Thursday, July 30 | 7 PM

Congolese doctor and future Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege risks everything to treat women victims of sexual violence in the DRC; meeting Belgian surgeon Guy Cadière brings renewed hope to his mission. Based on a true story.

MUGANGA, THE ONE WHO TREATS ticket holders and PAFF pass holders are invited to an opening-night reception in the AFS Cinema lobby after the screening.

Friday, July 31 | 6 PM

Director Nngest Likke will be in attendance for a live Q&A.

The culturally groundbreaking, body-positive romantic comedy starring Academy Award winner Mo’Nique and Jimmy Jean-Louis turns 20, but its timeless message of self-love resonates stronger than ever today.

Friday, July 31 | 9 PM

Representatives from the film will be in attendance for a live Q&A

Expat musicians like Jackie Mitoo and Jay Douglas turned Toronto into a Jamaican musical mecca. Their records were forgotten for decades until a Seattle label shared them with the world.

Saturday, August 1 | 12:30 PM

Featuring a filmmaker Q&A. 

A bold compilation of seven Pan-African narrative journeys of self-determination, these short films examine the resilience of Black bodies as they manifest joy and sustainability while navigating grief, self-identity, and trauma through the principles of Ubuntu.

Saturday, August 1 | 4 PM

Everyone knows the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” but few know of the man who helped popularize it. Little-known Harlem-based photographer, freedom fighter, and activist Kwame Brathwaite took 500,000 photos across his 60-year career, always devoted to celebrating the joy and beauty of African American life. This feature documentary tells the story of Kwame and the “Black is Beautiful” movement.

Saturday, August 1 | 7:30 PM

Director Leon Hendrix III will be in attendance for a live Q&A.

Disillusioned with her life, Jo visits the storied French district of Montmartre to clear her mind. There she falls for Toussaint, a tour guide with a penchant for poetry and romance. Through their curious connection, history, art and love intertwine, reconnecting Jo to her long-lost passion for life.

Sunday, August 2 | 3 PM

In every era of Black storytelling, from the drum to the pen, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Independent Film Movement, technology has adapted to its truth, not the other way around. But artificial intelligence presents a different kind of reckoning. 

Join us for a conversation about preservation, power, and the irreplaceable soul at the center of Black cinema.

This panel is free and open to the public, but you must register in advance. Admission is not included in the PAFF pass.