BlackStar Film Festival

Press & Industry: Chrononaut Shorts

Available in 23d 17h 11m 22s
Available August 3, 2026 12:00 PM UTC
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3 films in package
The Store
In a forgotten corner of the city, there exists a bodega like no other — a gateway to ancestral wisdom and untold possibilities. When patrons step inside looking for something ordinary, a veil between worlds reveals an alternate reality where Black people thrive.
Watch Out For the Ghosts
A personal meditation on loss, family, home and reclamation through the artistic process of Adebunmi Gbadebo. Gbadebo creates works out of organic materials from the South Carolina plantation cemeteries where her formerly enslaved ancestors and their descendants are buried.
An Impossible Address
Haunted by questions of disappearance, loss and revolutionary struggle, An Impossible Address continues director Suneil Sanzgiri’s examination of the life of Sita Valles and the bonds of solidarity that developed between India and Africa against the Portuguese empire.
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Historicist time travel.


Thank you to our screening partner: 1838 Black Metropolis.

In a forgotten corner of the city, an unassuming bodega serves as a gateway to ancestral wisdom. Patrons searching for everyday items receive something far greater — TEACHA brand products, unlocking visions of a world where Black people thrive beyond limitation. Blending afrosurrealism with the aesthetics of ’70s and ’80s urban culture and African and Caribbean spirituality, the Hood Botanica transforms the bodega into a portal of self-discovery. The silent store clerk, adorned with cowrie AirPods, serves as the quiet guide to transformation.

  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World
  • Genre
    Short Narrative
  • Director
    Dr. Fahamu Pecou
  • Screenwriter
    Dr. Fahamu Pecou
  • Producer
    Olamma Oparah
  • Executive Producer
    The Frist Museum
  • Co-Producer
    Michael Ewing
  • Cast
    Kingston Malcolm Ogunleye, Oya Bukola, Romero Hill, Auburn Ave Zay, Tonisha Moon, Miko Defoor, Kyle Why, Christopher Mutua, Mark Cannon, Ahamson Duniani, Ngozi Pecou, Von Hike, Yinka Winfrey, Jazmyne Burton, Ifakemi Spriggs, Osunmonife Ogunleye, Jim Alexander, Furg, Brandon Smith, Ulrick Bien-Aime, D'Joah Roberts
  • Cinematographer
    DOP - Tremaine Hamilton, Cinematographer - Marquez McCall
  • Editor
    Roni Henderson-Day, Colorist - Miles Freed
  • Production Design
    Olamma Oparah
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