goldsberry, Actor

Lynn Whitfield, Actor

BLK#39

5:00pm – 7:00pm

CLOSING NIGHT PANEL

presents

• The Power of Legacy and Influence: A Conversation with Will Packer

followed by a screening of

• FIGHT NIGHT: The Million Dollar Heist 60min

followed by

with

Will Packer, Executive Producer

Shaye Ogbonna
Creator, Showrunner, Writer, Executive Producer

Taraji P. Henson, Actor

Don Cheadle, Actor

Chloe Bailey, Actor

Tiffany Cross, Moderator

BLK#40

8:00p – 10:00pm

• It Was All a Dream 90min

followed by

with
dream hampton

CLOSING PARTY

10:00p – 1:00am

The Official Beverage Sponsor of
The Bon Voyage Closing Party

11 Circuit Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Admission for advance ticket holders, All-Access and Saturday Day Pass holders only