The Black Arts Alliance presents the 22nd Annual North Carolina Black Film Festival in Wilmington, NC. Each year, the Black Arts Alliance recognizes emerging filmmakers and celebrates excellence in Black film. The North Carolina Black Film Festival is a four-day juried and invitational festival of independent motion pictures by Black filmmakers which showcases features, shorts, animation, documentary films, and student films. We pride ourselves in the Carolina Hospitality and great previous honorees and winners such as Anthony Hemingway, Ava DuVernay, Giancarlo Esposito, the late Dwayne McDuffie, Scott Sanders and more.

2 PM: 2025 Award Ceremony
3 PM: Film screening of the closing documentary