2025 Festival Itinerary

SPECIAL EVENT

8:00pm – 9:30pm

presents

followed by

with
Luke James, Actor
Lynn Whitfield, Actor

BLK#1

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Rehash 18 min
• A Beauty Supply in Queens 21 min
• Black Girl In Paris  13 min
• Play Hard 14 min
• Soul of The City 8 min

BLK#2

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Unraveling George 90 min

followed by

with
William “Bill” Rhoden, Sports Columnist and Editor-at-Large at Andscape

BLK#3

5:00pm – 7:00pm

• The Dutchman 120 min

followed by

with
Andre Holland, Actor
Aldis Hodge, Actor
Andre Gaines, Director

BLK#4

8:00pm – 10:00pm

• Highest 2 Lowest
• Scenes

followed by

with
Spike Lee
Ilfenesh Hadera

PARTY

9:00pm – 1:00am

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

11 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Join us in kicking off the 23rd MVAAFF with our Opening Night Party—an unforgettable celebration of Black Excellence in Film.
 All Access, Day Pass only, Single Ticket Holders. 

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BLK#5

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Tango 12 min
• The Incredible Sensational Fiancée of Sèyí Àjàyí 17 min
• What Happens Now? 18 min
• Lost/Found 19 min
• Chocolate with Sprinkles 19 min

BLK#6

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• Urban Ed 90 min

BLK#7

5:00pm – 6:30pm

• The Ebony Canal: A Story of Black Infant Mortality 52 min

BLK#8

7:30pm – 9:30pm

• Love Brooklyn 97 min

followed by

with
Andre Holland

BLK#8A

10:30pm – 12:00pm

• I’m Carl Lewis! 98 min

BLK#9

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Sins Of a Father 14 min
• The Color of Space | Black Women Astronauts 23 min
• The Neighbors 22 min
• Good Home Training 12 min
• Patrick Kelly:  The American in Paris 23 min

BLK#10

2:00pm – 3:30pm

• The (M) Factor: Shredding the Silence of Menopause 60 min

BLK#11

4:30pm – 6:30pm

• Color Book 105 min

BLK#12

7:30pm – 9:30pm

• Who the Hell is Regina Jones? 102 min

BLK#13

10:30pm – 12:30am

• The Disappearance of Miss Scott 123 min

BLK#14

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Harlem to Harvard 15 min
• HARLEM FRAGMENTS 17 min
• Hoops, Hopes & Dreams 20 min
• The Memo 23 min

BLK#15

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• ADO 16 min
• I Was the Weirdo 83 min

BLK#16

5:00pm – 7:00pm

• The ReWrite. 95 min

BLK#17

8:00pm – 10:00pm

• TBA

RECEPTION

6:00pm – 9:00pm

OPENING RECEPTION

Pass Holders and Ticket Holders Only

Martha’s Vineyard Museum
151 Lagoon Pond Rd.
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568

Join us as we salute the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and discuss the importance of this historic museum.

sponsored by

BLK#18

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Black Longevity 24 min
• We Are Not Okay 13 min
• Daughters 14 min
• Desired 18 min
• all the love i could handle 14 min
• OPEN 37 min

BLK#19

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• RISE 22 min
• Way Back Home 20 min
• A Place of Our Own 53 min

BLK#20

5:00pm – 6:00pm

presents

• Spotlight on Excellence: An EGOT Winner and Daytime Host, Jennifer Hudson 60 min

BLK#21

7:00pm – 9:30pm

presents

• Invisible Beauty 120 min

BLK#22

10:30pm – 1:00am

• SINNERS 137 min

BLK#23

11:00am – 1:00pm

• BeforeHand 9 min
• C.B. 16 min
• Sugar Honey 11 min
• Whiteface 15 min
• Calamity Jane 16 min

BLK#24

2:00pm – 4:00pm

• A Portrait of a Postman 90 min

BLK#25

5:00pm – 6:30pm

presents

• Magic City: An American Fantasy 90 min

followed by

with
Cole Brown, Creator/Executive Producer
Charles Todd, Director

BLK#26

7:30pm – 10:00pm

• WE WANT THE FUNK! 120 min

BLK#26A

11:00pm – 12:30am

• The Sixth Borough 74 min

BLK#27

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Coach’s Office 10 min
• Tender Thoughts 10 min
• I Hate My Love Life 15 min
• The Ohio, Texas Remix 15 min
• The Cut 26 min

BLK#28

1:30pm – 3:00pm

presents

• Wait Until Tomorrow

followed by

BLK#29

4:00pm – 5:00pm

presents

• THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
• Clips and Conversation 60 min

followed by

with
Geeta Gandbhir, Director
Soledad O’Brien, Executive Producer
Alisa Payne, Producer
Pamela Dias, Participant
Iyabo Boyd, Moderator

BLK#30

6:00pm – 7:00pm

presents

• The Gilded Age 60 min

BLK#31

8:00pm – 10:00pm

• Fufu and Soup 15 min
• Water Girl 92 min

BLK#32

10:30pm – 11:30pm

• Firebreak 72 min

PARTY

6:00pm – 9:00pm

SUMMER WHITE PARTY

Island Inn Conference Center
30 Island Inn Road
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Rain or Shine.
Must wear white, no exceptions.

sponsored by

AFTER PARTY

10:00pm – 1:00am

SUMMER WHITE AFTER PARTY

11 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Admission for all advance ticket holders, All-Access and Thursday Day Pass holders only.

Must wear white, no exceptions.

sponsored by

BLK#33

11:00am – 12:30pm

• Sorrows Of Yesterday 22 min
• Jean & I 13 min
• The Last Dance 17 min
• Laundry 19 min
• Take It to The Grave 22 min

BLK#34

1:30pm – 3:00pm

• Outdoor School 85 min

BLK#35

4:00pm – 5:30pm

• Perdido 50 min

BLK#36

6:00pm – 7:00pm

presents

• Old Gray Mare 60 min

BLK#37

8:00pm – 9:30pm

presents

• “Solo Traveling with Tracee Ellis Ross” 90 min

BLK#38

10:30pm – 12:30am

• The Class Reunion 105 min

BLK#39

11:00am – 1:00pm

• Wednesdays with Gramps 9 min
• Help! 15 min
• NORMA 10 min
• The Village It Took 12 min
• 333 22 min
• Ayanna Pressley: She Dared to Dream 28 min

BLK#40

2:00pm – 3:00pm

presents

• Resilience and Renewal: Honoring the Heroes of Hurricane Katrina
• 90 min

followed by

with
Ryan Clark, ESPN Commentator
Julian Gooden, ESPN’s E60 Director
Karen Greenfield, SVP, Inclusive Content & Engagement
Traci A. Curry, Nat Geo Director

BLK#41

4:00pm – 5:15pm

• Reserved

BLK#42

6:15pm – 7:15pm

presents

• A Different World – Dialogue with Debbie Allen

followed by

with
Debbie Allen, Director/Choreographer

BLK#43

8:15pm – 10:15pm

presents

• Seen & Heard 120 min

followed by

with
Issa Rae, Executive Producer
Montrel McKay, Executive Producer
Giselle Bailey, Film by, Director/Producer
Phil Bertelsen, Director/Producer

CLOSING PARTY

10:00p – 1:00am

The Bon Voyage Closing Party

11 Circuit Ave, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Admission for advance ticket holders, All-Access and Saturday Day Pass holders only