‘Cinnamon,’ ‘A Song From the Dark’ Win at American Black Film Festival

that made its world premiere at ABFF.

Nice Crowd’s Jeff and Nicole Friday with the Best of ABFF Award winners “A Song From the Dark” filmmaker Ogo Okpue and star Vanessa Vanderpuye; “I Was a Soul Train Dancer” Timiza Sanyika; “Cinnamon” filmmakers Bryian Keith Montgomery Jr. and Oz Scott; and host Dondré Whitfield. Emmy nominee Dondré Whitfield returned to host the “Best of the ABFF Awards” on Saturday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, presenting the winners of this year’s independent film awards and talent contests.

The award, sponsored by HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery, is now in its 26th year at ABFF, which is a qualifying festival for the Academy Awards’ short film categories. Five finalists are invited to present their films during a special showcase, hosted by Bevy Smith, and the award comes with a $10,000 cash prize. Previous winners include Sherif Alebede , Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., Nikyatu Jusu, Solvan ‘Slick’ Naim and Rashaad Ernesto Green.

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