2026 Performing Arts Center “PAC” Itinerary

The Festival Itinerary will always be subject to change without notice.
ALL SCREENINGS TAKE PLACE AT MV PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION BEGINS EVERY DAY AT 10:30am.

MV Performing Arts Center
100 Edgartown Vineyard Haven Road
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Official Media Sponsor

Presenting Sponsor

Friday 8/7

BLK#1

11am – 1pm

  • Untouchables 97 min
  • Untouchables is an award winning documentary detailing the incredible true story of Coach Derrick Hoff, the first Black Head Coach in the United States to ever win a state fencing title.

BLK#2

2pm – 4pm

BLK#3

5pm – 6:30pm

presents

followed by

with
Mark E. Swinton
Executive Producer
Creator/Writer & Director
Ti-Shea Meadows
Founder & CEO
The Storytellers Lab
Chazrig Clarke, Moderator
Storyteller’s Student Ambassador
Ashira Ramani, Moderator
Storyteller’s Student Ambassador

BLK#4

7:30pm – 8:30pm

presents

followed by

with
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director and Co-Screenwriter
Thuso Mbedu
Actor
Sunny Hostin, Moderator
Co-Host, ABC Day Time Talk Show, The View

RECEPTION

9pm – 1am

OPENING RECEPTION

Red Cat Kitchen
6 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

with

Access: 9-Day Passholders ONLY

PARTY

9pm – 1am

OPENING NIGHT PARTY

with
The Legendary Chris Washington

11 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Join us in kicking off the 24th MVAAFF with our Opening Night Party—an unforgettable celebration of Black Excellence in Film.

Access: 9-Day Passholders & Opening Weekend Passholders

sponsored by

Saturday 8/8

BLK#5

11am – 12:30pm

BLK#6

1:30pm – 3:30pm

followed by

with
J.M. Harper
Director
Secretary John Kerry
Henry Louis Gates, Moderator
Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African American Research at Harvard University

BLK#7

4:30pm – 7:00pm

Netflix logo

presents

Legacy Through Expression

Join Netflix for a special spotlight screening of the documentary short The Baddest Speechwriter of All and the feature documentary Jean-Michel Basquiat. Exploring the transformative power of words and art, the program celebrates the enduring legacies of Clarence B. Jones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, two visionary figures who shaped culture and challenged convention. The evening will conclude with a conversation featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat co-directors Quinn Whitney Wilson and Viridiana Lieberman. 

followed by

with
Quinn Whitney Wilson
Co-Director
Viridiana Lieberman
Co-Director
Cori Murray, Moderator
EVP of Editorial at EBONY Magazine

BLK#8

8pm – 9:45pm

followed by

with
Deborah Riley Draper
Writer & Director
Jarobi Moorhead
Producer
Jocelyn Moore, Moderator
Executive Producer

Sunday 8/9

BLK#9

11am – 12:30pm

BLK#10

1:30pm – 3:30pm

BLK#11

4:30pm – 5:45pm

presents

followed by

with
Sheryl Swoopes
WNBA Athlete
Christine Turner
Academy Award-nominated Documentary Director
Aramide Tinubu, Moderator
TV Critic, Variety

BLK#12

7:00pm – 9:00pm

followed by

with
Kwame Brathwaite
Archive Director for the Kwame Brathwaite Archive
Julee Wilson, Moderator
Beauty Editor-at-Large, Cosmopolitan, award-winning journalist, and brand strategist

Monday 8/10

BLK#13

11am – 1pm

BLK#14

2pm – 3:30pm

BLK#15

5pm – 6pm

present

followed by

with
Ben Watkins
Showrunner & Executive Producer, The Greatest (and Cross)
Lonnie Ali
Interim President & CEO of the Muhammad Ali Center & Executive Producer, The Greatest
Jaalen Best
Actor playing Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali in The Greatest
Joy Reid
Moderator

BLK#16

7pm – 9:30pm

followed by

with
Rita Coburn

Director
Courtney B. Vance
Tony and two-time Emmy Award Winning Actor
Karida Brown, PhD
Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey, Moderator

SPECIAL EVENT

6pm – 9pm

Celebration of Cinema and Culture

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

No Parking
Strictly Enforced

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RECEPTION

10pm – 1am

OPENING RECEPTION

with
DJ Smooth B

Red Cat Kitchen
6 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Access: 6-Day Passholders ONLY

