HBCU Week Now Student Film Festival Featuring Howard University Film Makers
HBCU Week Now Student Film Festival
This year’s festival shines a spotlight on award-winning filmmakers from Spelman College (@spelman_college), Howard University (@howard1867), and Hampton University (@_hamptonu), each bringing bold, original stories to the screen. Selected from submissions across the country, these student and alumni creators represent the future of Black storytelling across documentary, experimental, animation, and sci-fi genres.
Spelman College
🎓 Spelman College
• For Me, By Me — Hannah Koonce ’28 (@hannahkoonce11)
• From Rodeo to Polo: The First HBCU Polo Team — Kendi King ’25 (@kendiking)
• The Hale Academy — Audra Davison ’22 (@_audra_nicole_)
• Lady T — Nia Lambert ’25 (@nia.raee)
• StarChild — Miya Scaggs ’25
• What Is The Black Body? — Amira Barrett ’25
• Whispers of White — Kennedy Rome ’26
Howard University Winners
🎓 Howard University
• Paralysis by Analysis — Jolene Carter ’25 (@jolenetcarter)
• Shotgun — Quaran Ahmad ’25 (@quaranahmad)
One and Only by Zachary Ramseur
🎓 Hampton University
• One and Only — Zachary Ramseur ’28
🎥 All films begin streaming January 27 on the HBCU Week NOW YouTube channel