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14th Annual Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival
Welcome to the 14th Annual Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival Virtual Festival!
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Marking NABJ’s 50th anniversary, this documentary honors its 44 founders and enduring fight for newsroom equity. It explores NABJ’s global impact, advocacy for Black journalists, and the ongoing struggle for representation in a rapidly shifting media landscape.
2025 | United States
Beyond the Headlines: The NABJ Journey
Mon Sep 22nd
This powerful documentary explores the lives of children of Black Power activists, including Ras Baraka, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Fred Hampton Jr., revealing how their parents’ revolutionary legacies shaped their identities, struggles, and continued fight against injustice through new cultural expressions.
United States
Born in the Struggle
Mon Sep 22nd
The film is a poignant personal memory quest that begins at the Bay of Diamant, in Martinique, and carries us to 3 continents, to shine light on what it means to be black today in a globally interconnected world, as seen through the eyes of Martinican artist Laurent Valère and his transatlantic dialogs with the black diaspora.
2025 | France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Senegal, United States
Chœurs Atlantiques
Mon Sep 22nd
The captain of the debate team makes high school and fatherhood look easy until his life is forever changed after pleading guilty to a crime he didn’t commit.
2024 | United States
Cocoa in the Dark
Mon Sep 22nd
This documentary series examines how art drives social progress. The pilot spotlights Dirty Laundry, a bold film that challenged homophobia in Black communities and reshaped conversations around identity and acceptance.
2024 | United States
Come Together: Art's Power for Change
Mon Sep 22nd
From filmmaker Loki Mulholland, this gripping documentary traces America’s legacy of voter suppression—past and present. Centered on slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer, it connects historical sacrifice to the January 6th insurrection and the ongoing fight to protect democracy.
United States
Dying to Vote
Mon Sep 22nd
When a Ugandan and a Colorado intern uncover the harm of traditional charity models, they join forces with local allies to build a micro-enterprise solution—challenging Western narratives and redefining poverty relief through empowerment, ownership, and sustainable change.
2024 | United States
Finding Musana
Mon Sep 22nd
Black boys. Black. SO BEAUTIFUL. Every - one; So pure and full. Every - one: Alive and free. Every - one: With destiny. Countless black boys Want to dream. Countless black boys Some aren't winged. Countless black boys Want to fly. But, in their world there is no sky. Pop! Pop! A body drops. What happens next? Well, that's the plot.
2024 | United States
Go Black Boy; Fly!
Mon Sep 22nd
Centering Mary Lumpkin and today’s Black women freedom fighters, this film challenges historical erasure by honoring Black resistance, legacy, and liberation. It confronts America’s distorted narratives and reclaims space for Black voices within enduring systems of racism and patriarchy.
2025 | United States
Liberation - Lumpkin's Legacy
Mon Sep 22nd
"In a relentless pursuit of justice, a chaplain, a lawyer, law enforcement officers, and grieving families unite to confront the devastating effects of U.S. policies on Native peoples, as they search for answers to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives (MMIWR), battling to prevent further vanishings and murders."
2024 | United States
One Nation, Divisible
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Progam 3
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 1
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 10
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 11
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 2
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 4
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 5
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 7
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 8
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 9
Mon Sep 22nd
After her daughter’s near-fatal overdose, attorney Linda Hamilton confronts guilt, fractured family ties, and the truth about addiction. This powerful drama from Recovery Media explores love, blame, and the shared journey toward healing amid trauma and generational pain.
2025 | United States
Something About Tomorrow
Mon Sep 22nd
Set in Stone Mountain, Georgia, this haunting documentary explores the nation’s largest Confederate monument through local voices—activists, descendants, and residents—revealing how white supremacy’s symbols endure. A cinematic reckoning with legacy, resistance, and the cost of confronting buried truths.
2024 | United States
Stone Mountain
Mon Sep 22nd
Learning they are about to become parents, a young couple celebrates with a weekend in the country. When they need assistance with the property, the all-too-helpful landlord arrives to fix the problem, deliberately overstaying his welcome.
103 min | 2023 | Canada
Welcome
Mon Sep 22nd
Chronicling Regina Jones’ extraordinary life—from dispatching the first Watts Rebellion call to founding SOUL magazine—revealing a resilient Black matriarch's journey through love, loss, legacy, and her fight to preserve her history.
2023 | United States
Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Mon Sep 22nd
As Diondre Howell re-adjusts to civilian life and struggles to cope with the scars of the Iraq war, he increasingly becomes a threat to those he cares about the most – his family.
94 min | 2024 | United States
Young King
Mon Sep 22nd
Coming Soon
Stone Mountain
Mon Sep 22nd
Welcome
Mon Sep 22nd
Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Mon Sep 22nd
Young King
Mon Sep 22nd
Beyond the Headlines: The NABJ Journey
Mon Sep 22nd
Born in the Struggle
Mon Sep 22nd
Chœurs Atlantiques
Mon Sep 22nd
Cocoa in the Dark
Mon Sep 22nd
Come Together: Art's Power for Change
Mon Sep 22nd
Dying to Vote
Mon Sep 22nd
Finding Musana
Mon Sep 22nd
Go Black Boy; Fly!
Mon Sep 22nd
Liberation - Lumpkin's Legacy
Mon Sep 22nd
One Nation, Divisible
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Progam 3
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 1
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 10
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 11
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 2
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 4
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 5
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 7
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 8
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 9
Mon Sep 22nd
Something About Tomorrow
Mon Sep 22nd
Stone Mountain
Mon Sep 22nd
Welcome
Mon Sep 22nd
Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Mon Sep 22nd
Young King
Mon Sep 22nd
Beyond the Headlines: The NABJ Journey
Mon Sep 22nd
Born in the Struggle
Mon Sep 22nd
Chœurs Atlantiques
Mon Sep 22nd
Cocoa in the Dark
Mon Sep 22nd
Come Together: Art's Power for Change
Mon Sep 22nd
Dying to Vote
Mon Sep 22nd
Finding Musana
Mon Sep 22nd
Go Black Boy; Fly!
Mon Sep 22nd
Liberation - Lumpkin's Legacy
Mon Sep 22nd
One Nation, Divisible
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Progam 3
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 1
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 10
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 11
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 2
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 4
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 5
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 7
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 8
Mon Sep 22nd
Shorts Program 9
Mon Sep 22nd
Something About Tomorrow
Mon Sep 22nd
Stone Mountain
Mon Sep 22nd
Welcome
Mon Sep 22nd
Who in the Hell is Regina Jones?
Mon Sep 22nd
Young King
Mon Sep 22nd