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Upcoming Events
08MonNovBlack Alphabet Virtual Film Festival 2021/Black Alphabet Virtual Film Festival 2021Nov 08, 12:00 AM CST – Nov 12, 6:00 PM CSTBlack Alphabet Virtual Film Festival 2021Missed the in-person event? No worries! The virtual festival is available for streaming through November 12, 2021. Check out all 21 films as many times as you want before November 12.
06SatNovBlack Alphabet Film Festival 2021/ChicagoNov 06, 10:00 AM CDT – Nov 07, 6:00 PM CSTChicago, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USAWe are "Together Again" for our 9th Annual Film Festival. Join us in-person for a Paint-'n'-Sip event on Friday to accompany the film Being Black In Porn (The "sip" will be provided), and 2 days of films, and lively discussion. Or screen the films virtually from your own home.
05FriNovErotic Paint-'n'-Sip/ChicagoNov 05, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM CDTChicago, 10420 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60628, USAMeet (and paint) DeAngelo Jackson in person in this adult-themed event. This event is the prelude to the film and discussion of Being Black in Porn, screening during the Black Alphabet Film Festival on Sunday, November 5.
12WedMayArt As Therapy/Art As TherapyMay 12, 7:00 PMArt As TherapyThis series, produced by Black Alphabet, discusses how artists within the Black LGBTQ+ community use their art form to manage their emotional well being. Videos available every Tuesday during the month of May 2021, with a live panel discussion on May 26.
03ThuDecSurviving Isolation/Surviving IsolationDec 03, 2020, 7:00 PMSurviving IsolationThis short film produced by Black Alphabet is a collection of stories of how people are dealing with isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
16MonNovFilm Festival - Chicago/Online EventNov 16, 2020, 12:00 PM CST – Nov 30, 2020, 7:00 PM CSTOnline EventBlack Alphabet is back virtually for 2020. This year for the first time we will be giving awards for the Best Feature, Best Short, and Best Documentaries.
10SatOctFilm Fest Drive In: The Fits/302 W 4th St, Covington, KY 41011, USAOct 10, 2020, 8:30 PM EDT302 W 4th St, Covington, KY 41011, USAJoin Black Alphabet as we co-host this socially-distanced drive-in film event. We will be showing the film The Fits.
24ThuSepJohn Lewis: Good Trouble/Mayerson JCCSep 24, 2020, 8:30 PM EDTMayerson JCC, 8485 Ridge Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45236, USAThe timely biopic focuses on John Lewis’ longstanding prominence as a civil rights champion and his continuing crusade for racial and social equality. Black Alphabet will be sponsoring the film Change. Visit "Past Films" to learn more about the film.
28FriAugTag! Queer Shorts Online: Black Lives Matter/Online EventAug 28, 2020, 7:00 PM PDT – Aug 30, 2020, 11:59 PM PDTOnline EventBlack Alphabet partners with Tag Queer Shorts Festival to show their support for the Black Lives Matters movement with a collection of programs featuring stories by and about Black queer and trans people around the world.
23ThuJulBlack Alphabet @ the Drive In/Hollywood Drive In TheaterJul 23, 2020, 9:30 PM – 11:00 PM EDTHollywood Drive In Theater, 1538 Cedar Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45224, USAJoin Black Alphabet at the Hollywood Drive In Theater in College Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio where we will be featuring the film Dirty Laundry.
25ThuJunVirtual Film Festival - Cincinnati/Online EventJun 25, 2020, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDTOnline EventIn collaboration with Cincy Black Pride, Black Alphabet host it's first virtual film festival.
19WedFebBurden Film Screening/Stage 773Feb 19, 2020, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CSTStage 773, 1225 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657, USABURDEN tells the story of Bennett Lewis; a highly successful and highly educated family man who, in spite of his success, still has to deal with the perils of being a Black man in America. Join us for the screening, and a talk-back following the screening with the film's director.
09SatNovFilm Festival - Chicago/Reva and David Logan Center for the ArtsNov 09, 2019, 10:00 AM CST – Nov 10, 2019, 6:45 PM CSTReva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637, USABlack Alphabet returns for it's 8th season with a two-day event, featuring King Ester on Saturday with a mimosa brunch, and more than 20 films on Sunday with a full buffet lunch and dinner.
24MonJunBlack Alphabet Foam Fest/Lagunitas Brewing Company ChicagoJun 24, 2019, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM CDTLagunitas Brewing Company Chicago, 2607 W 17th St, Chicago, IL 60608, USAStorie Devereaux belts out soulful songs in this Black Alphabet Special Event fund raiser and social event. On tap beer selections available for purchase, and 100% of proceeds go to Black Alphabet.
20ThuJunFilm Festival - Cincinnati/Esquire TheatreJun 20, 2019, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDTEsquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USABlack Alphabet returns to Cincinnati, Ohio, in collaboration with Black Pride Cincy, to host the 2nd Cincy Film Festival.
18SatMayJokes, Flix, & Heal/The Baton Show LoungeMay 18, 2019, 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDTThe Baton Show Lounge, 4713 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60640, USABlack Alphabet departs from its Film Festival format and adds as wellness component. Join us for a comedy set, a short film, and a discussion about depression and mental health within the Black LGBT+ commnity.
16FriNovFilm Festival - Chicago/Malcolm X CollegeNov 16, 2018, 7:00 PM CST – Nov 17, 2018, 11:00 PM CSTMalcolm X College, 1900 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60612, USABlack Alphabet continues its regional Film Festival with two nights of the Chicago edition in two locations: Malcolm X College and the Logan Center for the Arts.
21ThuJunFilm Festival - Cincinnati/Esquire TheatreJun 21, 2018, 6:30 PM EDT – Jun 22, 2018, 10:30 PM EDTEsquire Theatre, 320 Ludlow Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220, USABlack Alphabet broadens its reach, hosting its first festival outside of Chicago. In partnership with Cincy Black Pride, Black Alphabet is now the nations first regional Black LGBT+ film festival! Showing in two locations, night 1 is at the Esquire Theater, and night 2 is at Hoffner Lodge.