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IU Day was a huge success!! Please accept my and the BFCA team’s deepest thanks for your generous donations. Because of your generous contributions, the BFCA exceeded its fundraising goal. The team and I are humbled by your giving spirits and support for the very important work in which the BFCA engages. Your donations will… Read more »

African Film Festival at Indiana University The New York African Film Festival selects titles from their lineup each year to travel across the US, widening the reach of emerging talent from the African film scene. Last month, the BFCA screened of four features and five shorts to IU Bloomington audiences. Eleven countries and nine languages were… Read more »

Happy Women’s History Month!! March is Women’s History Month! The BFCA’s reception area in Wells Library continues to showcase our ongoing poster exhibit celebrating Black women in film (entitled “A Woman’s Touch: Black Women and the Power of Solidarity”). If you are in Wells, stop by our reception space for a quiet space to hang… Read more »

Happy Black History Month!! Kickoff: Blaxploitation: Then and Now, by Dr. Novotny Lawrence & tour! We started our Black History Month celebrations a day early and have been rocking and rolling ever since! Can you dig it?! BFCA Director Dr. Novotny Lawrence gave a talk on the Blaxploitation Movement and its lasting influence on contemporary pop culture. We… Read more »

BFCA Welcomes New Interim Director Rachael Stoeltje On August 1, Rachael Stoeltje began a term as Interim Director of the BFCA for the 2022-2023 academic year. Rachael brings decades of experience in archiving and moving image preservation. She founded and also serves as Director of the Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive and is the… Read more »

  Director’s Open House featuring Demetrius Witherspoon January 23rd, 2024 Winter Break is approaching fast, and Spring 2024 is following close behind. After you settle into the semester, stop by the BFCA to see us again! We’re hosting a Director’s Open House Tuesday, January 23rd at 11:30am in the Phyllis Klotman Classroom. Indianapolis-based filmmaker Demetrius Witherspoon will share… Read more »

Association of Black Culture Centers Conference 2023, featuring Till Screening On Friday November 10, the BFCA had the honor of welcoming director, screenwriter, and Emmett Till advocate Keith Beauchamp, activist Elder Mmoja Ajabu, and Till’s cousin, Priscilla Sterling Till to the facility. They were on campus as a part of the Association of Black Culture Centers Conference,… Read more »

IU Arts & Humanities First Thursday Festival  We are thrilled to share that the Black Film Center & Archive will be participating in our first ever “First Thursday Festival” on the Fine Arts Plaza, on October 5th, 5:00pm – 8:00pm. The First Thursdays Festival is a celebration of the breadth and diversity of arts and… Read more »

Thanks for joining us at the Welcome Events! During the last week of August, we celebrated the arrival of our new Director Dr. Novotny Lawrence with two lively welcome events. Special thanks to our caterer Chef Lee for the delicious food! The staff provided tours as visitors moved in, out, and around our office space. We also gave away Malcolm… Read more »

The BFCA welcomes new Director Dr. Novotny Lawrence! On August 1, Dr. Novotny Lawrence joined us as Director of the Black Film Center & Archive! He also begins as an associate professor in The Media School’s Cinema and Media Studies program. Dr. Lawrence writes: I am thrilled to be the new Director of the beacon of global Black film archival… Read more »