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Black Harvest Film Festival last call

By Reel Chicago Nov 15, 2023

The 29th Black Harvest Film Festival is ending in 2 days. The festival will close out on Thursday night with two sold-out screenings of MAXINE’S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY. ...

The 29th Black Harvest Film Festival opens tonight

By Reel Chicago Nov 3, 2023

The 29th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival will be held in person at the Gene Siskel Film Center November 3–16, 2023. Since 1994, the Black Harvest Film Festival&nbs...

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Full festival schedule for the 27th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Oct 15, 2021

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center announces the full festival schedule for its 27th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival, which will take pla...

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Black Harvest Film Festival honors Chadwick Boseman

By Reel Chicago Nov 25, 2020

2020 Black Harvest Film Festival closes on November 30th with a tribute to the illustrious career of Chadwick Boseman. The Kill Hole, Boseman's first starring feature film ...

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Opening Night: 26th Annual Black Harvest Film Festival

By Reel Chicago Nov 6, 2020

A Black Harvest Feast, opening night program on Friday, November 6 at 7:30 pm, is hosted by NBC Chicago’s LeeAnn Trotter, our Master of Ceremonies, and features a unique para...

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Black Harvest Feast coming to South Shore

By Reel Chicago Oct 10, 2019

Sisters in Cinema presents free screening and talk-back with Chicago filmmakers, South Shore Cultural Center, October 17 Sisters in Cinema will host The Black Harvest ...

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‘R.A.W. TUBA’ wins Best Short at Black Harvest

By Daniel Patton Aug 19, 2019

Documentary about Richard Antoine White’s inspiring life earns the Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Black Harvest Film Festival Prize R.A.W. TUBA was awarded Best...

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Reel interview with “Rel” cast member Eric Lane

Sep 7, 2018

"We come together as a whole ... it's not a black or white thing ... people decide that they want to make films. ... that’s the key." Actor Eric Lane has a lot ...

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Reel Wrap: 2018 Black Harvest Film Festival

By Daniel Patton Aug 31, 2018

The 60+ films that screened during Black Harvest cannot be categorized, much like the group of artists who made them The Gene Siskel Film Center finished its annua...

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Pemon Rami and Maséqua Myers at Black Harvest

By Daniel Patton Aug 24, 2018

An enjoyable and informative conversation with the co-recipients of this year’s Deloris Jordan Award for Excellence in Community Leadership Pemon Rami and Maséq...

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Praheme and Hari Williams at Black Harvest

By Daniel Patton Aug 20, 2018

Praheme and Williams took a moment to give an interview, and they turned out to be as cool as they are talented. Writer / director Praheme and actor Hari Williams pr...

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NK Gutiérrez at Black Harvest Film Festival

By Daniel Patton Aug 15, 2018

I’m starting to see filmmakers come forward and tell their story and their African American experience … the tapestry of the truth is really incredible NK Gut...

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Sanicole Young at Black Harvest Film Fest

By Daniel Patton Aug 10, 2018

Besides writing, producing, directing and editing the short film "Training Wheels," Sanicole cast a first-time actor in the lead role. Filmmaker Sanicole Young tra...

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Charles Andrew Gardner at Black Harvest Film Fest

By Daniel Patton Aug 9, 2018

"We are starting to have a way for our stories to be shared, told, and heard … it’s only gonna make us and the entertainment industry stronger … It’s time"...

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Black Harvest shares a wealth of American culture

By Daniel Patton Aug 7, 2018

The Siskel Center's annual fest makes it clear: the next big thing in cinema will come from the African American community The Black Harvest Film Festival kicked of...