09/15/2026
The 13th Annual Baltimore International Black Film Festival is roughly four weeks away and we're excited to commense opening night with RIVETING and COMPELING documentary feature film: WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS
https://youtu.be/HBv_CTe7m6Y?si=305PNd3XqWny0y-f
When : Friday October 9th 2026
Film Screeng begins: 7:30pm (PIKES STUDIO CINEMA)
Synopsis: "When a Witness Recants," directed by Dawn Porter (2024 BIBFF Audience Award : Documentary Film for "Luther: Never Too Much") and executive produced by Ta-Nehisi Coates, chronicles the wrongful conviction and exoneration of Baltimore's "Harlem Park Three" after 36 years in prison. Premiering at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, the film uses interviews and striking black-and-white graphic animations to detail how police coerced witness testimony from the subjects as children.
For Tickets Visit: BIBFF.COM
The 13th Annual Baltimore International Black Film Festival (BIBFF) opens on October 8th thru 12th with 50 films from 8 countries. The BIBFF showcases the African American experience, the African Diaspora and the Same Gender Loving Bisexual and Transgender communities (SGLBT), through the best in independent filmmaking with a theme of "Reel Unity"
For tickets to the festival and for a full schedule of events and venues visit bibff.com
