New Negress Film Society presents Black Women's Film Conference 2026

New Negress Film Society is a collective of Black women and non-binary filmmakers creating community, spaces, and films that reimagine cultural production beyond the traditions that have exploited our communities.

Since 2019, the Black Women’s Film Conference has convened hundreds of filmmakers from around the world to showcase boundary-breaking work, discuss their craft, and exchange filmmaking strategies as both celebration and survival. This one-day gathering explores Black cinema at the intersections of history, film theory, filmmaking, and political action.

Conversations and films featuring: Aicha Cherif, Joie Lee, Shirikiana Aina Gerima, Tchaiko Omawale, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Yace Sula, and Johanné Gómez Terrero.

Image credit: Still by Joie Lee from “Mother Hunger”

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Tickets do not guarantee entry, admission is on a first come first serve basis.

Schedule:

12pm
Opening Remarks

12:15 pm
As Told by a Corpse dir. Yace Sula
Meditations on Fertility dir Tchaiko Omawale
Mother Hunger dir. Joie Lee

12:45pm
Conversation with Joie Lee, Tchaiko Omawale & Yace Sula

1:45pm
The Works of Akosua Adoma Owusu
Ajube Kete (2005)
Boyant (2008)
Me Broni Ba (My White Baby) (2009)
Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful (2012)
Kwaku Ananse (2013)
Reluctantly Queer (2016)
Damn the Man, Save the Rex! (2026)

3:15pm
Conversation with Akosua Adoma Owusu & Faren Humen

3:45pm
Break

4:30pm
Sugar Island dir. Johanné Gómez Terrero

6pm
Conversation with Johanné Gómez Terrero & Loira Limbal*
*pre-recorded

7pm
Brick by Brick dir. Shirikiana Aina Gerima
Heat dir. Aicha Cherif

7:45pm
Conversation with Aicha Cherif & Shirikiana Aina Gerima

8:30pm
Town Hall