Film Festivals, Awards, and Screenings
Stay up to date with the latest news surrounding film festivals, screenings, and award recognition for Pure!
tHE DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA 2020 STUDENT FILM AWARD
Congratulations to Pure director, Natalie Jasmine Harris, on receiving the 2020 Directors Guild of America Student Film Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the East Coast African-American Directors category!
THE PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Virtual Screening from February 28 - March 14, 2021.
*Nominated for the Academy Award Qualifying Best Narrative Short Film Award
THE BFI Flare London LGBTQI+ Film Festival
Virtual Screening from March 17 - 28, 2021 (England & UK audiences only). We are also proud to be a part of The British Council’s special program, #FiveFilmsForFreedom!
New York university
NYU First Run
Received the Faculty Commendation for Honorable Mention in Filmmaking from The NYU Tisch School of The Arts.
Virtual Screening for NYU students & faculty available from March 4 - 11, 2021.
NYU Fusion Film Festival - Undergraduate Finalist
Our Director, Natalie Jasmine Harris, and Cinematographer, Khalea Ross Robinson, received The Blue Slate Award for Exceptional Collaboration Behind The Camera.
Virtual Screening for NYU students & faculty available from March 27 - April 10, 2021.
NYU FOCUS Film Festival
Virtual Screening for NYU students & faculty from April 9 - 10, 2021
outfest fusion Film Festival for QTBIPOC Filmmakers
Virtual Screening from April 16 - 20, 2021. Shorts block: “BFFs - Young At Heart”
*Received The Hyundai Emerging Director Award
maryland film festival
Virtual Screening from May 19 - 27, 2021. Shorts block: “Queer Stories”
Inside Out: The Toronto LGBT Film Festival
Virtual Screening from May 27 – June 6, 2021 available to Canada audiences only. Shorts block: “Only The Young”
PROVINCETOWN FILM FESTIVAL
Virtual Screening from June 16 - 25, 2021. Shorts block: “Queer Shorts - 1”
FRAMELINE: San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival
Virtual Screening from June 17-27, 2021. Shorts block: “Realness & Revelations”
Rio LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Virtual Screening from July 8 - 18, 2021 available to Brazilian audiences only. Shorts block: “Curtas Internacionais 2”
Maine International Film Festival
In Person Screening @ The Railroad Square Cinema #2 in Waterville, Maine on Saturday, July 10th & Monday, July 12th - both at 7:30pm EST.
Virtual Screening from July 10th - 17th, 2021.
Shorts block: “Transitions”
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
In Person Screening in Martha’s Vineyard, MA on August 9, 2021 @ 11 am during Shorts Block #13.
*Nominated for The Best Narrative Short Film Award
Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Virtual Screening from August 12 – 22, 2021 available to those in British Columbia. Shorts block: “Rites of Passage”
OUTFEST film festival
In Person Screening on Friday, August 20, 2021 @ 9:45 pm at The Director's Guild of America Theater 1 in Los Angeles, California.
Virtual Screening from August 21 - 23, 2021.
Shorts block: “Girl Shorts”
aGLIFF / PRISM Film Festival
In Person Screening on August 1st @ 7pm and August 4th @ 11:30am in Austin, Texas.
Virtual Screening from 9/4 - 9/6, 2021.
* Received The 2021 Queer Black Voices Award
CAT FLY FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screening on August 27, 2021 in Asheville, North Carolina.
WOMENX FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screening at ARC - Stockton Arts Centre in North East England on August 2, 2021 @ 17:30.
Virtual Screening from August 2 - 4, 2021 for UK audiences only.
* Received The Best LGBTQ Film Award
Black Femme Supremacy Film Festival
Virtual Screening from August 5 - 11, 2021. Shorts block: “Queer + Natural”
the diaspora festival of black and independent film
Virtual Screening on September 14 2021 through The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History.
Afrikana Independent Film Festival
Virtual Screening from September 17 - 19, 2021. Shorts Block: “The Return of Love”
City of Angels Women's Film Festival
In Person Screening in Los Angeles, California on September 25, 2021 at 5pm.
