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SALEM FILM FEST
Mar
26
to Mar 29
EVENT, SCREENING

SALEM FILM FEST

SALEM FILM FEST

March 26-29, 2026 | Salem, MA

COME TO SALEM, SEE THE WORLD

Since 2007, Salem Film Fest (SFF) has brought the world's best independent documentaries and their makers to Boston's North Shore. Now the largest international documentary film festival in Massachusetts, the event annually presents features, shorts and special events to a loyal audience of thousands. The festival is mostly run by volunteers through a non-profit entity, Salem Community Arts Center, Inc.

The 19th annual Salem Film Film will take place March 26-29, 2026, with filmmaker Q&As, parties, and other special events. Advance Ticket Packs for SFF 2026 are on sale now.

RoxFilm is co-presenting the following films:

  • Saturday, March 28th at 10:30am: TRUE NORTH

    Through never before seen compelling historical footage and the voices of those who lived through the tumultuous period of 1960s Montréal, TRUE NORTH uses a bold cinematic aesthetic that centers the power of memory and archive to expose the pivotal events of a moment that impacted the global movement for Black liberation.

  • Sunday, March 29 at 12:15pm: ELEPHANTS & SQUIRRELS *US Premiere

    A Sri Lankan artist discovers a collection of ancestral remains in a Swiss museum and embarks on a lengthy repatriation effort for their return. A dialogue about memory, restitution, and accountability.

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AMPLIFYING VOICES
Mar
12
to Mar 13
EVENT, SCREENING

AMPLIFYING VOICES

AMPLIFYING VOICES

March 12-13, 2026 | The Cabot (286 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915)

Amplifying Voices brings impactful stories and voices to the North Shore, and beyond, by presenting films made by and about people of color. These two days of films are curated by ​​Sabrina Avilés, Executive Director of CineFest Latino Boston and Lisa Simmons, Executive Director of The Roxbury International Film Festival.

We hope to make all voices and people feel welcome in our community by uplifting those who are too often marginalized. With the help of the filmmakers as well as civic, arts, and educational organizations across the North Shore, we hope to deepen empathy, expand understanding, and advance important conversations.

Amplifying Voices screenings are free and open to the public.

Be sure to check out RoxFilm Festival Selections SEA CHARM, FOU, and RO & STARDUST in the lineup!

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SHARED STORIES: DIAMOND DIPLOMACY
Mar
6
6:30 PM18:30
EVENT, SCREENING

SHARED STORIES: DIAMOND DIPLOMACY

A STORY OF A SHARED LOVE OF BASEBALL

Diamond Diplomacy explores the long and complex relationship between the U.S. and Japan through the shared love of baseball, revealing a moving diplomatic history that spans generations. The film features a cross-cultural lineup of baseball legends, including Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Shohei Ohtani, and Ichiro Suzuki—newly inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame—and makes a powerful case for sports as a conduit for international healing, connection, and resilience.

Q&A with director Yuriko Gamo Romer to follow the screening.

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27TH ANNUAL ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Jun
19
to Jul 2
SCREENING, PANELS & WORKSHOPS, SCRIPT READ, EVENT

27TH ANNUAL ROXBURY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

RoxFilm is dedicated to celebrating films by, for, and about people of color around the world and we’re honored to bring you 100+ incredible films this year!

Roxfilm has been named Best of Boston for several years, Boston Magazine’s Best Fest for Short Films, MovieMaker’s 25 Coolest Film Festivals In The World, and has received Commendation Awards from the Boston Society of Film Critics — and it is all thanks to our amazing team, filmmakers, audience, volunteers, sponsors, and partners.

With 2 weeks filled with films, Q&As, script reads, workshops, filmmaker hangouts, and more lined up, we can’t wait to experience it all with you!

Check out the 2025 Festival page for more info!

2025 Festival Page
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NIGHT FIGHT (IFF BOSTON)
Apr
28
7:30 PM19:30
SCREENING

NIGHT FIGHT (IFF BOSTON)

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Join us and IFF Boston as we co-present NIGHT FIGHT!

Night Fight

Directed by Khary Saeed Jones

It's been seven years since director Khary Saeed Jones was followed by a vigilante down back roads in rural Canada. During that time, he has sought to document—at first, unwittingly—the emergence of the versions of himself that were born on that day and in the weeks and months afterward. 

Now, as he returns to the town, he begins to wonder whether he wants answers to his many questions or something else. NIGHT FIGHT chronicles Jones’ journey through the shadow life spawned by this encounter and his struggle to share his truth with his young son. The feeling of being hunted is at the center of NIGHT FIGHT—but what does it take to document a feeling?

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Expected to be in attendance at the festival:

Director Khary Saeed Jones, Producer Kendra T. Field, Subject Elizabeth Hinton, Subject Vincent Brown, Subject Kellie Carter Jackson, Subject Gregory Childs, Subject Kerrie Greenidge, Subject Kirsten Greenidge, Subject Patrick Sylvain, and Sound Designer Eric Masunaga

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IGUALADA (SHARED STORIES PROGRAM)
Apr
25
6:30 PM18:30
SCREENING

IGUALADA (SHARED STORIES PROGRAM)

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ArtsEmerson presents Shared Stories, a monthly film series in collaboration with the Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF), CineFest Latino Boston, and the Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm) seeking to build community, shared conversation, and experiences through cinema. This pilot series aspires to create a shared space to find commonality across experiences, and encourage the exchange of stories and ideas.

IGUALADA

Directed by Juan Mejia Botero

In Colombia, a nation marred by profound racial and socio-economic disparities, a Black woman from a rural background challenges the status quo by launching a presidential campaign. Reappropriating the term “Igualada,” Francia Márquez, catapults a movement to the upper echelons of power, by refusing to “know her place.” Fifteen years in the making, this documentary peels back the curtain on how unprecedented change can happen. Trailer.

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Q&A with the filmmakers to follow.

  • Juan Mejia Botero, Director

  • Juan E. Yepes, Producer

  • Sabrina Aviles, Founder/Executive Director, CineFest Latino

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