Black X Film Festival

the black x film festival is a three-day online film festival (september 25-27, 2020) started by a collective of black artists and allies to showcase black creators. through providing this free event of music and film, we showcase the radical multifaceted expressions of the black experience by centering black resilience and a commitment to anti-racism. we intentionally named the film festival, black x, to play into the multiplicity of meanings of ‘x’; where x may be seen as an abbreviation of experience, a celebration of black existence, and an homage to malcolm x. ‘x’ is a crossroads offering the opportunity to choose to employ black success as a revolution of social order, over the violent complacency that has shaped and characterized contemporary society. through foregrounding emerging and mid-career artists, we will provide the artistic space for professional recognition and payment for the creative labor of black artists. the generated financial support through fundraising affor