Please Note: This event has expired.
SABIFF 2025 main flyer primary image
The San Antonio Black International Film Festival returns for its 7th year as the premiere Black international film festival in San Antonio. The theme for SABIFF 2025 is ACTIonVISM. Join us Oct. 2 – 5, 2025 hybrid for an impactful 4-days.
The San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF) returns for its seventh year from October 2–5, 2025, with the powerful theme “ACTIonvISM: Action + Vision”—highlighting how film serves as a vehicle for activism and social change. This year’s festival will feature both in-person and hybrid events, hosted at prominent venues on San Antonio’s Eastside (District II) and Downtown (District I). Returning partners include the Carver Community Cultural Center and the Little Carver ... view more »
ADMISSION INFO
Website: https://www.sabiff.tv
INDIVIDUAL DATES & TIMES
Additional time info:
Pre-event will be posted for 9/27/2025 Date - - CINEMA UNDER THE STARS in Lockwood-Dignowity Park 3 - 11:30 pm
SABIFF 2025 SCHEDULE IS AS FOLLOWS:
🎬 Thursday, October 2 — Opening Night
SA Film Commission & In The Eye of the Beholder Art Gallery Reception (5–7 PM) Guest Artists & Exhibition
by the Prince Brothers from NOLA -- Steven and Antoine Prince - Topic: ARTivism
ACTIonVism Filmmaker ‘Reel Talk’ Discussion -- (7:30–8:45 PM)
UCLA LA Rebellion, former HU Professor, Internationally renowned Ethiopian filmmaker and filmmaker partner/wife dialogue on the power of film
Guest HONOREES: Filmmakers: Haile Gerima, Charles Burnett, Ava DuVernay
Audience Q&A
No Vacancy Speakeasy Event (by reservation)
🎬 Friday, October 3 — Black Friday Highlights
School Matinee & Workshops (9 AM – 12:45 PM)
VIP Filmmaker Reception (5:30 PM)
Red Carpet Ceremony & “Sankofa” Screening (6:30 PM – 9:30 PM)
Post-event gathering at Elsewhere-SA on Riverwalk (9:30 PM – Midnight)
🎬 Saturday, October 4 — Soul Saturday
Film Blocks (9 AM – 6:30 PM)
Film Festival & Ubuntu Awards Ceremony, Dinner, Entertainment (8 PM – Midnight)
🎬 Sunday, October 5 — Sunday Glory BEST OF SHOW “Showcase”
Wrap Film Viewing Party closes out the festival
Best-of-Fest screenings (in-person + online)
Extended online film access for 1-week post-festival
LOCATION
103 9th Street, San Antonio, TX 78220
MORE FROM San Antonio Black International Film Festival (SABIFF)
Oct 2, 2026
