The San Antonio Black International Film Festival is returning Thursday, Oct. 2, through Sunday, Oct. 5, for its seventh year, boasting an impressive roster of films, a red-carpet reception and awards honoring filmmaking firebrands.
Founded by indie filmmaker Ada M. Babineaux, the festival celebrates myriad facets of the African Diaspora.
This year’s highlights include the legendary Ethiopian-born filmmaker Haile Gerima, who helped pioneer the LA Rebellion film movement. Also known as the “Los Angeles School of Black Filmmakers,” members of the forward-pushing group all attended UCLA between the late ’60s and the ’80s.
Gerima’s best-known work is the award-winning SANKOFA (1993). This fever dream of a loose narrative centers on an apathetic Black American model on a photo shoot in Ghana, who is involuntarily transported back to North America during the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Passes, a schedule, locations and more are available at the festival’s website.
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