✦ Conscious Creations Films Presents ✦
AFROFUTURIST
FEMMES
FILM FESTIVAL
Living out our ancestors' wildest dreams — amplifying the voices of femmes in the African Diaspora through the lens of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller, and beyond.
2026: Nashville, Tennessee
2025: Detroit, MI
2024: Washington, D.C.
Amplifying
the Diaspora
Curated by MacKenzie K. Galloway, Owner of Conscious Creations Films, the festival celebrates femmes from every corner of the globe — North America, Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Pacific Islands.
This festival was created to showcase the rich Afrofuturist work of femmes across the African Diaspora — capturing the fullness of our stories through cinema. We aim to amplify diverse voices that lie within Afrofuturism, spanning Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller, and any genre infused with Afrofuturist elements.
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Thriller
Drama
Documentary
Sponsors & Partners
The Afrofuturist Femmes Film Festival is made possible through the generous support of organizations that believe in the power of Black femme storytelling. We are grateful for every partner who helps us amplify these vital voices.
✦ FEATURED SPONSOR
Lost in the Red Hills of Mars
Jackie Hunter • Author
A young girl on the first human colony on Mars sets out with a young clone to rescue her missing father, facing the dangers of the Red Planet along the way.
BECOME A SPONSOR
Join us in celebrating Afrofuturist femme storytelling. Sponsorship packages available at all levels — gain visibility with industry professionals, elected officials, scholars, and a passionate creative community.
Meet the Team
The festival is brought to life by a passionate crew of creatives, programmers, and advocates dedicated to the Afrofuturist vision.
MacKenzie K. Galloway
Founder & Lead Curator
Detroit native MacKenzie K. Galloway is an award-winning Afrofuturist filmmaker, fashion designer, and educator. She studied and worked across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and Asia, founded the Afrofuturist Femmes Film Festival, teaches filmmaking worldwide, worked as a NIKE production assistant, and pursues a PhD at Howard University.
Carter Eglitis
Associate Director
Carter Eglitis is a multimedia artist and writer based in SF, California. Carter founded the Carter-Eglitis Entertainment Emporium to create and sustain art by artists whose voices and perspectives are systematically excluded. Carter has produced stage plays, films, and a film festival, with work produced by various theaters and films exhibited at festivals.
Tay Amari Little
Co-director of Programming
Tay Amari Little is a multidisciplinary artist working across writing, illustration, film, and game design with a focus on cultural preservation. Tay uses social science, multilingual research, and cultural studies to create work that restores traditions suppressed by colonialism. Tay founded Court of Arts Studio, leads community initiatives.
Tiffani Franklin
Co-director of Programming
Detroit native Tiffani Franklin is a director, screenwriter, and assistant director with a Film degree from Wayne State University. She values storytelling that connects people from all backgrounds and is known for being a dedicated, collaborative team player. Her Big 3 are Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon, and Sagittarius Rising.
Joy Jones
Screener
Joy Jones is an actor, audiobook narrator, and filmmaker working across the DC/Baltimore and NYC markets. She is honored to be part of the festival team for the third time.
Films & Past Winners
A celebration of the extraordinary works submitted and honored at the Afrofuturist Femmes Film Festival. Every film here represents a universe imagined, a story told, an ancestor honored.
🏆 Winner
⭐⭐⭐
Sister Salad Days
Dir. Adesola Thomas
1st place
🏆 Winner
⭐⭐
Wild Eva, La Voix d’Eva
Dir. Muriel Rasolofo
2nd Place
🏆 Winner
⭐
Bí ilé (Like Home)
Dir. Clarissa Rebouças
3rd Place
🏆 Winner
Chœurs Atlantiques Tales from the Atlantic Beyond
Dir. Safoi Babana-Hampton
Best Feature Film
🏆 Winner
Saturne en été
Dir. Aliha Thalien
Best StudentFilm
🏆 Winner
A Piece of Your Time
Dir. Mareme Fall
Runner-up Student film
🏆 Winner
edge of this river
Dir. Sea Mahsati
Best Experimental Film
🏆 Winner
the waters whisper sweet solace
Dir. Ivy Nicole-Jonét
Runner-up Experimental film
🏆 Winner
Rejoice
Dir. Innocent Bidong
Best Music video
🏆 Winner
Oshún
Dir. Ernesto Recuero
Best Poster
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Contact Us
Produced By
Conscious Creations Films
MacKenzie K. Galloway, Curator
Festival
Afrofuturist Femmes Film Festival
Submit Films Via
FilmFreeway ↗
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Hollywood Casino Greektown
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