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iBDFF 2022 Tickets

Tickets

IBDFF 2022 Venues

Doors open 30 minutes before the start time of each day. Guests arriving after start times may experience delayed entry once screenings begin.

Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis Indiana

Friday, August 26

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 

Reception and Featured Screening 

Special Guests Jerald Harkness & Tina Cosby Indianapolis Art Center 

820 East 67th Street 

Indianapolis, IN 46220

Indianapolis Art Center
Indianapolis Indiana

Saturday, August 27

10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Full Screening Day

Indianapolis Art Center

820 East 67th Street

Indianapolis, IN 46220

Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie
Indianapolis, Indiana

Sunday, August 28

10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Full Screening Day 

Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie

1258 Windsor Street

Indianapolis, IN 46201

iBDFF 2022 screening Schedule

There will be a 10-minute intermission after each screening block on Saturday and Sunday.

DAY 1: FRIDAY, AUGUST 26 6:30PM-9:00PM

Opening Night Reception

Join us as we kick off IBDFF 2022 with a special program to honor award-winning Indianapolis filmmaker Jerald Harkness. Tina Cosby of Radio One Indianapolis will lead a moderated discussion with Harkness followed by a special screening of his latest documentary, The Glories of Our Journey: A Community Story. 

Opening Night Reception will be in person at the Indianapolis Art Center.

Tickets
Movie poster, Glories of Our Journey directed by Jerald Harkness, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

The Glories of Our Journey: A Community Story

Directed by Jerald Harkness

This documentary tells the story of John Hope School No. 26, which for many decades was an important part of the Martindale Brightwood neighborhood in Indianapolis. Bound together by a spirit of love and resilience, the school served a flourishing neighborhood and demonstrated community at its best.

Director Bio

Day 2: SATURDAY, August 27 10:00aM-9:00PM

FULL SCREENING DAY

Day 2 screenings will be in person at the Indianapolis Art Center. 

Guests arriving after block start times may experience delayed entry once screenings begin.

* Denotes Q&A immediately following screening block.

Tickets

BLOCK CATEGORY: mISSION & PURPOSE 10:00am-12:55PM

Movie poster, Taking Israel directed by Vincent Singleton, IBDFF 2022

Taking Israel

The Sun Rises in The East

Becoming Black Lawyers

Directed by Vincent Singleton

From 1988-2002 over 200 African American students from Wilberforce University in Ohio went to Israel each summer to observe the political, social, and educational environment. This is their story and impact.

Director Bio
Movie poster, Becoming Black Lawyers directed by Evangeline Mitchell, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Becoming Black Lawyers

The Sun Rises in The East

Becoming Black Lawyers

Directed by Evangeline M. Mitchell  

When these five Black lawyers set out on their journeys to receive a professional legal education, they discover the contradictions of studying in an institution that idealistically represents justice for all.

Director Bio
Movie poster, Kojak: A Fuller Life directed by Darien Taylor, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Kojak: A Fuller Life

The Sun Rises in The East

The Sun Rises in The East

Directed by Darien Taylor

Former high school basketball star, Kojak Fuller, uses his life's tragedies to help the youth in his community flourish.



Director Bio
Movie poster, The Sun Rises in The East directed by Tayo Giwa, produced by Cynthia Gordy Giwa, IBDFF

The Sun Rises in The East

The Sun Rises in The East

The Sun Rises in The East

Directed by Tayo Giwa

The Sun Rises in The East chronicles the birth, rise, and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. 

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: Health & Wellness 1:10PM-2:25PM

Movie poster, documentary film Breathing Black directed by Tina Canady, IBDFF 2022 OfficialSelection

Breathing Black

I'm Good Bro: Part II - The Year 2020

I'm Good Bro: Part II - The Year 2020

Directed by Tina Canady

Breathing Black follows nine Black Baltimoreans as they find joy amidst the global COVID-19 Pandemic and a summer of reckoning.



Director Bio
Movie poster, I'm Good Bro directed by Charles Crouch & Corbin Coleman, IBDFF 2022 Official Selectio

I'm Good Bro: Part II - The Year 2020

I'm Good Bro: Part II - The Year 2020

I'm Good Bro: Part II - The Year 2020

Directed by Charles Crouch and Corbin Coleman

As a follow-up to I'm Good Bro: Unmasking Black Male Depression, this documentary opens a dialogue about the impact of the year 2020 on black men in America. 

