Hayti Heritage Film Festival Begins Accepting Submissions For 2021 Season
Durham, NC – Hayti Heritage Film Festival (HHFF) will begin accepting submissions for the 2021 festival on Saturday, August 1. The annual African American film festival, presented by the Hayti Heritage Cultural Center through St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, is one of the nation’s longest-running Black film festivals.
The 27th Hayti Heritage Film Festival takes place February 7-14, 2021, at the St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation/Hayti Heritage Center (804 Old Fayetteville Rd). HHFF features screenings of documentaries, short and feature-length films including U.S. premieres. Q&A sessions and panel discussions are among the other additional attractions. Particular consideration is given to filmmakers located in the American South.
Interested filmmakers should CLICK HERE to submit and/or for more information, Submissions will be accepted Saturday, August 1 through Thursday, October 15.
In honor of the opening of the film submission period, HHFF presents the ‘Backyard Film Series’ beginning with the on-demand screening of the award-winning coming-of-age story, “The Last Tree” through August 7. Partial proceeds of the $10 rental fee will towards fundraising for the festival. To stream “The Last Tree” visit vimeo.com/ondemand/haytifftlt
“The Last Tree” follows the story of Femi, a British boy of Nigerian descent who, after a happy childhood in rural Lincolnshire with his white foster mother, moves to inner London to live with his Nigerian mom. Struggling with the unfamiliar culture and values of his new environment, teenage Femi has to figure out which path to adulthood he wants to take, and what it means to be a young black man in London. Going back home to Nigeria with his mom to find his Nigerian roots will help adolescent Femi find grounding and hope for a better future.
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About Hayti Heritage Center and Hayti Heritage Film Festival:
Hayti Heritage Center, under the guidance of the St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, presents The Hayti Heritage Film Festival as a signature event each year to keep Black Southern film alive. New and veteran artists screen films before a diverse crowd of film enthusiasts while vendors provide great food, beverages, arts, and crafts. The Center preserves and advances the heritage and culture of the historic Hayti community in Durham, NC, and the African American experience through programs that benefit the broader community locally, nationally, and globally. Lana Garland is the Festival Director.