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Open Film Festival NL Screening Short Films from Africa + North America to a Global Audience
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To reflect on black history is to consider the tangible after effects of its history on the present; whether it be throu...
02/28/2026

To reflect on black history is to consider the tangible after effects of its history on the present; whether it be through sustained narratives or inherited visual languages.

These film recommendations offer an invitation to engage with films that are wide ranging and far reaching in voices, textures and perspectives of Black and African cinema across the globe.

As we look ahead to the 2026 edition of the Open Film Festival, they serve as a grounding preview of what is to come in the months ahead.

- .memeh | festival curator

NHA FALA [MY VOICE] (2002)dir: Flora GomesA young Cape Verdean woman in Paris who defies an ancestral curse promising de...
02/23/2026

NHA FALA [MY VOICE] (2002)
dir: Flora Gomes

A young Cape Verdean woman in Paris who defies an ancestral curse promising death to any female in her family who sings

Link to stream in our bio.

MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991)dir: An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin’s Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississip...
02/14/2026

MISSISSIPPI MASALA (1991)
dir:

An ethnic Indian family is expelled from Idi Amin’s Uganda in 1972 and lives in Mississippi 17 years later.
The dad sues Uganda to get his property back. The grown daughter falls in love with a Black man.

Link to stream in our bio.

WHEN MORNING COMES (2022)dir: A young boy struggles with his widowed mother’s decision to relocate the family from Jama...
02/09/2026

WHEN MORNING COMES (2022)
dir:

A young boy struggles with his widowed mother’s decision to relocate the family from Jamaica to Canada.

Link to stream in our bio.

WHEN MORNING COMES (2022)dir: A young boy struggles with his widowed mother’s decision to relocate the family from Jama...
02/09/2026

WHEN MORNING COMES (2022)
dir:

A young boy struggles with his widowed mother’s decision to relocate the family from Jamaica to Canada.

For our festival curator .memeh has curated a selected number of films we highly recommend you spend the month of febr...
02/06/2026

For our festival curator .memeh has curated a selected number of films we highly recommend you spend the month of february watching.

If you’ve already seen them, see it again. Cinema doesn’t die. Here’s our Black Cinema list.

APPRECIATION (2019)
dir:

An African Pentecostal Pastor questions everything she believes after a life-changing event.

blackcinema

Happy holidays from everyone at Open Film and season’s greeting to you and your families✨✨✨
12/25/2025

Happy holidays from everyone at Open Film and season’s greeting to you and your families✨✨✨

Thank you to all the filmmakers who shared their stories and hard work with us. Giving us the opportunity to screen thes...
08/08/2025

Thank you to all the filmmakers who shared their stories and hard work with us. Giving us the opportunity to screen these brilliant films to our audience in St.John’s NL.

To our sponsors and supporters, thank you for your continuous support and dedication. Thank you for making Open Film Festival 2025 a success.

Thank you for a wonderful Day One. Come join us for one more day of cinema and a special talk with Canadian Screen Award...
08/02/2025

Thank you for a wonderful Day One.

Come join us for one more day of cinema and a special talk with Canadian Screen Awards winner, Karen Chapman today at 5pm at the LSPU Hall, 3 Victoria Street, NL.

A few more tickets available. Link in bio

On 2nd August we will be hosting four time nominated Canadian Screen Awards film and television director, Karen Chapman ...
07/28/2025

On 2nd August we will be hosting four time nominated Canadian Screen Awards film and television director, Karen Chapman () for a talk about her award winning film, Village Keeper.

Sharing her process, inspiration and experience working on a first feature film and navigating the film industry.

We are excited to host Karen Chapman in St.Johns for the first time ever and screen her award winning film.

Tickets to see her film at still available through the link in bio.

Join the celebration. Bring a friend!We’re giving away FREE tickets to Open Film Festival, a space for stories, connecti...
07/26/2025

Join the celebration. Bring a friend!
We’re giving away FREE tickets to Open Film Festival, a space for stories, connection, and culture.

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Come join us celebrate bold, beautiful stories. 5 lucky winners will be announced on Tuesday, 29th July.

Festival happening on August 1-2 at the LSPU Hall, 3 Victoria St, St. John’s, NL

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