This year’s NOIR FEST will be like no other! With films, music, yoga and reiki, NOIR FEST 2020: Healing, Transformation & (R)evolution will be the only week-long party uniting the Black Diaspora through storytelling, discussion, and movement that heals us.
The party of the century kicks off on Saturday, December 5th. Did you get your tickets yet? Here are the themes for the week that you can look forward to:
Radical Self-Love (Saturday, Dec 5th)
Saturday kicks off with live music and a glorious invocation led by Hanifa Nayo Washington. Sonya Renee Taylor will open with a keynote talk on Alchemy, Radical Self-Love & Blackness as Technology.
Raise Your Voice (Sunday, Dec 6th)
On Sunday, we kickback a bit with some yoga, then start the discussion on how we will script the future as a collective, defining our hopes and dreams of Liberation.
We Come to Work (Monday, Dec 7th)
We’ve all watched as Nigeria’s government responded to peaceful protests to #EndSARS and #EndOpression with more brutality and repression. But the Liberation Generation is on the move. Since #RedTuesday, numerous youth political parties have sprung up: highly sophisticated international organizations that promise to deliver a New Nigeria in 2023. On Monday we will hear from them and explore the ways in which Liberation for Nigeria can mean Liberation for all Black people across the globe.
The Treasury of Black Art (Tuesday, Dec 8th)
Black art is the greatest treasure of the world. From our films to our photography to our music to our paintings and digital art, everything produced from Black creativity has the potential to spurn economies and transform culture. Where does our art fit into our Hundred Year Plan? How can art be used to fund our Liberation? How can we empower Artists at the time we need them the most with the world in a state of relative disarray to craft a Liberated Black future from their innate creativity?
The Divine Feminine (Wednesday, Dec 9th)
Wednesday is for the laddieees and femme-identifying! Yes! All creation starts with the Divine Feminine. Wednesday features opportunities for deep healing, manifestation with powerhouse women and film screenings that inspire and awaken the Divine Feminine.
For the Artists: Making (R)evolution Irresistible (Thursday, Dec 10th)
Calling all aspiring filmmakers and creatives. This is your day. We will be joined by Meriwa Gerima along with the cast and crew of Residue and host a DOPE artist roundtable for creative in the film industry.
Movement is Medicine (Friday, Dec 11th)
Feel-good Friday will feature the best music videos of the barmy and our favorite playlists from the DJs who will be featured in Saturday’s spin-off.
100 Year Plan (Saturday, Dec 12th)
To close out the week, we will be joined by thought leaders across the Diaspora to revisit our 100 Year Plan for Liberation from within and close out with a DJ spin-off featuring revolutionary music from across the Diaspora.
Still not excited yet? Check out more details here.
Get your tickets today! General Admissions tickets start at $25, Industry Access at $50 for private events with filmmakers, distributors and press, and VIP access at $110 which includes exclusive gifts/swag and private VIP events.
