EXCLUSIVE: L.A.’s Micheaux Film Festival will run at The Culver Theater in Culver City from October 23 to 26, with a selection of short and feature projects, including 36 world premieres. Scroll down to see the featured lineup.

The festival, launched by Courtney L. Branch and Noel Braham to honor the legendary Oscar Micheaux, celebrates its seventh anniversary this year. Festival organizers said this year they hit a submissions record, with nearly half of participating directors identifying as first-time or early-career filmmakers. More than 60 percent of projects feature work from majority women, BIPOC, and LGBTQIA+ crews. Eight percent of directors self-identified as having a disability, and submissions reflected a broad ethnic spectrum, including African American and Black, Latinx

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