Juneteenth Film Festival

The 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival returns to Kansas City on Wednesday, June 5th. This year’s festival will primarily feature films written, directed and produced by Kansas Citians including Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Willmott. All films will be screened at the Screenland Armour Theater in North Kansas City. Curated by award-winning Fox 4 News film critic Shawn Edwards, the 2nd annual Juneteenth Film Festival will showcase feature films, documentaries and shorts. This year’s film festival is sponsored by the Black Movie Hall of Fame, 7th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television and Wilson’s Industries LLC. SAVE THE DATES Wednesday, June 5th (Screenland Armour) Sunday, June 9th (The Velvet Freeze Daiquiris/Smaxx) Wednesday, June 12th (Screenland Armour) Wednesday, June 19th (Screenland Armour) Wednesday, July June 26th (Screenland Armour) SHAWN EDWARDS BIO Shawn Edwards is an award-winning journalist and film critic at Fox 4 News in Kansas City, Missouri where he began working in 2000. During his 20-plus year career Edwards co-founded the African American Film Critics Association in 2003, created a Celebration of Black Cinema & Television in 2014 and created the Black Movie Hall of Fame in 2022. He has also produced several documentaries on the history of Black film. Edwards is currently the executive producer of the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Black Cinema & Television award show, writing a book on the history of Black film and producing two feature films “The Soul of Santa” and “The Richest Little Girl in the World: The Sarah Rector Story.” He also contributes as a juror for several film festivals and appears on several nationally syndicated television and radio programs providing his insight on the film and television industries. For interview request contact: Dennis Powell dpg03@msn.com 816-809-8834