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JOIN US FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
JUNE 20 - JULY 2, 2024
IN PERSON AND ONLINE
April 12-14, 2024 | Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (2300 Washington St., Roxbury, MA 02119)
FREE EVENT!
Join RoxFilm at the SSBC’s The Konnect Konference! There will be have 3 days worth of events and programming centered on education and networking for the film and advertising commercial industries. For filmmakers of all levels from working professionals to those just starting out.
And our very own Lisa Simmons will be one of the speakers during the Opening Remarks on Saturday 4/13!
Don't miss out on the full RoxFilm experience -- get your in-person and online festival passes now for access to screenings for 60+ films with Q&As, special events, filmmaker hangouts, workshops, and more!
The festival schedule will be released in late May/early June.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
If you would like to only attend screenings and events in person, please only purchase the in person festival pass.
If you would like to only attend screenings and events online, please only purchase the online festival pass.
If you would like to attend screenings and events both in person and online, you must purchase both passes.
Various dates, February | Online + In Person
The Boston Globe’s Black History Month Film Festival
Co-presented GlobeDocs, A Beautiful Resistance, RoxFilm, and the Museum of Science. The Boston Globe is proud to host its 4th annual Black History Month Film Festival. This event series aims to celebrate the lives, culture, and creativity of Black Americans through a mix of classic and new films, which will be available for virtual viewing throughout the month. Each screening will be followed by a virtual panel event to provide insight and context for these stories of strength, joy, and love.
Film screenings include If Beale Street Could Talk, Crooklyn, Eve’s Bayou, and The Mural Master — along with an in person event, A Beautiful Resistance Live!
Join Globe writers and editors, filmmakers, and talent for these five installments. Sign up once to register for free for all virtual Black History Month film events.
Film buffs already recognize her costumes, and now cinephiles and the most casual of movie-goers will be able to put a face and a story to the award-winning work of Ruth E. Carter. The Springfield, Mass. native, who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for costume design, joins the Globe’s Jenee Osterheldt for an intimate conversation about following her lifelong passion, her work on “Black Panther,” and more.
This year's Summit will take place in-person at WBUR CitySpace with the option to also tune in virtually via livestream. Ruth E. Carter will be joining virtually.
Host of Boston Globe Today Segun Oduolowu sits down with Michael L. Bivins, CEO of SportyRich Enterprises, as he celebrates the 40th Anniversary of New Edition and continues to serve as an ambassador for the community of Roxbury and the City of Boston. They'll also talk about the process of creating his recent docufilm, "The Hustle of @617MikeBiv," which details his life as a kid from Roxbury's Orchard Park Projects who dreamed of playing in the NBA, but due to his popularity, was redirected into becoming an entertainment and business heavyweight.
This year's Summit will take place in-person at WBUR CitySpace with the option to also tune in virtually via livestream.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
This workshop will get you prepared for working as an actor. You will hear from SAG-AFTRA representatives, casting agencies, actors and filmmakers about the ins and outs of working in this field. Tips for auditions, headshots, contracts and more.
Naheem Garcia, David J. Curtis and Andrea Lyman will be leading the group in some acting exercises and techniques.
Panelists:
Nick Bohling, Boston Casting
Lisa Lobel, Boston Casting
Tim Ayers, Model Club Inc.
Benjamin Shallop, SAG-AFTRA
Facilitators:
Andrea Lyman
David J. Curtis
Naheem Garcia
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach
Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris
Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje
Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis
Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore
Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects
Additional event and zoom information to come.
Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.
Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.
You have been specially invited to join us on June 20, 2023 as we kick off our Silver Anniversary and celebrate 25 years of The Roxbury International Film Festival!
3:00 - 6:00PM: Celebration with 'Next Generation' Youth Films Screening, Vendors, and more in the Bolling Building/Nubian Square (FREE Admission)
5:30 - 7:30PM: Cocktail reception and Honoree Ceremony presentation; doors open at 5:30pm (Ticket required)
7:30 - 9:30PM: Film screening of Squeeze (trailer) directed by Robert Patton-Spruill at Hibernian Hall (Ticket required)
JOIN US FOR THE 25TH ANNUAL ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL!
