the Black Auteur Film Festival

Will return in 2025!

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This year, ColdTowne Theater & Texas-based production company Sequence 8 are partnering to host the inaugural Black Auteur Film Festival (BAFF), a weekend dedicated to highlighting shorts by Black artists, Q&As, panels, and the Austin Film Festival’s First 3 Pages live event. Our festival will close with a Sequence 8 networking mixer open to all people who want to connect and learn more about the local film scene.

schedule

Saturday August 3

3 PM Austin Film Festival presents: First 3 Pages Live!

4 PM Doc Screening + Q&A Discussion with Tarik Davis, Alex Chew, and Natalie Howard

8:30 PM BIPOC Improv Show

Sunday August 4

4 PM Shorts Screening with Q&A

5:30 PM Sequence 8 Mixer