CONGRATULATIONS to our 2025 festival winners!

Best of Fest

PAINT ME A ROAD OUT OF HERE

(Directed by Catherine Gund)

Best Documentary Feature

ACTS OF REPARATION

(Directed by Selina Lewis Davidson, Macky Alston)

Honorable Mention - Best Documentary Feature

Rooted

(Directed by Bridget Besaw)

Best Documentary Short

Kanenon:we - Original Seeds

(Directed by Katsitsionni D Fox)

Honorable Mention - Best Documentary Short

FASHIONING CHAREL

(Directed by Andy Takats)

Best Narrative Feature

VILLAGE KEEPER

(Directed by Karen Chapman)

Best Narrative Short

sea charm

(Directed by Chaney Carlson-Bullock)

Honorable Mention - Best Narrative Short

jean & i

(Directed by Mirta Desir)

Henry Hampton Award for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking

Beyond the Headlines: The NABJ Journey 

(Directed by James Franklin Blue III)

Kay Bourne Emerging Filmmaker

Giovanni Lazare

(Film: ESCAPING THE STIGMA)

Amy Hood Visionary Award

BELIEF

(Directed by Christian Loubek)

Honorable Mention - Amy Hood Visionary Award

FOU

(Directed by Gabriyèl Barlatier)

Best Animated Short

pow!

(Directed by Joey Clift)

Vision Award

anawan studios

(Films: BILLY SOMETHIN, BRIDGED TOGETHER, LOVE OF A LIFETIME)