Aug. 1: 2025 Blackstar Film Festival – Abolish! Shorts
July 24, 2025
Friday, August 1, 2025 | 3:00 p.m.
Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater
300 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
and virtual | 7:30 p.m.
Now in its 14th year, the Blackstar Film Festival is a one-of-a-kind celebration of Black, Brown, and Indigenous filmmaking, taking place in Philadelphia and online from July 31 to August 3.
The Abolish! Shorts series on Friday includes three films, one of which, Space to Breathe, features ALC executive director Saleem Holbrook. Screening partners for this event are Amistad Law Project and Alliance for a Just Philadelphia.
Learn more about the other days’ events and get passes at www.blackstarfest.org/festival/