By Darlene Donloe
The 28th annual Pan African Film and Arts Festival (PAFF) was a huge success. It came to an end on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020.
PAFF is the largest Black film festival in the United States and the largest Black History Month cultural event in the nation with approximately 150 Black films and 100 fine artists from around the world.
The festival was held February 11 – 23, 2020 at the Cinemark 15 Theatres, located at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles.
This year’s theme was “20/20 Vision,” which kicked off the decade with a fresh lens and solidified its commitment to telling diverse stories with a global, luminous view.
PAFF is a non-profit corporation, founded in 1992 by award-winning actor Danny Glover (“The Color Purple,” “Lethal Weapon” movie franchise), recently deceased Emmy Award-winning actress Ja’Net DuBois (best known for her role as Willona in the TV series, “Good Times”) and executive director, Ayuko Babu, an international legal, cultural and political consultant who specializes in Pan African Affairs. PAFF is dedicated to the promotion of ethnic and racial respect and tolerance through the exhibit of films, art and creative expression.
The goal of PAFF is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images, help to destroy negative stereotypes and depict an expanded vision of the Black experience. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, ethnicities, and lifestyles in an entertaining way while at the same time, serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.
While the diverse films were a huge draw, so, too was the Art Festival with its wide-ranging offerings. There was everything from chapeaus, to jewelry, to body butter to both men's and women's clothing.
Below are pictures of some of the vendors that were part of the 28th Pan African Film & Arts Festival.
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| African Treasures & Black Art Gallery |
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| Body Butter Lady |
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| Body Butter Lady |
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| MOA Fine Art |
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| Art by Ardena |
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| Damola Adepoju |
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| SPEARS |
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| Malik Books |
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| One of A Kind Denims by Arnetta Robinson |
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| Hair Sox by Annie |
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| Lipshats.com |
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| boldlookheadwraps.com |
SPONSORS
PAFF was sponsored by Los Angeles City Council President Herb J. Wesson Jr.; Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; Los Angeles City Councilman Marqueece Harris-Dawson (District 8); Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza; Cinemark 15; the Directors Guild of America (DGA); FilmLA; Sony Pictures; Brotherhood Crusade; as well as the City of Los Angeles; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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