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: Pop CULTURE 2:40pm-5:05PM*

Movie poster docuseries AAAMC Speaks directed by Cooper, Gill, Semian, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

AAAMC Speaks: Portia Maultsby, A Renaissance Woman

AAAMC Speaks: Portia Maultsby, A Renaissance Woman

AAAMC Speaks: Portia Maultsby, A Renaissance Woman

*Directed by Dr. Tyron Cooper, Ethan Gill, Haley Semian

Through this docuseries, the wealth of materials within Indiana University's Archives of African American Music and Culture comes alive. This episode features Dr. Portia Maultsby, Professor Emerita of Ethnomusicology in IU’s Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, founding director of the IU Soul Revue, and the founding director of the AAAMC.

Director Bio
Movie poster, It's Different in Chicago directed by David Weathersby, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

It's Different in Chicago

AAAMC Speaks: Portia Maultsby, A Renaissance Woman

AAAMC Speaks: Portia Maultsby, A Renaissance Woman

Directed by David Weathersby

It's Different in Chicago is an anthology documentary that tells the story of how House music and Hip-Hop culture complemented and competed with each other leading to deep revelations about the different segments within the Black community of Chicago.

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: SOCIETY & JUSTICE 5:20Pm-8:45PM*

Movie poster, History of Africans in America directed by Bayer Mack, IBDFF2022 Official Selection

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

Directed by Bayer Mack

John Brown is dead, but the African American fight for freedom continues. After northern industrialists and southern planters work together to create a booming Antebellum economy and class system based on cotton and cheap immigrant labor, the country splits over the issue of slavery and descends into a bloody Civil War.

Director Bio
Movie poster, The Last to Know directed by Erica Stevenson, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

The Last to Know

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

*Directed by Erica Stevenson

Join 89-year-old retired educator and 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Opal Lee, often referred to as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, as she begins a years-long campaign to make her vision of Juneteenth becoming a federally recognized holiday a reality.



Director Bio
Movie poster, Reparations directed by Jon Osaki, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Reparations

Book 2: The History of Africans in America

Our Story: Once the Doors Opened

Directed by Jon Osaki

Reparations explores the four-century struggle to seek repair and atonement for slavery in the United States. Black and Asian Americans reflect on the legacy of slavery, the inequities that persist, and the critical role that solidarity between communities has in acknowledging and addressing systemic racism in America.

Director Bio
Archival photo, Our Story: Once the Doors Opened directed by Aaron Taylor, IBDFF 2022 Official Selec

Our Story: Once the Doors Opened

Irony of Diversity: Courageous Conversations

Our Story: Once the Doors Opened

Directed by Aaron Turner

Prior to 1934, the University of Evansville (UE) did not admit Black students due to racist, discriminatory laws and policies in effect in the United States. Produced by a 1980 EU graduate, this documentary profiles the stories of the first Black students and Black student organizations once the doors opened.

Director Bio
Movie poster, Irony of Diversity directed by Ohlone College Students, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Irony of Diversity: Courageous Conversations

Irony of Diversity: Courageous Conversations

Irony of Diversity: Courageous Conversations

Directed by Ohlone College 

Fall 2021 Documentary Production Class

A student produced documentary that uncovers racism at a Northern California community college and covers some of the administration's responses and strategies in light of the George Floyd murder.


Director Bio

Day 3: sunday, August 28 10:00aM-9:00PM

FULL SCREENING DAY

Day 3 screenings will be in person at Kan-Kan Cinema and Brasserie.

Guests arriving after block start times may experience delayed entry once screenings begin.

* Denotes Q&A

Tickets

BLOCK CATEGORY: mission & purpose 10:00am-12:45PM*

Movie poster, The Children Could Fly directed by Tiffani Marie, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

The Children Could Fly

The Children Could Fly

The Children Could Fly

Directed by Tiffani Marie

Following students within a unique program, this documentary disrupts the belief that increased schooling leads to social and economic uplift, critical thinking, and a sustainable sense of purpose. 


