VOL. XIV · EST. 2013

BLACK ALPHABET FILM FESTIVAL

OCTOBER 2026

BLACK ALPHABET

THREE CITIES, ONE OCTOBER

OCTOBER 2 · 9 · 16–18, 2026

NO. 01 — OHIO

CINCINNATI

Friday, October 2, 2026

5:00–10:00 PM

Esquire Theatre

320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220

One night in Clifton — shorts, features, and the filmmakers in the room.

NO. 02 — FLORIDA

SOUTH FLORIDA

Friday, October 9, 2026

6:00–10:00 PM

[Venue — to be announced]

Our newest city. Venue and ticket release to be announced.

NO. 03 — HOME

CHICAGO

Friday–Sunday

October 16–18, 2026

Fri & Sun · The Jamii Center, 3850 S. Indiana Ave

Sat · AMC Roosevelt Collection 16, 1011 S Delano Ct E

Three days at home — features, shorts, artist mixer, closing night.

Fourteen years of putting our filmmakers on a real screen, in front of a real room. This October we do it three times, in three cities, for anyone who has ever needed to see themselves on a screen that size.

THE PROGRAM ISN’T PICKED BY ONE PERSON.

It is built by a committee of people who watch every submission.

Check back in late 2026 to submit films or apply for the screening committee for the 2027 festival program.

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

BLACK ALPHABET

A 501(c)(3) Black arts and culture nonprofit, anchored at the Jamii Center for Arts & Media, 3850 S. Indiana Ave, Chicago.

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Believed to be the longest-running Black LGBTQ+ film festival.