The 32nd Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival

Award Winners

Jury Awards

We Grown Now
Best Feature Narrative

We Grown Now 
US
Director: Minhal Baig

Power Alley
Best First Feature Narrative

Power Alley
Brazil
Director: Lillah Halla

Best Feature Documentary

Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes
US
Directors: Ben Shapiro and Sam Pollard

Brief Tender Light
Best First Feature Documentary

Brief Tender Light
Ghana
Director: Arthur Musah

The Last Ranger
Best Short Narrative

The Last Ranger
South Africa
Director: Cindy Lee

Own the 8 Count
Best Short Documentary

Own the 8 Count
US
Director: child

Audience Favorite Awards

Doka
Narrative Feature

Doka
Ethiopia
Director: Kidist Yilma

Outlaw Posse
Narrative Feature

Outlaw Posse
US
Director: Mario Van Peebles

Humani Tree
Documentary Feature

HumaniTree: A Story of Us Humans
UK
Director: Nuakai Aru

Documentary Feature

Respect My Crown: The Rise of African American Women in California Politics
US
Director: Pamela Bright-Moon

Superman Doesn't Steal
Short Narrative

Superman Doesn’t Steal
US
Director: Tamika Lamison

The Orchestra That Chuck Built
Short Documentary

The Orchestra Chuck Built
US
Director: Christopher Stoudt

Programmers' Awards

Outlaw Posse
BEST Narrative Feature

Outlaw Posse
US
Director: Mario Van Peebles

Best Documentary Feature

One Person, One Vote?
US
Director: Maximina Juson

Best Short

Inner Demons
US
Director: Jasmine J. Johnson

Ja'Net Dubois Festival Awards

Bob Marley: One Love
BEST Narrative Feature

Bob Marley: One Love
US
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green

Sing! Fight!
Best Documentary

Sing! Fight! Sing! Fight! From LeRoi to Amiri
US
Director: Colin Still

Best Short

As the Cookie Crumbles
US
Director: Aimiende Negbenebor Sela

International Feature Award

For the Love of the Motherland
Ethiopia
Director: Theodros “Teddy” Teshome