Director Bio
Movie poster, The Book of Joshua directed by Paul Kim, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

The Book of Joshua

The Children Could Fly

The Children Could Fly

Directed by Paul B. Kim

A young preacher contemplates walking away from his calling as he struggles to revitalize his congregation in an economically depressed region of the South.




Director Bio
Movie poster, Black Daddy: The Movie directed by Damon Jamal Taylor, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Black Daddy: The Movie

The Children Could Fly

Black Daddy: The Movie

*Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor A triumphant docu-musical that highlights the often-overlooked Black father's point of view, Black Daddy: The Movie follows a group of like-minded men as they share stories of the joy, pain, and complexities of Black fathers in America.

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: Health & Wellness 1:00Pm-3:25PM*

Movie poster, Wolves + Butterflies: Lupus Diaries, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

The Wolves and Butterflies: Lupus Diaries

The Wolves and Butterflies: Lupus Diaries

The Wolves and Butterflies: Lupus Diaries

*Directed by Keisha Jordan

This documentary unpacks the complex realities of living with lupus, exposing the emotional journeys of not only lupus warriors, but also their caregivers, loved ones, and friends. 

Director Bio
Movie poster, Isolated Hope: Navigating the New Normal, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Isolated Hope: Navigating the New Normal

The Wolves and Butterflies: Lupus Diaries

The Wolves and Butterflies: Lupus Diaries

*Directed by Pamela Hart Vines

Isolated Hope: Navigating the New Normal explores the emotional and physical struggles brought on by the pandemic and the ways that some in Washington D.C.  are finding closure.

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: Pop culture 3:40Pm-5:40PM*

Movie poster, Black Action Figures directed by Dave Steck, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

Black Action Figures

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

Directed by Dave Steck*

In this short documentary about representation and the power of seeing yourself included in popular culture, Duro Wicks shows some of his personal collection and talks about his passionate drive to find and collect Black action figures.



Director Bio
AAAMC Speaks:Evelyn Simpson-Curenton directed by Cooper, Gill, Semian, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

*Directed by Ethan Gill and Haley Semian

Episode 2 of the AAAMC Speaks docuseries features Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, one of the America's most sought-after, multi-talented musicians who transverses genres from classical to gospel to jazz. 


Director Bio
Movie poster, 'Round Miles directed by Christopher Wilkinson

'Round Miles

AAAMC Speaks: Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, A Musical Genius

'Round Miles

*Directed by Christopher Wilkinson

Six Jazz legends gather at the Catalina Jazz club to discuss the style and personality of Miles Davis. Originally filmed as research for the 2015 film, Miles Ahead, the conversation was so compelling it was released as a standalone documentary. 

Director Bio

BLOCK CATEGORY: Society & Justice 5:55Pm-8:35PM*

Movie poster, documentary film Home of Louisiana directed by Tiffany Brown, IBDFF 2022 Official Sele

Home of Louisiana

This is [Not] Who We Are

Crossroads Stories

Directed by Tiffany Brown

Upon recalling old memories and visiting previously owned property, a newly 18-year-old kid uncovers unknown family stories and hidden mysteries in the state of Louisiana.



Director Bio
Movie poster, Crossroads Stories directed by Alyse Tucker Bounds

Crossroads Stories

This is [Not] Who We Are

Crossroads Stories

*Directed by Alyse Tucker Bounds

Through a series of interviews with community members in Columbus, Indiana, this documentary aims to start the conversation about race in small-town America and making safer places for everyone to live.


Director Bio
Movie poster, This is Not Who We Are directed by B Strong & K Miller, IBDFF 2022 Official Selection

This is [Not] Who We Are

This is [Not] Who We Are

This is [Not] Who We Are

Directed by Beret E. Strong and Katrina Miller

Exploration of the gap between the progressive self-image of Boulder, Colorado and the lived experiences of its small but resilient Black community is interwoven with the firsthand recollection of Zayd Atkinson, a university student who was threatened by an armed police officer outside his dorm and lived to tell the story many Black men do not survive to tell. This is [Not] Who We Are opens pathways for dialogue, insight, and change.

Director Bio

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