The 27th Annual

Film Festival

Welcome to the 27th annual Harlem Film Institute Film Festival. This year we have six films, starting with “A street renaming: Black Panther Party Way”. The film takes a look at a street in Harlem, renamed in dedication to the Black Panther Party, Our second film, “The Million Youth March”, takes a look at the million youth rally, lead by the late Dr. Khalid Muhammad. The film premiered at the first film festival.

The next film, “African Burial Ground Memorial” follows the ceremony and dedication to the burial site of Africans in lower Manhattan. The site includes the World Trade Center area, as well as the center street Courthouses. “Merci’s Journey” chronicles the life of  my daughter, Dr.Merci Best, from a toddler to grad school, she is now a neuroscience researcher in Boston,

Anasia: the art of Anasia Mapp”, showcases the exquisite art of Anasia Mapp. The sixth and  final film “Mr. Jason Andrew”, tells the haunting story of a life of former Harlem Film Institute student Jason Andrew.

 

The Harlem Film Institute is honored to induct Hailie Gerima into our Hall   of Fame..

“A Street Renaming: Black Panther Party Way”.

“Million Youth March 1998”.

“African Burial Ground Memorial II”.

 

“Merci’s Journey”.

 

“Anasia: The Art of Anasia Mapp”.

 

“Mister Jason Andrew”.

HFI Hall of Fame Inductees

1999- Oscar Micheaux (1885-1951)

2000- Melvin Van  Peebles (1932-2021)

2001-Gordon Parks (1912-2006)

2002 -Noble Johnson (1881-1978 )

2003-Spencer Williams (1893-1969)

2004-Ivan Dixon (1931-2009)

2005-Sidney Poitier (1927-2022)

2006-Clarence Muse (1889-1979)

2006-Charles Burnett

2007-Ossie Davis (1917-2005)

2007-William Greaves (1926-2014)

2008-Michael Schultz

2009-Maya Angelou (1928-2014)

2010-Spike Lee

2011-Julie Dash

2012-Robert Townsend

2013-Reggie Hudlin

2014-Steve McQueen

2015-F Gary Gray

2016-Barry Jenkins

2017-Albert Hughes

2018-Warrington Hudlin

2019-John Singleton (1968-2019)

2020-Ava DuVernay

2021-Chadwick Boseman (1977-2020)

2022-Kathleen Collins (1942-1986)

2023-Ryan K. Coogler

2024-Denzel Washington

2025-Malcolm Jamal Warner (1970-2025)

2026-Hailie Gerima