Honolulu African American Film Festival

The 14th Honolulu African American Film Festival presents films that celebrate Black excellence in art and justice. See 11 features from the US—and one from France—that highlight issues relevant to our past and present.

The program is presented in collaboration with the Honolulu African American Film Festival committee: Daphne Barbee-Wooten, Ethan Caldwell, Akiemi Glenn, Tadia Rice, and Sandra Simms.

Schedule of Events

7:00PM-9:00PM: Dahomey
Acclaimed French-Senegalese filmmaker Mati Diop's new film is a poetic documentary about the 2021 repatriation of 26 objects that France had looted from the kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin) in 1892.

2PM-4PM: Songs from the Hole
A documentary visual album, Songs from the Hole follows James "JJ '88" Jacobs through a musical opus of hip hop and soul.

Cost:
Adult: $15
18 and Under: Free

Location: Honolulu Museum of Art - Doris Duke Theatre.