ABFF Community Day - Double Feature: The Reject & Wednesdays With Gramps
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ABFF Community Day - Double Feature: The Reject & Wednesdays With Gramps

Admits (1) for: Double Feature: The Reject Preceded by Wednesdays With Gramps held at the Black Archives - Historic Lyric Theater.

By American Black Film Festival

Date and time

Sunday, June 15 · 4:30 - 6:30pm EDT

Location

Black Archives - Historic Lyric Theater

819 Northwest 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33136

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

An afternoon of entertainment and inspiration in Overtown, featuring exciting film screenings and a Vendor Expo.

ABFF Community Day - Double Feature:

Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 4:00 pm

Wednesdays with Gramps

When a teenage boy visits his Gramps at a seemingly mundane boring assisted living facility, he comes to find that they have much more in common than he thought.

USA | 8m

Directors: Chris Copeland & Justin Copeland

Writers: Chris Copeland & Justin Copeland

Producer: Shabrayia Cleaver


Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 4:30 pm

The Reject

Inspired by the true story of Kionne McGhee, a young man wrongly labeled “mentally handicapped” overcomes systemic injustice, internal battles, and low expectations to rise from the projects and become a powerful attorney and politician—ultimately taking on the very system that once tried to silence him.

USA | 93m

Director: Blademil Grullon

Writers: Yonel Aris, Percy Romeo Miller, Logan Burdick, Kionne Mcghee

Producers: Marco Molinet, Percy Romeo Miller, Brandon Dumlao, Kionne Mcghee

Cast: Percy Romeo Miller, Kamal Ani-Bello, Tsachai "Sky" Aris

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American Black Film Festival

The American Black Film Festival remains the preeminent event of its kind, empowering Black artists and spotlighting a diverse array of entertainment content created by and for individuals of African descent. An event like no other, the festival brings together enthusiasts of Black culture alongside industry executives and content creators from across the globe for five days filled with screenings, engaging talk events, exclusive parties, and invaluable networking opportunities.

This year’s festival, will take place from June 11-15 in Miami Beach, followed by our online segment from June 16-24 on ABFF PLAY.

FreeJun 15 · 4:30 PM EDT