IN PERSON: JUNE 20 - 28, 2023
ONLINE: JUNE 28 - JULY 2, 2023
For all festival information, visit the 2023 Festival page!
In honor of RCC's 50th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop, RCC will host a screening of two films: Welcome the the Terrordome - a documentary about Public Enemy, and a local film Take the T Train - a documentary on the history of Boston Hip Hop.
See below for the links to RSVP for each part of the event:
4:00 - 7:00PM: Film and Panel Discussion (RSVP HERE)
7:30 - 9:00PM: Performances (RSVP HERE)
The SSBC invites you to THE KONNECT!
An event in Roxbury where members and non-members of the film community can learn more about career opportunities in the film and television industry.
Join us for a conversation about the importance of making films that bring to life to musicians and music.
Featuring the directors from Omar Sosa’s 88 Well-Tuned Drums, It’s Different In Chicago and Bonnie Blue: James Cotton a Life in Blues.
Moderated by Emmy Nominated, platinum selling composer/producer Malik Williams
Note: This event will take place online.
Films: Claymania (RAW Arts); Facade (RAW Arts); Dear Jason (RAW Arts); Generation Burnout (RAW Arts); Boston Arts Academy Films; It's Getting Bad Again; Crush(ed); Senseless Smoke
w/ live Q&A with Teen Empowerment.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 23rd
Friday, June 24th
Monday, June 27th
Tuesday, June 28th
Click here for more information about the Daily Reads, scripts, screenwriters, and actors.
A discussion about producing indie films with Nerissa Williams of TCGT Entertainment and Exec. Dir. of SAGIndie Darrien Gipson
Sponsored by The Secret Society of Black Creatives.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 23rd
Friday, June 24th
Monday, June 27th
Tuesday, June 28th
Click here for more information about the Daily Reads, scripts, screenwriters, and actors.
Join for a special screening of America’s Family and a live discussion with Anike Tourse, Director/Writer, Dr. Geralde Gabeau, Executive Director/Founder Immigrant Family Services Institute and moderator Lisa Simmons, Director, Roxbury International Film Festival following the film.
**America’s Family sold out at its worldwide premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, CA — don’t miss its East Coast premiere in Boston with RoxFilm!**
Co-presented with ArtsEmerson, Boston Asian American Film Festival, and Boston Latino International Film Festival for the Shared Stories program.
The Business of Acting - What you need to know to get the gig you want!
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 23rd
Friday, June 24th
Monday, June 27th
Tuesday, June 28th
Click here for more information about the Daily Reads, scripts, screenwriters, and actors.
Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:
Thursday, June 23rd
Friday, June 24th
Monday, June 27th
Tuesday, June 28th
Click here for more information about the Daily Reads, scripts, screenwriters, and actors.
Join us for our 24th annual Roxbury International Film Festival! #RoxFilm
This year, we’ll be hosting screenings and events both in-person and online (with separate passes for each).
FOR FULL FESTIVAL INFORMATION, VISIT: https://www.roxfilmfest.com/2022festival
Photo Credit: Black Tea, 2021 Festival Selection
Animation has been a valuable tool of storytelling since filmmaking existed. Now with the rise of technology and accessible tools the genre has become available to many more than ever before particularly in communities of color. In this panel we will talk with artists and writers working in in animation about tools and techniques they use to tell their animated stories.
Photo credit: https://www.amandalanzone.com/
Conversation with BIPOC women filmmakers about their work and navigating the independent film world.
Photo Credit: AAFCA
Join us for an intimate and engaging conversation with Gil Robertson, President and CEO of the African American Film Critic Association!
Photo Credit: James Hemings, 2021 Festival Selection
Did you know that much of the cuisine we eat today was invented by black chefs, particularly the black chef in President Jefferson's kitchen. Come hear about James Hemmings and his remarkable impact on food and culture in America and hear Black Chefs from MA and around the country talk about their experiences cooking in America's kitchens.
RSVP on Eventbrite to access the Zoom webinar information.
