Schedule
2025
Day 0: THUR. 16 Oct
Day 1: FRI. 17 Oct
Day 2: SAT. 18 Oct
Day 3: SUN. 19 Oct
5:45 - 7:00 PM FREE
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Tamara Payne talks up her book about Malcolm X and the impact of his life since his death.
5:00 - 10:30 PM
​5:00 - 6:00 PM
All Access Reception powered by Den of Thieves
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​6:00 - 6:30 PM
Founders Greeting + Update
Vanguard Award ​
Festival Ambassador #1
Festival Ambassador #2
Achievement Award
11:00 AM ​
Shorts Block 1 ​
This Time Its Personal
The Room
I’m Not Doing Enough
Baldy The Film
11:00 AM ​
Block 6
The Man Who Killed Jim Crow -
Seventy Five Cents
The Question
Nina Linda
Our Keys
12:15 PM FREE
Okema T Moore - Film Industry Power couple Roz & Craig Williams share their secrets to success in business
7:00 - 9:00 PM​​
Join the Ladies of the airwaves from BKS1 Radios Hit show Outstanding Women Who Help Heal (OWWHH ) Show and some very special guests
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Dinner Served
OWWHH Show Live
​6:30 - 7:00 PM
Waves
Islands
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call
Opening Night Feature
Birthright Afrika
12:50 PM FREE
Jamal Simmons, former Director of Communications for Vice President Kamala Harris and CNN personality joins QCFF to talk about the new media landscape, building your own lane and the importance of community building
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8:00 PM
Opening Night Celebration
4:15 PM ​
Shorts Block 3 ​
Wi Cyah Stay
Don't Forget to Pray
A Mother Lost
Spillover
1:40 PM FREE
8x Emmy Award Winner Bobby Yan workshops the tips tricks and trade secrets of the Made for TV film director
5:15 PM ​
Block 4
You were Dead Yesterday
Love & Hatred in Megawave City
Betty
Take it to the Grave
5:15 PM FREE​
Awards Ceremony
Best of Fest