Read the full article by Marie-Elena Schembri at The Sacramento Observer

Embracing vulnerability. Grief. Community healing. Musical icons.

These are just some of the themes viewers can engage with at the upcoming third annual Oak Park Black Film Festival. The festival will feature a diverse lineup of independent films and panel discussions at The Guild Theatre Oct. 8-13.

The film festival, a project of education and economic development nonprofit St. Hope, highlights Black culture while allowing viewers to “challenge your thinking and your imagination about certain things,” according to Cassandra Jennings, St. Hope board president and CEO.

Read the full article by Marie-Elena Schembri at The Sacramento Observer