Wednesday, June 14

10:00 am - 9:00 pm

Festival Welcome Center for Pass/Ticket Pickup and Sales

Miami Beach Convention Center - Room 231
11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Official Selection Screenings

Miami Beach Convention Center - Screening Room 2
Official Selections - American Black Film Festival 2023

Narrative Features

7:30 pm

27th Annual ABFF Festival Welcome

New World Center – Performance Hall
Lena Waithe

ABFF Ventures President Nicole Friday & 2023 Festival Ambassador Lena Waithe

8:00 pm

Opening Night Film: They Cloned Tyrone

Courtesy of Netflix

New World Center - Performance Hall
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A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy.

Director: Juel Taylor | Writers: Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor | Producers: Charles D. King, MACRO, Stephen “Dr.” Love, Tony Rettenmaier, Juel Taylor, Jamie Foxx, and Datari Turner | Cast: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris

Overflow Screenings (Miami Beach Convention Center – Screening Rooms 1 and 2)

10:00 pm - 1:00 am

Legendary White Party

M2 Miami

Actor, Producer, TV Personality, Terrence J, will be the celebrity host for this year’s Opening Night event.