August Wilson Center hosts 6th Black Bottom Film Festival – CBS News

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Obama rae's black bottom exhibit opens in philadelphia at the August Wilson Center.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Film fanatics and community members came out to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh this weekend for the sixth-ever Black Bottom Film Festival.

This is the festival’s first time taking place since 2019.

Festivalgoers got the chance to view short and long-form cinema by Black filmmakers from all across the globe. The weekend even included a special screening of a film by Oscar Micheaux, who is often considered to be the first known black filmmaker in cinema history.