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a guide to current and upcoming film releases in cinemas
featuring talent from the African diaspora in front of and behind the camera

a project of Nate Parker & Michael Dequina
established 2012
last update: July 12, 2024
in loving memory of John Singleton


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Dandelion Dandelion

  • Cast: KiKi Layne, Thomas Doherty
  • Director: Nicole Riegel
  • opened July 12

    A struggling singer-songwriter takes a last-ditch-effort gig where she finds a kindred spirit in a guitarist.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Sing Sing Sing Sing

  • Cast: Colman Domingo
  • Director: Greg Kwedar
  • opened July 12

    A man wrongly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • A Quiet Place: Day One A Quiet Place: Day One

  • Cast: Lupita Nyong'o, Djimon Hounsou, Joseph Quinn
  • Director: Michael Sarnoski
  • opened June 28

    Alien creatures with ultrasonic hearing invade New York City.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Bad Boys: Ride or Die Bad Boys: Ride or Die

  • Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Jacob Scipio, Tasha Smith, Melanie Liburd
  • Directors: Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
  • opened June 7

    Miami cops Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett are forced to go on the run while attempting to clear the name of their late captain.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Twisted Hearts Twisted Hearts

  • Cast: Cocoa Brown, Jay Reeves, Mashayla Barnes, Leland B. Martin, Emelina Adams, Adrian Lockett, Lauren Ashley White
  • Director: Michael "Boogievision" Pinckney
  • opened May 31

    Three struggling couples attempt to mend their differences at a couples retreat.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Banel & Adama Banel & Adama

  • Cast: Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo
  • Director: Ramata-Toulaye Sy
  • opened June 7

    In a remote village in Senegal, a young couple is torn between pursuing their personal happiness and the demands and duties of tradition.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot

  • Cast: Nika King, Demetrius Grosse
  • Director: Joshua Weigel
  • opened July 3

    The true story of a reverend and his wife who spurred a movement for families to adopt children from the local foster system.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Kinds of Kindness Kinds of Kindness

  • Cast: Emma Stone, Mamoudou Athie, Hong Chau, Jesse Plemons
  • Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
  • opened June 21

    Three stories: a man is troubled by a task assigned by his demanding boss; a cop questions the true identity of his wife after she returns from a disappearance; a woman searches for a specific person with extraordinary abilities.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Thelma Thelma

  • Cast: June Squibb, Richard Roundtree
  • Director: Josh Margolin
  • opened June 21

    When she gets duped by a phone scammer, a 93-year-old grandmother sets out with a friend to reclaim her money.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Inside Out 2 Inside Out 2

  • Cast: Ayo Edebiri, Amy Poehler
  • Director: Kelsey Mann
  • opened June 7

    Now a teenager, young Riley deals with increasingly complex emotions.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • The Garfield Movie The Garfield Movie

  • Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Pratt, Hannah Waddingham
  • Director: Mark Dindal
  • opened May 24

    After unexpectedly reunited with his estranged father, Garfield is forced to join him on a risky heist.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • JULY 26

    The Fabulous Four The Fabulous Four

  • Cast: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bette Midler, Susan Sarandon, Megan Mullally
  • Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse

    Four friends reunite for the surprise wedding of one of their own.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • AUGUST 9

    Borderlands Borderlands

  • Cast: Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett, Ariana Greenblatt, Jack Black, Florian Monteanu, Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Director: Eli Roth

    A team of misfits embark on a mission to save a missing girl who holds the key to unimaginable power.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • AUGUST 23

    Blink Twice Blink Twice

  • Cast: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum
  • Director: Zoë Kravitz

    A woman begins to question her reality as strange things begin to hapen while on a dream vacation on a billionaire's private island.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • The Forge The Forge

  • Cast: Aspen Kennedy, Cameron Arnett, Priscilla C. Shirer, Karen Abercrombie
  • Director: Alex Kendrick

    After graduating from high school without any plans for the future, a young man receives a push to start making better life decisions.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • SEPTEMBER 6

