March on Washington Film Festival
2024 March On Festival
Hybrid 
Virtual The 2024 March On Festival increases awareness of the untold events and unsung heroes of the Civil Rights Era and inspires a renewed passion for activism. By leveraging the power of film, music, scholarship, and the arts, the Festival shares important stories to connect the past, present, and future in the fight toward social change […]
2024 Film Competition
Hybrid Virtual Debuting in 2016, the Student and Emerging Filmmaker Competitions gives filmmakers the opportunity to use cinematic storytelling to answer important themes like “what’s your civil right?” and “speaking truth to power.” The annual short film competition receives over 150 submissions from across the world.
James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket
Hybrid Using rarely-seen archival footage from nine different countries, the film melds intimate interviews and eloquent public speeches with cinéma vérité glimpses of Baldwin and original scenes from his extraordinary funeral service in December 1987.
A Mother Apart Film Screening
After discovering her mother's letters, Staceyann Chin examines Hazel's past and how her absence shaped Chin's poetry, politics, and parenting
Film Competition Finalist screenings
Debuting in 2016, the Student and Emerging Filmmaker Competitions gives filmmakers the opportunity to use cinematic storytelling to answer important themes like “what’s your civil right?” and “speaking truth to power.”
And the Word Was Good
And the Word Was Good, a day of celebrating books presented in partnership with Penguin Random House
The Gathering Table
Join us for a special culinary event that connects cookbooks to the nurturing of the civil rights movement, and the role of our ancestral food legacy in culture, health, land and freedom.
Our Secret Society Fireside Chat
Hybrid Virtual Take a look at our exclusive fireside chat with Dr. Tanisha Ford, author of the award-winning book OUR SECRET SOCIETY, and Leatrice Ellzy, Senior Director of Programming for the Apollo Theater, to learn more about Mollie Moon – a powerhouse fundraiser who brought in millions of dollars for the civil rights movement.
Virtual Reality Salon @ DESA
Hybrid Virtual The March on Washington Film Festival Virtual Reality (VR) Salon immersed students at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in stories of the continued Civil Rights Movement through cutting-edge technology at the intersection of art and storytelling.
