7th Annual Rehoboth Beach Black American Film Fest
Celebrating Black History Month through cinema
The Rehoboth Beach Film Society and its partner the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) present the 7th Annual Rehoboth Beach Black American Film Fest.
The film festival showcases award-winning feature films and documentaries that highlight the contributions and, resilience, and artistry of Black filmmakers.
Tickets & Passes: Special VIP passes ($90 for members, $100 for general) are available, including entry to all films, priority seating, and a $50 donation to SDARJ. Individual tickets are $12 for general admission and $9 for members.
The festival aims to foster community dialogue and highlight the diverse, often untold stories of African Americans.
The Schedule
Friday 2/20 at 4:30pm
The ReWrite Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Friday 2/20 at 7pm
Sarah’s Oil Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Saturday 2/21 at 1pm
Queen & Slim Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Saturday 2/21 at 3:30pm
A Portrait of a Postman: From Texas to Hermès Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Saturday 2/21 at 6pm
Judas and the Black Messiah Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Sunday 2/22 at 12pm
Love, Brooklyn Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Sunday 2/22 at 2pm
Alice Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
Sunday 2/22 at 4:30pm
Return to Hockessin #107C Get tickets | Get VIP Pass | Watch the trailer
The Movies
Sarah’s Oil – 2/20 at 7pm
Sarah Rector, an African-American girl born in Oklahoma Indian Territory in the early 1900s, believes there is oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted, and her faith is proven right. As greedy oil sharks close in, Sarah turns to her family, friends, and some Texas wildcatters to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming among the nation’s first female African-American millionaires—at eleven years old.
Queen & Slim – 2/21 at 1pm
A Portrait of a Postman: From Texas to Hermès – 2/21 at 3:30pm
Hermes has allowed only one American to design for their brand in its rich 185-year history. He is an 80-year-old, Black, reclusive postal worker who lives in a run-down house on the wrong side of the railroad tracks in Waco, Texas.
Judas and the Black Messiah – 2/21 at 6pm
Bill O’Neal infiltrates the Black Panthers on the orders of FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. As Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton ascends—falling for a fellow revolutionary en route—a battle wages for O’Neal’s soul.
Love, Brooklyn – 2/22 at 12pm
Roger, a writer, navigates complicated relationships with his ex Casey and his current lover Nicole, a newly-single mother, with the support of his best friend Alan. A modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn, New York.
Alice – 2/22 at 2pm
Alice yearns for freedom as an enslaved person on a rural Georgia plantation under brutal and disturbed owner Paul. After a violent clash with Paul, she flees through the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway–and soon discovers that the actual year is 1973. Rescued on the roadside by a disillusioned political activist named Frank. Alice quickly comprehends the lies that have kept her in bondage and the promise of Black liberation. Inspired by true events, “Alice” is a modern empowerment story that traces Alice’s journey through the post-Civil Rights Era American South
Return to Hockessin #107C – 2/22 at 4:30pm
2024 documentary film produced by New Castle County about the historic Hockessin Colored School No. 107C in Delaware, exploring its vital role in the Brown v. Board of Education case, the experiences of its alumni facing integration backlash, and the community’s effort to restore the school building, highlighting a key, often forgotten, part of American civil rights history.
BAFF 2026 VIP Film Festival Pass
Your VIP Pass includes Comp Tickets to All Festival Films
VIP Passes also provide:
Donation of $50 made, on your behalf, to the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice
Priority seating for all screenings
Complimentary bottled water at each screening
Recognition at the festival opening reception and closing event
Concierge service to assist in booking your films
Pass price $100 General $90 Members