    The Front Room The Front Room

  • Cast: Brandy, Kathryn Hunter
  • Director: Max & Sam Eggers

    Home becomes hell for a newly pregnant woman when her mother-in-law moves in.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • SEPTEMBER 27

    Never Let Go Never Let Go

  • Cast: Halle Berry, Percy Daggs IV, Anthony B. Jenkins
  • Director: Alexandre Aja

    A mother protects her two young sons from evil forces in the forest.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • The Wild Robot The Wild Robot

  • Cast: Lupita Nyong'o
  • Director: Chris Sanders

    A robot stranded on an island survives her harsh environment with the help of the native animals.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • OCTOBER 11

    Piece by Piece Piece by Piece

  • Cast: Pharrell Williams
  • Director: Morgan Neville

    Musician Pharrell Williams tells his life story through LEGO bricks.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • NOVEMBER 6 - 10

    Urbanworld Film Festival poster Urbanworld Film Festival

    The Urbanworld Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes narrative features, documentaries, and short films, as well as panel discussions, live staged screenplay readings, and the Urbanworld Digital track focused on digital and social media. Urbanworld has also provided a platform for some of today's leading brands seeking to reach key influencers across the industry and within the consumer marketplace.

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    NOVEMBER 15

    Red One Red One

  • Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons
  • Director: Jake Kasdan

    The North Pole's head of security teams up with a bounty hunter to find Santa Claus, who has been kidnapped.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • NOVEMBER 22

    Gladiator II Gladiator II

  • Cast: Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, Connie Nielsen, Pedro Pascal
  • Director: Ridley Scott

    Lucius, son of Lucilla, must challenge a new power.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb


    • Wicked Wicked

  • Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Michelle Yeoh
  • Director: Jon M. Chu

    Polar opposite young witches Elphaba and Glinda form an unlikely friendship at school.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • NOVEMBER 27

    Moana 2 Moana 2

  • Cast: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson
  • Directors: David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller

    Moana journeys to the far seas after an unexpected call from her ancestors.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • DECEMBER 20

    Mufasa: The Lion King Mufasa: The Lion King

  • Cast: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Donald Glover, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Thandiwe Newton, Lennie James, Keith David, Anika Noni Rose, Blue Ivy Carter
  • Director: Barry Jenkins

    Rafiki tells King Simba's daughter the story of her grandfather, Mufasa.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • DECEMBER 25

    The Fire Inside

  • Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry
  • Director: Rachel Morrison
  • Screenwriter: Barry Jenkins

    The true story of boxer Claressa "T-Rex" Shield's journey to the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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    • FEBRUARY 4 - 17, 2025

    PAFF poster Pan African Film and Arts Festival

    The Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF), is America's largest and most prestigious Black film and arts festival, showcasing the largest number of national and international films from international filmmakers. The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the same time, serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.

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    FEBRUARY 14, 2025

    Captain America: Brave New World Captain America: Brave New World

  • Cast: Anthony Mackie, Giancarlo Esposito, Carl Lumbly, Harrison Ford
  • Director: Julius Onah

    Sam Wilson faces a new threat as Captain America.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • JUNE 27, 2025

    F1 F1

  • Cast: Damson Idris, Brad Pitt
  • Director: Joseph Kosinski

    A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team with a younger driver.

    Trailer | Official Site | IMDb



    • JUNE 2025

    ABFF poster American Black Film Festival

    The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is a five-day retreat and premiere destination film market that will feature many of Hollywood's heavyweights and industry insiders. Founded in 1997, the mission of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) is to strengthen the Black filmmaking community through resource sharing, education, artistic collaboration and career development.

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    JULY 2025

    UNINTERRUPTED Film Festival poster UNINTERRUPTED Film Festival

    UNINTERRUPTED brings together athletes, filmmakers, content creators, and visual visionaries to showcase their unique perspectives at the annual festival, which provides a platform to celebrate athletes as storytellers while giving fans unprecedented access to some of their favorite athletes and voices in sport.

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