The Rhode Island Black Film Festival, “Black Culture in Film” will run from April 20 to April 23 at locations around Providence, including Pepsi Forum Auditorium, Johnson & Wales University,  Providence Public Library, and Brown University. 

“The festival is a rare opportunity in Providence to fully engage with the world through the medium of film,” says Ann Clanton, managing director and founder of the Rhode Island Black Film Festival (RIBFF). “Every year we can bring together the greater Providence film enthusiast community to screen films across the spectrum that address everyday issues and celebrate ordinary people in history,” says Managing Director Ann Clanton. This year’s festival theme, ‘Black Culture in Film really encapsulates everything we are seeing and feeling every day around us.” 

Among the highlights of this festival, some notable showings include "Bonnie Blues: James Cotton Life in the Blues," and "Little Richard: I am Everything."

MORE INFO: This event series is free and open to the public. Click here to learn more.