*Received The Best LGBTQ Film Award
Out On Film: Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival
In Person Screening Saturday, Sept. 25 at 12 pm at the Midtown Art Cinema in Atlanta, Georgia.
Shorts block: “Best of Women's Shorts”
Virtual Screening Available from September 25 - October 10, 2021.
dayton lgbt FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screenings on Saturday, October 9th @1pm and Monday, October 11th @ 7:30pm at The Neon in Dayton, Ohio. Shorts block: Top Drawer Shorts.
HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screening Sunday, October 10 @ 2pm in Sag Harbor - SHC2 in Long Island, New York during the shorts block: 2021 NYWIFT Women Calling The Shots.
seattle queer FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screening on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 2:30pm at SIFF Egyptian Cinema in Seattle, Washington. Shorts block: GIRLS GRRRLS GXRLS.
In Person Screening on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 @ 7pm at NW Film Forum in Seattle, Washington. Shorts block: Black and Queer in America.
Virtual Screenings Available for both short blocks from October 14 - 24, 2021.
NewFest
In Person Screening in partnership with The NYC Department of Education (screening only open to NYC students & educators) on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 4pm at SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011.
Virtual Screening Available to all from October 15 - 26, 2021. Shorts block: Queer Kid Power.
*Received the NYWIFT Grant Award
INDIE MEMPHIS FILM FESTIVAL
Virtual Screening Available from October 20 - 25, 2021. Shorts block: Narrative Shorts Block 2.
montclair FILM FESTIVAL
In Person Screening at Clairidge Cinema - Theater 1 on Saturday, October 23 at 1:30 PM in Montclair, New Jersey.
Virtual Screening Available from October 24 - 31, 2021.
Shorts block: Out Shorts
SONY X ALLIES IN THE ARTS
An annual screening of short films directed by womxn of color and LGBTQQIA2S identified female, trans* and non-binary people.
Virtual Screening: 10/29/2021
Homotopia Festival
Virtual Screening Available to UK audiences from October 31 - November 14, 2021.
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF)
Virtual Screening Available from November 3 - 28, 2021 via ABFF Play Streaming Platform. Register here.
*HBO Short Film Award Finalist
New Orleans Film Festival
In Person Screening at Broad Theater on Tuesday, November 9 at 5:30 PM in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Virtual Screening Available from November 5 - 21, 2021.
Shorts Block: Kindred
reel sisters of the diaspora film festival
Virtual Screening Available from November 6 - 7, 2021. Shorts Block: Section U - Coping & Growing.
cucalorus Film Festival
In Person Screening on Saturday, November 13th at 10:30 AM at The Thalian Hall in Wilmington, North Carolina. Shorts Block: Jangles Shorts — Dramatic Finishes.
the tide Film Festival
In Person Screening on Sunday, November 21st at 12:00 PM at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge in NYC. Shorts Program 4: Who We Are, Where We're Going.
NYC Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Summit
The New York City Department of Education’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) Summit is a special day for students and faculty advisors of GSA clubs to celebrate, find community, and learn from one another. Virtual Screening on January 31, 2022.
Black Love Through a Black Lens | Milwaukee film
In Person Screening on Thursday, February 10th at 6:30 PM at Lubar Cinema.
Outfest fusion film festival
In Person Screening on Tuesday, April 12th at 7pm PT at Regal LA Live in Los Angeles, CA. Shorts Block: Ophiuchus Shorts - We've Always Been Here
CINEYOUTH film festival
In Person Screening on Sunday, Apr 24 @ 2:30pm CDT at Facets, 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL. Shorts Block: Living Your Truth
THE National Film Festival for Talented YoutH (NFFTY)
In Person Screening on Friday, April 29, 2022 12:15 PM PDT at SIFF Cinema Uptown (Theater 1) in Seattle, Washington. Shorts Block: Growth Spurts
Milwaukee Film Festival
In Person Screenings on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 9pm at The Times Cinema & on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 1pm at The Oriental Theatre (Abele Cinema) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Shorts Block: BLACK LENS SHORTS — BLACK LOVE THROUGH A BLACK LENS