RoxFilm

As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the rich, diverse and powerful stories that have shaped and continue to shape our culture, history and future. At ROXFILM, we revel in the strength, resilience and creativity of our ROXFILM family and beyond as they continue to amplify voices that have been overlooked or underrepresented.

Every year since its founding in 1999, what’s now known as the Roxbury International Film Festival has brought underrepresented stories to silver screens in Boston.

Twenty-five years ago, Candelaria Silva-Collins launched a Roxbury-based film festival with 10 films by local filmmakers centered around the African American experience. Ten years later the festival expanded to screen local, national and international films.

The Roxbury International Film Festival (RoxFilm) continues its lineup of monthly programming as the festival approaches its 25th anniversary in June. This month’s program, “Going Outdoors While Black,” is a collection of shorts screening at the Museum of Fine Arts on Friday, April 14 at 7 p.m.

The Roxbury International Film Festival is back in person for its 24th year bringing independent films by diverse and underrepresented filmmakers to Boston.