Las Vegas Black Film Festival
12th Annual
International
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Las Vegas Black Film Festival 2025
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS 2025
Feature, Short, Documentary,
Music Video, TV/Web Series
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FEATURE FILM
Return of the Mack
Kamal Smith & Jami Freeman
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33rd & Memphis
Shawn & Sherion Cosby
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The Last Vendetta
Andre Joseph
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Skeleton Coast
Robert Peters
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The Storybook of Mr. Rooster
Marko Sakren
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Saving Humanity
Mary Bey-Anderson
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Him
Allana De'Nai
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The Amazing J. Nicole - Untangled Mirror
Janae Nicole Heard
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The Solution
Andrew J. Bullard IV​​
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SHORT FILM
The Curious Case of Joanne Studimeyer
Kriss Lewis
Ogees
Nicholas Bird
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Kyle Dandy
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​The Author
R.D. Hunt​​
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Triggered 2.0
Marcus Hamm​
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Torn Pages
Dustin Poteet
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if(fy)
Lesego Vorster, Ross Lelliot, Osiokeh Ikharo
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The Fairfax Incident
Isiah Cain​
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Three's A Crowd
Director Chanessa Richa'rd
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Stronger
Director Harold Jackson III
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The Room
Director Michael Jasper
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IRL - In Real Life
Director Pauline Hutchinson
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Unknown Asset
Director Wilson Lamont
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Rock Island Prison 1864
Director Joy Shannon
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N 2 Deep
Director Kain O'keeffe
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Spook Hunters
Director Barry Fantroy
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The Father
Director Doug Rollins
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Mosaics Symphony
Director JA Williams
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Fault
Director Chase Michael Torrence
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Baldy The Film
Director Eddie Griffith​
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Rebound
Director Jared Jacobsen
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​Black+Bold (Animated)
Director Andre Banks
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So Blessed
Jermaine Jay Rockwell Phillips, Samual Bravo
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Oasis
​Daniel Croix, Jonathan Logan
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Kinnected
Katz Carter
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DOCUMENTARY
Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace​
Brittney Brackett
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The People United, A Cinematic Diary​
Crosby Tatum
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Redemption Road
Yusef Bunchy Shakur and Scott McCartney
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Even Me 2.0
Megan T. Ebor
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My Block My Hero
Gina D'Onofrio
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Black Butterflies: Metamorphosis:
Journeys of Black Women
Aaliyah Fafanto
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Greater Than Ourselves: The Legacy of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
Maurice Simmons
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Welcome to School - A Documentary Celebrating 25 Years of Maya Angelou SchoolsDirector Kristin Adair
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TV / WEB SERIES
Vegas Knights (part 2)
Robert & Rozania Royal
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The Rebel Girls Series
Felicia D. Henderson
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The Cool and The Strong 2 - Think Big
Sheldyn SAM Moore​
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MUSIC VIDEO
Never Turn Back ​
Anthony T. Green
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Excuses by Edo G. and Mr. Skipp Featuring DJSNO
Tyre B. Mills
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Free Yo Mind
Michael Franklin
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Turnt As Us
Amber Blow YSK
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I-PHONE FILMS
The Signature
Jean Louis
Love Letters
Niglmoro Okuk ​
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Breathe
Chastity M. Singletary
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WRITTEN WORK
The Ultimate Gamble
William Fred Turner
Saved and Single​
Erinn Jones
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In Love With Regret
Tyre B. Mills
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Sapphire
Adrianna Cherelle
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At The Mercy of Faith
At The Mercy of Faith - Terror Version
Samuel Taylor​
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Dominion
Julian Vaughan Hampton
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Turning Back the Pages of Time
Emerson Watkins
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The New Jacks
Armondre D. Jackson
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The Last Intervention