Tuesday 8/11

BLK#17

11am – 12:30pm

BLK#18

1:30pm – 3:30pm

BLK#19

4:30pm – 6:30pm

BLK#20

7:30pm – 9:30pm

Wednesday 8/12

BLK#21

11am – 1pm

BLK#22

2pm – 4pm

BLK#23

5pm – 7pm

presents

followed by

with
Floyd A.B. Rance III
Executive Producer
Stephanie Tavares-Rance
Executive Producer
Kimberly Scott
Panelist
Olusegun Oduolowu, Moderator

BLK#24

8pm – 10pm

present

Premiere

followed by

with
DeSean Jackson
Former NFL wide receiver
Mandon Lovett
Director
Byron Jackson
Producer
Scott Kaplan
Producer
Jonathan Landrum
Moderator

Thursday 8/13

BLK#25

11am – 1pm

BLK#26

2pm – 4pm

BLK#27

5pm – 7pm

followed by

with
Camille A. Brown
Five-time Tony-nominated Director/Choreographer
Natasha Ward
Girl Dad Casting Director
Courtney B Vance
Tony and two-time Emmy Award Winning Actor
Ruth E. Carter, Moderator
Two-time Oscar Winning Costume Designer

BLK#28

8pm – 10pm

followed by

with
Alterik Miller
Director

and Cast
LaRoyce Hawkins
Petey McGee
Romar Bennett
Sophia Parola
Olusegun Oduolowu, Moderator

PARTY

6pm – 9pm

SUMMER WHITE PARTY

with
DJ Trauma and The Legendary Chris Washington

– SOLD OUT –

Rain or Shine.
Must wear white, no exceptions.

Access: 9-day, 6-day, 3-day Closing Weekend Passholders

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SPECIAL EVENT

10pm – 1am

SUMMER WHITE AFTER PARTY

with
DJ Cheech Beats

Red Cat Kitchen
6 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Must wear white, no exceptions.

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SPECIAL EVENT

10pm – 1am

SUMMER WHITE AFTER PARTY

with
The Legendary Chris Washington

Eleven Circuit
11 Circuit Ave.
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

Must wear white, no exceptions.

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Friday 8/14

BLK#29

11am – 12pm

present

BLK#30

1:00pm – 2:45pm

followed by

with
Stanley Nelson
Co-Director, The Color of Cola
Jacqueline Olive
Co-Director, The Color of ColaSheereen Miller-Russell, Moderator
EVP, Client Partnerships at Warner Bros. Discovery

BLK#31

3:45pm – 6:00pm

presents

followed by

with
Alexandria Stapleton
Director
Lindsay Kagawa Colas
Executive Producer
Shaun Robinson, Moderator
Emmy Award-winning journalist, television host and philanthropist

BLK#32

7pm – 9pm

followed by

with
Walter Thompson-Hernández
Writer/Director
Danielle Brooks
Actress
Selena Hill, Moderator
Journalist & Content Director,
BLACK ENTERPRISE

Saturday 8/15

BLK#33

11am – 1pm

BLK#34

2pm – 3pm

presents

followed by

with
Luke Tennie
Actor, Shrinking
Nicholas Duvernay
Actor, Not Suitable for Work
Bre-Z
Actor, All American
Mona Kosar Abdi, Moderator
Senior Correspondent and Weekend Co-Host at Extra

BLK#35

4pm – 6pm

presents

followed by

with
Wendell Pierce
Actor
Sheldon Candis
Director
Jason Aidoo, Moderator

BLK#36

7pm – 10:30pm

presents

and

presents

followed by

with

Questlove
GRAMMY Award-winning artist, iconic drummer and the unmistakable heartbeat of The Roots

Sheereen Miller-Russell, Moderator
EVP, Client Partnerships at Warner Bros. Discovery

PARTY

8pm – 12pm

BON VOYAGE CLOSING PARTY

15 Island Inn Road
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557

with

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Noman’s Shuttle 
Pick-ups every 30 minutes at The OB Steamship Authority from 12pm to close and Little Bridge at Sengekontaket Pond from 5pm to close.
Seats up to 14 people

Absolutely No Parking

Access: 9-Day & 6-Day
Premier Passes, 3-Day Closing Weekend Passes