ORGANIZER:
Fabienne Colas Foundation

Montreal International Black Film Festival
From Sep 22 to Oct 3, 2021

The 17th edition of the MIBFF (FIFBM)
With 134 films from 30 countries, this is a presentation (in hybrid format) that you will not miss!

2021. ONLINE

# MIBFF21
#FIFBM 2021

Selection of 2021 films

Courts métrages - Fictions / Narrative Short Films
- 602, by Ray Knowledge
- 973, by Ashim Bhalla, Stany Coppet
- A BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE, by Kevin Lee Maxwell
- A WORLD AWAY, by Garland Scott
- AL-SIT, by Suzannah Mirghani
- AMERIKKKA, de Carmia Imani
- BALANCE, by Patrick Coker
- BLANK SHORES, by Alex Kyrou
- COLORBLIND, by Angelos Bougas
- CORROSION, by Jordan Hannah
- CRACKED (Canada), by Daniel Calderone
- CRACKED (USA), by Lin Que Ayoung
- DA YIE (GOOD NIGHT), by Anthony Nti
- DREAMS FROM THE EDGE, by Ericka Nicole Malone
- ELFENLIED, by Julian Griggs
- FRENCH CLUB, by Corrine Joseph
- GREY AREA, by Keesha Chung
- IN OTHER NEWS, by Ivan D. Ossa
- IT'S SNOWING IN THE SUMMER, by Gladimir Gelin
- KAMILA, by Joyce Fuerza
- LE MAL DE TERRE (BROKEN LIFE), by Claude Emmanuelle Yapo
- LESSONS LIVED, by Mark Vinzant
- LIFELINE, by Jason Delane Lee, Leah Cohen-Mays
- LOSE IT, by AJ Taylor
- LOVENA, by Olivier Sagne
- MAN DOWN, by Jonathan Rowan
- MERMAID, by Fia Perera
- NO ENTRY, by Kaleb D'Aguilar
- PHOENIX, by Tim Searfoss
- PRESSURE PLAY, by Eric Bizzarri
- PROJECT H, by Maharaki
- PROMISE, by Robert Keith Bivens
- REFLECTION, by Gene Cartier
- SISTER SONG, by Olivia Peniston-Bird
- SOAP DISH, by Sheronna Osbourne, Troy Crossfield, Taelyn Jade Couchman
- SUPERSTAR, by Jordan Hidalgo
- TALK, by Trivelle Simpson
- THE DEATH DOULA, by Amanda Parris, Lucius Dechausay
- THE ENGLISH TEACHER, by Jeremy James Fokuoh
- THE HOUSE ON CARTER ROAD, by Shawn Gerrard
- THE NIGHT I LEFT AMERICA, by Laki Karavias
- THE ORANGE CHILD, by Alexandre Desane
- TIFI - LITTLE GIRL, by Al'Ikens Plancher
- TWA FÈY (THREE LEAVES), by Sephora Monteau, Eléonore Coyette
- UNE RENCONTRE FORTUITE (CHANCE ENCOUNTER), by Sandra Mathieu
- WHERE I KEEP YOU, by Christine Burright

Courts-métrages - Animations /// Animation Shorts
- DANCING IN MY SADNESS, by Casual Affairs
- DOWN WITH GOLIATH, by Ernetta "Ernie" Procter
- HE RUNS, by Greg Roensch
- MRS. TAYLOR'S SHOW AND TELL - A PRINCE STORY, by Victor Dean
- THE BLACK DISQUISITION, by Quincy G. Ledbetter

Longs métrages - Fictions /// Narrative Features
- A LOVE LETTER TO BRIAN, LESLEY, AND MICHELLE, de Hettie Barnhill
- AU PLEIN AIR (OUTDOORS), de Collyns Tafial, Kalenge Tafial
- BANTU MAMA, de Ivan Herrera
- BARAKAT, de Amy Jephta
- BULADO, de Eché Janga
- DES VACANCES À TOUT PRIX (HOLIDAYS AT ALL COST), de Stevan Lee Mraovitch
- FOR MARIA EBUN PATAKI, de Damilola Orimogunje
J- IM BUTTON AND THE WILD 13, de Dennis Gansel
- LE PRINCE OUBLIÉ, de Michel Hazanavicius
- MA BELLE, MY BEAUTY, de Marion Hill
- MY FIONA, de Kelly Walker
- PEQUENOS GUERREIROS (YOUNG WARRIORS), de Bárbara Cariry
- POPPIE NONGENA, de Christiaan Olwagen
- SHAINA, de Beautie Masvaure Alt
- SOUS LES ÉTOILES DE PARIS (UNDER THE STARS OF PARIS), de Claus Drexel
- THE SILENCE OF THE RAIN, de Daniel Filho
- THE SPECIAL, de Ignacio Márquez
- WOZO, de Thibaut Monnier
- ZEPON, de Gilles Elie-Dit-Cosaque
- VOODOO MACBETH, de Dagmawi Abebe, Victor Alonso-Berbel

