Submissions 2023
The Hamilton Black Film Festival is an annual film festival that showcases cultural and traditional films of African/Caribbean, Native, Asian, Middle Eastern filmmakers and other films of ethnic inclusion. The Hamilton Black Film Festival will give people from different parts of the world and ethnic backgrounds an accessible platform to showcase films that are made by and with visible ethnic minorities, demonstrating that Hamilton welcomes all people.
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2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST ACTRESS
| 1 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Actress | Short Film | End of the Rope | Winsome Cooper as Molly Wilson | |
| Best Actress | Short Film | Kreme | Uche Nkwonta as Kreme | |
| Best Actress | Short Film | Out Of Order | Sheronna Osbourne as Channing ***Winner*** | |
| Best Actress | Short Film | Pass | Mina Hamedani as Miss Ahmadi | |
| Best Actress | Short Film | The Blue Lady | Tijuana Layne as The Woman/The Doll |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST ACTOR
| 2 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Actor | Short Film | Broken Life | Mamoudou Camara as Ayo Koumbi ***Winner*** | |
| Best Actor | Short Film | Descension | Andon Campbell as Liam | |
| Best Actor | Short Film | How Many More? | Wesley Guimarães as João | |
| Best Actor | Short Film | Kreme | Robert Mudenge as DJ Eastsyde | |
| Best Actor | Short Film | Out Of Order | Troy Crossfield as Chad |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST ACTRESS
| 3 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Actress | Feature Film | Illusion | Sandrine Ziba as Larisha | |
| Best Actress | Feature Film | Love and Brotherhood | Cortney Ketchum as Makaila ***Winner*** |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST ACTOR
| 4 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Actor | Feature Film | Illusion | Joe Richard Pook as Alex Arnold | |
| Best Actor | Feature Film | Love and Brotherhood | Nate Jackson as Arnold ***Winner*** |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
| 5 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Documentary | Short Film | Building Cultural Legacies – Black Artists in Hamilton | Directed by Christopher McLeod | |
| Best Documentary | Short Film | Building Cultural Legacies – Leon ‘Eklipz’ Robinson | Directed by Christopher McLeod | |
| Best Documentary | Short Film | Music and Mental Health Episode 1 of 9 | Directed by Tina Rix | |
| Best Documentary | Short Film | The Melody Lingers On | Directed by Kimberley R. Williams ***Winner*** |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE (HISTORY)
| 6 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Documentary (History) |
Documentary Feature | Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America | Directed by Bayer Mack ***Winner*** | |
| Best Documentary (History) |
Documentary Feature | Dear Jackie | Directed by Henri Pardo | |
| Best Documentary (History) |
Documentary Feature | Mr. Emancipation-The Walter Perry Story | Directed by Preston Chase |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
| 7 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Documentary | Documentary Feature | Black Daddy The Movie | Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor | |
| Best Documentary | Documentary Feature | Raised Up West Side | Directed by Brett A. Schwartz | |
| Best Documentary | Documentary Feature | This is [Not] Who We Are | Directed by Beret E Strong & Katrina Miller ***Winner*** | |
| Best Documentary | Documentary Feature | The Woodstock of House | Directed by Rodrick F. Wimberly & Senuwell Smith |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DOCUMENTARY (MUSIC)
| 8 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Music Documentary | Documentary | Black Daddy The Movie | Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor | |
| Best Music Documentary | Documentary | The Melody Lingers On | Directed by Kimberley R. Williams | |
| Best Music Documentary | Documentary | Music and Mental Health Episode 1 of 9 | Directed by Tina Rix | |
| Best Music Documentary | Documentary | The Woodstock of House | Directed by Rodrick F. Wimberly & Senuwell Smith ***Winner*** |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST EDITOR
| 9 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Editor | Short Film | Descension | Edited by Adrian Campbell | |
| Best Editor | Short Film | End of the Rope | Edited by Rodney V. Smith | |
| Best Editor | Short Film | Kreme | Edited by Saiixnt Bailey | |
| Best Editor | Short Film | Out Of Order | Edited by Eric Metzloff ***Winner*** | |
| Best Editor | Short Film | The Blue Lady | Edited by Adam Vitums |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DIRECTOR
| 10 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Director | Documentary Feature | Black Daddy The Movie | Directed by Damon Jamal Taylor | |
| Best Director | Documentary Feature | Black Seeds: The History of Africans in America | Directed by Bayer Mack | |
| Best Director | Documentary Feature | Dear Jackie | Directed by Henri Pardo | |
| Best Director | Documentary Feature | Mr. Emancipation-The Walter Perry Story | Directed by Preston Chase | |
| Best Director | Documentary Feature | Raised Up West Side | Directed by Brett A. Schwartz ***Winner*** |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST SHORT FILM (SOCIAL IMPACT)
| 11 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Short Film (Social Impact) | Short Film | Broken Life | Directed by Claude Emmanuelle Yapo | |
| Best Short Film (Social Impact) | Short Film | How Many More | Directed by Lucas de Jesus ***Winner*** | |
| Best Short Film (Social Impact) | Short Film | Pass | Directed by Elika Abdollahi | |
| Best Short Film (Social Impact) | Short Film | Subsidiary House | Directed by Milad Taleghani & Vahid Aalam |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST SHORT FILM
| 12 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Short Film | Short Film | Descension | Directed by Adrian Campbell | |
| Best Short Film | Short Film | End of the Rope | Directed by Ryan Singh & Sabine Mondestin | |
| Best Short Film | Short Film | Kreme | Directed by SAIIXNT Bailey | |
| Best Short Film | Short Film | Out Of Order | Directed by Troy Crossfield & Sheronna Osbourne ***Winner*** | |
| Best Short Film | Short Film | The Blue Lady | Directed by Tijuana Layne |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEE OF BEST FEATURE FILM
| 13 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Feature Film | Feature Film | Illusion | Directed by Sylvain Boayaga, Michel Pouamo ***Winner*** | |
| Best Feature Film | Feature Film | Love and Brotherhood | Directed by Jason Horn |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST DIRECTOR
| 14 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Director | Short Film | Broken Life | Directed by Claude Emmanuelle Yapo | |
| Best Director | Short Film | Descension | Directed by Adrian Campbell | |
| Best Director | Short Film | How Many More | Directed by Lucas de Jesus | |
| Best Director | Short Film | Kreme | Directed by SAIIXNT Bailey ***Winner*** | |
| Best Director | Short Film | Out Of Order | Directed by Troy Crossfield & Sheronna Osbourne |
2022 WINNER & NOMINEES OF BEST PICTURE
| 15 | Category | Film | Film Name | |
| Best Picture | Short Film | How Many More? | Produced by Vilma Martins, Heraldo de Deus, Daniele Souza, Iana Nascimento, Romário Almeida, Isabella Carvalho ***Winner*** |
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| Best Picture | Short Film | Kreme | Produced by Jennifer Sanasie & Darrell Wonge | |
| Best Picture | Short Film | Out Of Order | Produced by Troy Crossfield, Sheronna Osbourne, Tazia Harris, Chris Morsby, Tisha Reid, & Adeela Carter |
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| Best Picture | Short Film | The Blue Lady | Produced by Tijuana Layne | |
| Best Picture | Short Film | The Dark Room | Produced by Brandon Christopher |