Black Laurel Films

the international black women’s film festival is now called black laurel films ------------------ x ---------------------- the international black women’s film festival was established in 2001 by adrienne anderson, a san francisco bay area-resident and san francisco-native. the first festival was presented in 2002 in san francisco, ca. though an academic and collaborative technology trainer by profession, ms. anderson is a writer and has worked as a journalist, writer and cultural activist. the international black women’s film festival is now called black laurel films. after 15 years of producing and programming the festival, a decision was made to rebrand the festival and to change the name, but not the goal. the international black women’s film festival is now called black laurel films. black laurel films uses the cinematic narrative to normalize the presence of women of color as equitable partners in creative visual storytelling.