Andre Nkrumah Hayes
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2025
NOMINATIONS
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BEST FEATURE FILM
Return of the Mack​
Skeleton Coast
The Last Vendetta
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BEST SCREENPLAY​
33rd & Memphis​
Saving Humanity
Skeleton Coast
Mosaics Symphony
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BEST SHORT FILM​​​
Mosaics Symphony
Baldy the Film
Fault
Rock Island Prison 1864
The Fairfax Incident
​The Father
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BEST DOCUMENTARY
The People, United! A Cinematic Diary​
My Block, My Hero
Grounded:Creating Space for Black Peace
Redemption Road
Even Me 2.0
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BEST WRITTEN WORK
At the Mercy of Faith - Terror Version
Turning Back the Pages of Time
Dominion
In Love with Regret
Saved and Single
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BEST TV/ WEB SERIES​​​
Vegas Knights (part 2)​
The Rebel Girls Series
The Cool and The Strong 2 - Think Big
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BEST I-PHONE FILM
The Signature
Love Letters​​
Breathe
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BEST MUSIC VIDEO​​​
Never Turn Back ​​
Excuses by Edo G. and Mr. Skipp Featuring DJSNO​
Free Yo Mind​
Turnt As Us
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BEST DIRECTOR OF A FEATURE​​
Skeleton Coast
Robert Peters
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Return of the Mack
Kamal Smith & Jami Freeman
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The Last Vendetta
Andre Joseph
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BEST DIRECTOR OF A SHORT
Mosaics Symphony
JA Williams
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Rock Island Prison 1864
Joy Shannon
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Fault
Chase Michael Torrence
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The Fairfax Incident
Isiah Cain
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The Father
Doug Rollins
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Baldy the Film
Eddie Griffith
BEST DIRECTOR OF A DOCUMENTARY
Grounded: Creating Space for Black Peace
Brittney A. Brackett
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Even Me 2.0
Megan T. Ebor
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Redemption Road
Yusef Bunchy Shakur, Scott McCartney
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The People, United! A Cinematic Diary​
Crosby Tatum
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My Block, My Hero
Gina D'Onofrio
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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURE
33rd & Memphis​​​
Nathan Butts
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Return of the Mack
Dejuan Ford
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Skeleton Coast
Thapelo Mokoena
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The Last Vendetta
Andre Joseph
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BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURE
Skeleton Coast​​​​
Tjuna Kauapirura
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Him
Nicole Sliwka
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The Solution
Sh'Neil Gaskin-Kerr
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BEST ACTOR IN A SHORT
Fault​​​​
KC Okoro
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N 2 Deep
Michael Neely​
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Mosaics Symphony
Joshua David Smith
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Stronger
Adrian Lockett
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Spook Hunters
Akin Coley
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The Fairfax Incident
Cooper Nelson
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BEST ACTRESS IN A SHORT
Mosaics Symphony​​​​​
Moriyahfaith Jackson
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The Fairfax Incident
Cat Rebelskey
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Oasis
Hillary Jones
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Stronger
Leslie Black
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BEST CAST ENSEMBLE
Skeleton Coast​​​
33rd & Memphis
Return of the Mack
Baldy the Film
Fault
Mosaics Symphony
The Father
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
​N 2 Deep
Joe Garcia
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Mosaics Symphony
David Chattman
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Mosaics Symphony
Doug Traer
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Fault
Andray Johnson
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Return of the Mack
Mike Bonner
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BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mosaics Symphony
Ayanna Flemings
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Torn Pages​
Marie Lusher​​​​​​​
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Him
Allana De'Nai
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BEST DRAMA​​​
Him
The Rebel Girls Series
Mosaics Symphony
Stronger
The Last Vendetta
N 2 Deep
Fault ​​
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BEST COMEDY​
Torn Pages​​​​
Baldy the Film​​
Employee of the Month​​
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BEST SOCIAL AWARENESS
IRL - In Real Life
Saving Humanity
Spook Hunters
Baldy the Film
Rebound
if(fy)
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
​Fault
Mosaics Symphony
Skeleton Coast​
Stronger
Rock Island Prison 1864
Oasis
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BEST ANIMATION
if(fy)
Blacklisted
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LVBFF FOUNDERS CHOICE​
TBA​​
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B.O.M.B. AWARD
​TBA
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