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Feb. 8-19 The Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) returns February 8-19 celebrating 26 years of great Black films and art at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw 15 Theatre and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza located at 3650 Martin Luther King, ... read more / view event »

Ayuko Babu Speaks the Legacy of the Pan African Film Festival

March 31, 2017

Ayuko Babu talks about the movies featured in the 2017 Pan African Film Festival. Host: Brandon I. Brooks ... read more / watch video »

Pan African Film Festival: BURNING SANDS

March 31, 2017

LA Sentinel cover the “Burning Sands” red carpet the the 25th Pan African Film Festival. Directed by Gerard Mcmurray. Watch on Netflix today. ... read more / watch video »

Ayuko Babu Speaks on the Selma Protest

March 29, 2017

Ayuko Babu reminisces on his experiences protesting at Selma. Host: Brandon Brooks ... read more / watch video »

Ayuko Babu Talks About the L.A. Riots and the Origins of PAFF

March 23, 2017

Ayuko Babu explains how the momentum from the L.A. Riots, and help from Donald Glover and Ja'net Dubois, fueled the birth of the Pan African Film Festival. Host: Brandon I. Brooks ... read more / watch video »

Ayuko Babu speaks on creation of Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) – Part 2

March 3, 2017

Ayuko Babu speaks on creation of Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) – Part 2 ... read more / watch video »

Ayuko Babu speaks on creation of Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) – Part 1

March 1, 2017

Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) director and founding member Ayuko Babu speaks on the creation of PAFF and celebration of 25th anniversary. ... read more / watch video »

Pan African Film Festival Opening Night – Red Carpet

February 17, 2017

Black, African, and African American stars, directors, and producers celebrate their work and the 25th anniversary of the Pan African Film Festival ... read more / watch video »

“She’s Got a Plan” picks up where “Hollywood Shuffle” left off

February 9, 2017

“She’s Got a Plan” is an unabashedly feminist take on Robert Townsend and Keenen Ivory Wayan’s 1987 “Hollywood Shuffle” ... read more »

Pan African Film Festival Executive Director Ayuko Babu discusses historic 25th anniversary

February 8, 2017

Celebrating 25 years of success, the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) kicks off this week on February 9 in Los Angeles at the Director’s Guild of America located at 7920 Sunset Boulevard. ... read more »

Pan African Film Festival (Feb 9-20)

Feb. 9-20 Festival (PAFF) announces PAFF 25 taking place February 9-20, at the Cinemark Baldwin Hills Crenshaw 15 Theatre located within the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, ... read more / view event »

Local Film Festival continues Into The Weekend

February 10, 2016

The Pan African Film and Art Festival 2016 continues to showcase groundbreaking films by Black and African filmmakers ... read more »

Black History Month Celebration Kicks Off At Baldwin Hills Crenshaw

February 3, 2016

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw’s annual Black History Month celebration is underway, kicking off with the critically acclaimed Pan African Film and Art Festival, which continues through February 15. ... read more »

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