Oak Park Black Film Festival
3rd Annual Oak Park Black Film Festival begins, features documentary on Luther Vandross
KXTV ABC 10 - October 11, 2024
The 3rd Annual Oak Park Black Film Festival started at the Guild Theater Tuesday and ends Sunday, Oct. 13. The festival features various films from Black creators, filmmakers, producers and actors.
ABC10’s Mark S. Allen spoke with event organizers Adrianne Hall and Dru Burks about the festival.
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Oak Park Festival Provides Black Filmmakers A Too Rare Showcase
Sacramento Observer 10.24.24
By Madelaine Church | Special to The OBSERVER
The third annual Oak Park Black Film Festival played on the big screen at the historic Guild Theater in Oak Park last week.
The six-day festival, running from Oct. 8-13, featured a diverse lineup of films from aspiring Black filmmakers, actors, and creatives. More than 20 films premiered, showcasing documentaries, short films, and independent films.
Oak Park’s Black Film Festival to highlight Black culture and uplift community
Capital Public Radio - Wednesday, October 2, 2024
By Marie-Elena Schembri, Solving Sacramento
Embracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons.
These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third annual Oak Park Black Film Festival. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of independent films and panel discussions at The Guild Theatre Oct. 8-13.
Film Festivals Take Center Stage in Sacramento
Comstocks Magazine - May 24, 2024
By Jacob Peterson
The general image that comes to mind for most people when describing a film festival are grand events like the Sundance festival in Utah or the Cannes in France, but Sacramento has more than a handful of its own staple events.
The general image that comes to mind for most people when describing a film festival are grand events like the Sundance festival in Utah or the Cannes in France, but Sacramento has more than a handful of its own staple events.
New Oak Park film festival brings ‘Black excellence’ to Sacramento.
Sacramento Bee - September 10, 2023
Sacramento’s Oak Park neighborhood this week is hosting a five-day Black film festival, an event its organizers hope to turn into annual tradition.
The festival begins today at the Guild Theater at 2828 35th Ave. and includes more than a dozen short films, feature-length movies and documentaries that tell a variety of stories through a Black lens.
Some of the featured films include biopics on historical figures like Mahalia Jackson, Harold Washington, Ann Gregory, and Marcus Garvey.
Sit Back, Relax, and Enjoy a Good Film
Sacramento Observer - September 6, 2022
By Jared Childress
The first annual Oak Park Black Film Festival is just days away – and it’s a must-see.
The inaugural five-day festival will be held Sept 7 – 11 from 6 – 9PM at the Guild Theater in Oak Park, Sacramento. The event will feature independent short and feature films by African-American filmmakers. The screenings will be followed by a panel discussion with film producers moderated by St. Hope Academy founder, Kevin Johnson.
Oak Park Second Annual Black Film Festival Crosses Lines
Sacramento Observer - October 20, 2023
by WILLIAMENA KWAPO
The full range of Black films, from shorts to feature-length documentaries and narrative films, were on display at the historic Guild Theater for five days last week.
The second annual Oak Park Black Film Festival was hosted by former Mayor Kevin Johnson, who introduced the films and also offered samples of Black craft beers.
Johnson, who grew up in Oak Park, shared his love of film and the opportunities that exist for aspiring Black filmmakers, highlighting Black stories across the diaspora directed by Black filmmakers.