Hundreds of area residents and visiting filmmakers were treated to four film-filled days as the Black Arts Alliance presented the Fourth Annual Cine Noir Festival of Black Film .  The juried festival showcased the best in feature-length, short subject, and documentary films by African-American filmmakers. 

Jury Winners

Short Subject:

1st Place - "In Time"

2nd Place - "The Male Groupie"

3rd Place - "A Spoonful of Sugar"

Documentary:

1st Place - "The Quorum"

2nd Place - "The Industry"

3rd Place - "Still Black, At Yale"

The festival also included A Tribute to Oscar Micheaux, considered the Father of Black Cinema.  In addition to presenting Micheaux's seminal "Within Our Gates," the tribute included a discussion with his family members.

Other honorees included Steven L. Jones, our 2005 Distinguished Filmmaker Award winner.  A filmmaker-in-residence at the North Carolina School of the Arts, Jones's production credits include Alma's Rainbow and Daughters of the Dust, which was recently accepted into the National Registry of Film. 

The 2005 Emerging Filmmaker Award was given to Los Angeles filmmaker Hanelle Culpepper, director of The Wedding Dress, A Single Rose (2004 Best Short Subject), Leila, and Six in the City. 

The winner of the 2005 Trailblazer Award was Anthony Hemingway, a graduate of Laney High School in Wilmington, who became the youngest member of the Directors Guild of America at the age of 19.  He is presently first Assistant Director on HBO's The Wire.

Thanks to all who helped make this year's festival a success!