2025 Schedule

KEY:

ENTERTAINMENT & PARTY

GALA EVENT

PANEL & CONVERSATION

SPOTLIGHT SCREENING

OFFICIAL SELECTION

MASTER CLASS

COMMUNITY EVENT

EXPO

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
9:30 AM							The Art of Emotional Writing 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM	"Best of the ABFF Awards" 10:00 AM 11:30 AM			Fight Like A Girl 10:00 AM 12:15 PM
10:15 AM			Voices of Culture Block #5 Nothin’ Good & 12th Street, Red Clay, Sadness of Men, The Black Bart of Taco King #17, Blown Chances 10:15 AM 11:50 AM
10:30 AM		Reel Healing: Using Film to Normalize Mental Wellness in Black Communities Presented by NAMI 10:30 AM 11:45 AM			Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy 10:30 AM 12:00 PM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM
12:15 PM
12:30 PM
12:45 PM
1:00 PM	Black Opulence: The Intersection of Culture, Class & Capital in Peacock's "Bel-Air" Presented by Comcast NBCU 1:00 PM 2:15 PM
1:15 PM					Good Shot 1:15 PM 2:51 PM
1:30 PM			Edge of Daybreak Presented by A&E Networks 1:30 PM 2:10 PM	HOORAH 99! 1:30 PM 3:45 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM		BOB Talks: Showcasing Black-Owned Brands 2:15 PM 3:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM			Come Together Screening + Talkback Presented by BLAAC 3:45 PM 5:14 PM
4:00 PM					It Comes in Waves 4:05 PM 6:05 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM				South African Showcase Breaking Free, Love Through The Lens, Rearview, Sent, Umhlaba Wokhokho (Land of My Ancestors) 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
5:15 PM		Empowering Diversity Through Storytelling Networking Happy Hour Presented by ESPN 5:15 PM 6:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM					Voices of Culture Block #6 Always, Most of the Time, all the love i could handle, Harlem Fragments 6:45 PM 8:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM
8:00 PM
8:15 PM				TREASURE HUNT 8:15 PM 10:07 PM
8:30 PM	Remembering Love Jones Presented by Walmart 8:30 PM 10:00 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM
10:00 PM
10:15 PM
10:30 PM						The Legendary White Party 10:30 PM - 3:00 AM 10:30 PM 12:00 AM (M2 Night Club)
10:45 PM
11:00 PM
11:15 PM
11:30 PM
11:45 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

Fight Like A Girl
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM
HOORAH 99!
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM
South African Showcase
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
TREASURE HUNT
8:15 PM - 10:07 PM

O Cinema

Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Good Shot
1:15 PM - 2:51 PM
It Comes in Waves
4:05 PM - 6:05 PM
Voices of Culture Block #6
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM

Expos, Social Events, & Community Day

The Legendary White Party
10:30 PM - 12:00 AM

New York Film Academy

The Art of Emotional Writing
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:00 AM	"Best of the ABFF Awards" 10:00 AM 11:30 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM

New World Center - Performance Hall

"Best of the ABFF Awards"
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
3:45 PM			Come Together Screening + Talkback Presented by BLAAC 3:45 PM 5:14 PM
4:00 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Come Together Screening + Talkback
3:45 PM - 5:14 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
1:00 PM	Black Opulence: The Intersection of Culture, Class & Capital in Peacock's "Bel-Air" Presented by Comcast NBCU 1:00 PM 2:15 PM
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Black Opulence: The Intersection of Culture, Class & Capital in Peacock's "Bel-Air"
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
2:15 PM		BOB Talks: Showcasing Black-Owned Brands 2:15 PM 3:30 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM

New World Center - Triust Hall

BOB Talks: Showcasing Black-Owned Brands
2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:30 AM					Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy 10:30 AM 12:00 PM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM

O Cinema

Carnival: They Can't Steal Our Joy
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
1:30 PM			Edge of Daybreak Presented by A&E Networks 1:30 PM 2:10 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Edge of Daybreak
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
5:15 PM		Empowering Diversity Through Storytelling Networking Happy Hour Presented by ESPN 5:15 PM 6:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM

New World Center - Triust Hall

Empowering Diversity Through Storytelling Networking Happy Hour
5:15 PM - 6:30 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:00 AM				Fight Like A Girl 10:00 AM 12:15 PM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM
12:00 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

Fight Like A Girl
10:00 AM - 12:15 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
1:15 PM					Good Shot 1:15 PM 2:51 PM
1:30 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM

O Cinema

Good Shot
1:15 PM - 2:51 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
1:30 PM				HOORAH 99! 1:30 PM 3:45 PM
1:45 PM
2:00 PM
2:15 PM
2:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

HOORAH 99!
1:30 PM - 3:45 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
4:00 PM					It Comes in Waves 4:05 PM 6:05 PM
4:15 PM
4:30 PM
4:45 PM
5:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM

O Cinema

It Comes in Waves
4:05 PM - 6:05 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:30 AM		Reel Healing: Using Film to Normalize Mental Wellness in Black Communities Presented by NAMI 10:30 AM 11:45 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM

New World Center - Triust Hall

Reel Healing: Using Film to Normalize Mental Wellness in Black Communities
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
8:30 PM	Remembering Love Jones Presented by Walmart 8:30 PM 10:00 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM

New World Center - Performance Hall

Remembering Love Jones
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
5:00 PM				South African Showcase Breaking Free, Love Through The Lens, Rearview, Sent, Umhlaba Wokhokho (Land of My Ancestors) 5:00 PM 7:00 PM
5:15 PM
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:15 PM
6:30 PM
6:45 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

South African Showcase
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
9:30 AM							The Art of Emotional Writing 9:30 AM 11:30 AM
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM

New York Film Academy

The Art of Emotional Writing
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:30 PM						The Legendary White Party 10:30 PM - 3:00 AM 10:30 PM 12:00 AM (M2 Night Club)
10:45 PM
11:00 PM
11:15 PM
11:30 PM
11:45 PM

Expos, Social Events, & Community Day

The Legendary White Party
10:30 PM - 12:00 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
8:15 PM				TREASURE HUNT 8:15 PM 10:07 PM
8:30 PM
8:45 PM
9:00 PM
9:15 PM
9:30 PM
9:45 PM
10:00 PM

Convention Center - Theater #2

TREASURE HUNT
8:15 PM - 10:07 PM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
10:15 AM			Voices of Culture Block #5 Nothin’ Good & 12th Street, Red Clay, Sadness of Men, The Black Bart of Taco King #17, Blown Chances 10:15 AM 11:50 AM
10:30 AM
10:45 AM
11:00 AM
11:15 AM
11:30 AM
11:45 AM

Convention Center - Theater #1

Voices of Culture Block #5
10:15 AM - 11:50 AM

	New World Center - Performance Hall	New World Center - Triust Hall	Convention Center - Theater #1	Convention Center - Theater #2	O Cinema	Expos, Social Events, & Community Day	New York Film Academy
6:45 PM					Voices of Culture Block #6 Always, Most of the Time, all the love i could handle, Harlem Fragments 6:45 PM 8:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:15 PM
7:30 PM
7:45 PM

O Cinema

Voices of Culture Block #6
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM

No schedule available!