About the Festival
The Black Harvest Film Festival, taking place November 4 - 27, 2022, is Chicago’s annual showcase for films that celebrate, explore and share the Black, African American and African Diaspora experience. The Festival curates both short and feature length films, proudly presenting influential auteurs and emerging filmmakers of color side by side. Each year since 1994, the Black Harvest film Festival has presented a vibrant celebration of independent films that tell the stories and explore the images, heritage, and history of the worldwide Black experience.
- Black Harvest Community Council
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Adrianna Silver Chicago Cares Alessandra Pinkston Filmmaker Annette Galloway Filmmaker Barbara Allen Filmmaker Cheryl Petratos Filmmaker/BGG Productions D'Tura Hale Filmmaker David Weathersby Filmmaker Daryl Sledge Film and Theater Producer Derek Dow Filmmaker Derek Grace Grace Media Group Djalaal Gene Siskel Film Center volunteer Donnie Smith Donda's House Eleva Singleton Filmmaker/Hermes Felicia Mings The Art Institute of Chicago Gwen Satterfield Chicago School of Professional Psychology Harold Dennis Actor in film, stage, and TV Jackie Samuel National Louis University Kamau Tyehimba Reel Black Filmmakers Kayo Williams Kayquarii Productions Keisha Chavers Chair, Black Harvest Community Council; Coordinator, Best of Black Harvest; Marketing Consultant Keisha Nickole Actress, Production Manager, Producer Kenny Johnson Kristy Johnson ImageNation Cinema Foundation Lawrence Lee Wallace Deep Productions Studios Lonnie Edwards Filmmaker Cheryl Rayner Loris Rayner Pediatrician Marcus Spearman BMO Harris Bank; Board Member, Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Michael Foster The Whitehall Hotel Monique Smith Filmmaker Muteeat Lawal Community volunteer N.K. Gutierrez Filmmaker Okema "Seven" Gunn Blogger, film critic & filmmaker Patricia Mosley CME Group Ramsey Carey Goodman Theatre Raymond Lambert Filmmaker/Author/Founder of "All Jokes Aside" Sergio Mims Consultant, Black Harvest Film Festival Sierra Jackson Artist Ted Crowder Talle Laosebikan Troy Pryor Actor/producer, Creative Cypher Vivienne Bailey - GSFC Advisory Board
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- Ellen Sandor, Advisory Board Chair
- Kristin L. Anderson
- Jose Cerda III
- Dr. Judith Cothran
- Natalie Crawford
- Michelle Cucchiaro
- Eda Davidman
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Susan Downey
- Charles R. Droege
- Eliot Ephraim
- Melissa Sage Fadim
- David Hundley
- Marlene Iglitzen
- Ellen Kollar
- Rosanne Levin
- Averill Leviton
- Margaret MacLean
- David E. Martin
- Ingrida Martinkus
- Felicia Middlebrooks
- Marcel Munoz
- Marisa Murillo
- Edward Siskel
- Bolaji Sosan
- Elissa Tenny
- Roopa P. Weber
- Joshua Yates
- Festival Sponsors & Partners
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Executive Producer Sponsor
- Gilead
Celebrity Sponsors
- ComEd
- BMO Harris
Foundation and Government Support
- Illinois Arts Council Agency
- National Endowment for the Arts
- The Richard and Ellen Sandor Family Foundation
Hospitality Sponsors
- The Renaissance Hotel Chicago
- The Godfrey Hotel Chicago
- The Wit
- JW Marriott Chicago
Premier Television Broadcast Sponsors
- NBC 5 Chicago
- WTTW
Festival Partners
- The Chicago Reader
- WBEZ Chicago
- Second City Chicago
- Akasuba
- The Bulletin
Special Thanks
- Felicia Middlebrooks
- Amina Dickerson
- The Lloyd A. Fry Foundation