Courts-métrages - Documentaires /// Documentary Short Films
- A PARADISE IN HELL, de Lucas Taffin
- BECOMING BLACK LAWYERS, de Evangeline M. Mitchell
- BLACK LIVES IN ALBERTA: OVER A CENTURY OF RACIAL INJUSTICE CONTINUES, de Jenna Bailey
- BUT DON'T BELIEVE THEM, de Michael Ivan Schwartz
- DEATH. EVERYTHING. NOTHING., de LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant
- ECOLE FULA FLUTE, de Rich McKeown
- INTRANQU'ÎLLITÉS, de Edward Owles
- MADAME PIPI, de Rachelle Salnave
- ONE WAY TICKET (PASAJE DE IDA), de Víctor Augusto Mendívil
- PHENOMXNAL WOMXN, de Alexxa Walker
- RIP SENI, de Daisy Ifama
- SAVING GRACE, de Malcolm Cammeron
- SWEET SOUL, de Dennis Scholl, Marlon Johnson, Chad Tingle
- UMOJA, de Justin R. Brown
- WE WILL GROW, de Anna Keel
- WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?, de Eric Bomba-Ire

Moyens métrages - Documentaires /// Mid Length - Documentaries
- 100 YEARS FROM MISSISSIPPI, de Tarabu Betserai Kirkland
- FEISTY FIGHTER: THE MARNESBA TACKETT STORY, de Lillian Glass
- HOLLYWOOD'S ARCHITECT: THE PAUL R. WILLIAMS STORY, de Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance
- MADAN SARA DOCUMENTARY, de Etant Dupain
- NO CHURCH IN THE WILD, de Richmond Obeng
- OÙ SONT LES NOIRS? (ACTING WHILE BLACK, BLACKNESS ON FRENCH SCREENS), de Rokhaya Diallo
- THE SACRED WOODS, de Abdallah Chamekh
- THE SKIN YOU'RE IN, de Thomas LaVeist
- UN FACTEUR ALBATROS (AN ALBATROSS POSTMAN), de Gwénolé Livinec

Longs métrages - Documentaires /// Documentary Features
ANOTHER PARADISE, de Olivier Magis
ANY GIVEN DAY, de Margaret Byrne
BALLON DE SABLE, de Younes Jaddad
BELLY OF THE BEAST, de Erika Cohn
BO LEGS: MARVIN ARRINGTON, SR., AN ATLANTA STORY?, de Adelin Gasana
OPHIR, de Alexandre Berman, Olivier Pollet
REGARD NOIR, de Aïssa Maïga, Isabelle Simeoni
RUMBA RULES, NEW GENEALOGIES, de David N. Bernatchez, Sammy Baloji
SEEDS: BLACK WOMEN IN POWER, de Éthel Oliveira, Júlia Mariano
SINCE I BEEN DOWN, de Gilda Sheppard
STOP FILMING US, de Joris Postema
SUBJECTS OF DESIRE, de Jennifer Holness
THE DEATH OF MY TWO FATHERS, de Sol Guy
THE RUMBA KINGS, de Alan Brain
THROUGH THE NIGHT, de Loira Limbal
UPROOTED, de Khadifa Wong
WHEN CLAUDE GOT SHOT, de Brad Lichtenstein
WITH DRAWN ARMS (Poings levés), de Glenn Kaino, Afshin Shahidi

Être Noir.e au Canada /// Being Black in Canada
A PASSION MADE NEW, de Dena Williams
KASE CHENN, de Nitsé Mathelier
PRISON BARS TO PAGE LINES, de Selina McCallum
BECAUSE OF YOU, de Devantie Johnson
ENVERS ET CONTRE TOUT, de Kimberly Ann Surin
FARRIN, de Lily Nottage
FIGHT OF THE CENTURY, de Steve Edwin Deku
FRACTURED: A BROKEN SCHOOL SYSTEM, de David Peddie
iBANGA, de Tania Doumbe Fines
MENGEDEGNA, de Bethlehem Tsegaye
MOVEMENT, de Uranranebi Agbeyegbe
NOEUDS, de Aïcha Morin-Baldé
NORTH PRESTON: THE UNTOLD STORY, de Kardeisha Provo
NUANCE, de Cassandre Grégoire
PATRI A, de Dee Edouard-Williams
SENSE OF SPACE, de Amelya N.S.H
THE SEARCH FOR HEALING, de Tyler Simmonds

OUR MISSION
The Montreal International Black Film Festival is an innovative, bold and dynamic event aiming to stimulate the development of the independent film industry while fostering the creation of films on Black realities around the globe. We are proud to offer audiences a fresh look at Black cinema from around the world. In addition, we seek to give a voice to Black filmmakers who would otherwise go unheard, providing both grants and awards.