Hayti Heritage Film Festival

The Hayti Heritage Film Festival (HHFF) is a teaching festival as well as a celebration of cinematic works from filmmakers of African descent with particular consideration given to Southern, Black stories and storytellers. For over a three decades, the Hayti Heritage Film Festival (HHFF) has showcased Southern Black cinema—centering stories that challenge, affirm, and expand cultural narratives. This year’s expanded program commits more deeply to HHFF’s mission to serve as a teaching festival designed to educate, inspire, and uplift the next generation of southern storytellers. With post-screening discussions, artist talks, and tributes, the festival weaves themes of memory, migration, and Black futurism into an unmissable experience for cinephiles and changemakers alike.