Black Harvest Film Fest

Celebrate Chicago’s significant role in Black filmmaking and visit the 31st annual Black Harvest Film Festival showcase of Black film across the Diaspora from November 7-16, 2025, at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

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View an exciting range of films, from shorts, features, documentaries, dramas and comedies created by upcoming Black film makers. Black Harvest also provides panel discussions, award presentations, and workshops, including a Community Film Workshop Showcase on November 8.

View over 20 cinematic presentations like “All About Love,” a shorts program examining the variations of Black Love on November 13th and 15th, the family comedy about a Bigfoot-obsessed little girl, “Paw Paw and Dayja” on November 8 and 14 and “Move Ya Body: The Birth of House,” which chronicles Chicago’s house music movement on November 9 and 14.

Black Harvest Film Fest general admission tickets are $13 and $8 for students and seniors. Tickets sell out fast to reserve your tickets in advance of the show.