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Filmmaker Amandine Gay donates copies of films and posters! In March 2022, the BFCA was honored to entertain a visit from French Afro-feminist filmmaker and activist Amandine Gay and her producer/editor Enrico Bartolucci, who were at Indiana University for a lecture and screening of their 2017 documentary Speak Up (Ouvrir la voix). Ms. Gay has… Read more »

IU Day 2023 On April 20, the BFCA joined other programs across the Indiana University campuses and alumni worldwide in recognizing IU Day. In addition to open house tours of our office throughout the afternoon, we also participated in the IU Day block party by the Showalter Fountain, where we met hundreds of undergrads and… Read more »

Matterport Scan – We’ve Gone 3D! Can’t physically visit our office? How about a virtual visit instead? The BFCA office on IU Bloomington’s campus was recently given a Matterport 3D scan courtesy of the Indiana University IU3D Team. Check out this unique interactive virtual tour, featuring our space, amenities, and several featured items from our… Read more »

Reminder: New name, new logo, new website! Starting January 18, 2022, we are officially the Black Film Center & Archive. Our new name can be abbreviated as “BFCA”. We are also proud to debut a new logo design and a fully updated website, featuring a cleaner, more user-friendly interface for exploring the BFCA’s history and… Read more »

(RE)FOCUS: Black America 1968/2018 (RE)FOCUS: Black America 1968/2018 revisits and re-examines the content, archival material, and public reception of FOCUS: Black America, a year-long program of screenings, lectures, and courses that Indiana University administrators, faculty, and students organized in 1968. Representatives from University Archives, the Moving Image Archive, and the Neal- Marshall Black Cultural Center… Read more »

The Last Dragon screening 2018 Black Film Center/Archive Visiting Research Fellowships The Black Film Center/Archive in The Media School at Indiana University- Bloomington is now reviewing the second cycle of the 2018 Black Film Center/Archive Visiting Research Fellowships to support research toward a dissertation, thesis, publication, presentation, or production. These competitive fellowships for visiting researchers residing… Read more »

Amir George – Meditation on An Archive During filmmaker/curator Amir George‘s research residency at the Black Film Center/Archive this week, he will present a short film program at The Media School, Meditation on An Archive. The midday program takes place at the Franklin Hall screening room (304) on Wednesday, April 4, 11:30am-12:45pm. Born and bred… Read more »

People and Places – The Land Beneath Our Feet On Thursday, March 8, please join us in welcoming Emmanual Urey and Dr. Greg Mitman for a screening of their 2016 documentary, The Land Beneath Our Feet. Co- directed by Mitman with Sarita Siegel, The Land Beneath Our Feet follows US doctoral student Emmanual Urey’s return… Read more »

Black Film: Nontheatrical Black Film: Nontheatrical is a three-part series hosted by the BFC/A and the IU Libraries Moving Image Archive featuring archivists, museum specialists, and preservationists working specifically with nontheatrical black film collections. The series begins this week with a visit from Candace Ming, Archivist and Project Manager at the University of Chicago’s South… Read more »

What’s new at the BFCA?! It has been quite some time and lots of happenings, but one thing is for certain… We’ve missed you! We truly hope that this email finds you well and look forward to reconnecting with each of you! To start, we would like to virtually introduce you to our new interim… Read more »