Still from Through The Eyes of a Woman
Curated by the Roxbury International Film Festival, In Their Own Words is a series of short films centered around Black women with a focus on identity, community, and creativity and presented in conjunction with Simone Leigh. This program is drop-in and will be playing on loop in the theater.
Runtime: 43:33
The Roxbury International Film Festival is the largest festival in New England that celebrates people of color. Over the course of ten days, the festival screens all genres of films, holds workshops and panel discussions, and offers filmmakers the opportunity to network with one another as well as audience members. Screenings take place at the Museum of Fine Arts, Haley House Bakery Café, Hibernian Hall, and other sites in and around Roxbury. The Roxbury International Film Festival is a competitive festival that awards certificates in the categories of Audience Favorite, Narrative Film, Documentary Film, Narrative Short, Documentary Short, Youth, and Emerging Filmmaker Award, as well as a special award named after award-winning filmmaker Henry Hampton. Their goal is simply to screen films that celebrate and present more diverse images of people around the world.