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20 Films by Black Directors Challenge 2025

Welcome to the fifth annual 20 Films by Black Directors challenge!

Hosted by letterboxd.com/nadine_b/. It was originally created by Shachar.

The challenge is to watch 20 previously unseen films by Black directors and to review them. This is my ongoing list, which will surely change during the year. I have many US movie, but I'll try to have a maximum of 50%.

Progress: 0/20

Check notes for the directors names and countries.

For this year, I suggest a few categories:
- At least 1 Horror and\or fantasy movie
- At least 1 from Africa
- At least 1 documentary
- At least 1 LGBTQ+ story
- At least 7 movies directed by a woman

But it's not mandatory. Up to you if you want to use these categories or not. 🙂

  • Clockers
  • MLK/FBI
  • I Am Not a Witch
  • Red Hook Summer
  • Atlantics
  • In the Name of Christ
  • Master
  • Mountains
  • The African Desperate
  • Chevalier
  • Suncoast
  • Nanny
  • Crooklyn
  • Medicine for Melancholy
  • Rewind & Play
  • Mami Wata
  • Omen
  • Within Our Gates
  • Dark Girls
  • Deacons for Defense
  • The Watermelon Woman
  • Blink Twice
  • I Love Boosters
  • Saint Omer
  • Till
  • A Thousand and One
  • A Boy. A Girl. A Dream
  • Juice
  • Black Girl
  • D.E.B.S.