September 30th, 2021
Opening Night GALA
Our Annual Gala honors Rep. James Clyburn with the John Lewis Lifetime Legacy Award, hosted by Jonathan Capehart
Opening Night HIGHLIGHTS
March On Awards
Presented to award-winning filmmaker filmmaker Sam Pollard and the Donors of Color Network
October 1st, 2021
THE VIVIAN MALONE COURAGE AWARD
The biennial Vivian Malone Courage Award bestowed upon Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones
October 2nd, 2021
A Tribute to Fred Gray
Celebrating the life and legacy of this venerable attorney, Civil Rights activist and state legislator
October 4th, 2021
The Importance of Pauli Murray
With Rashad Robinson, Rev. Canon Kelly Brown Douglas, and a dramatic reading by Regina Victor set to original music by composer Damien Sneed
SIGNATURE EVENTS
OCT 1 - 4, 2021
Presentations and workshops by youth activists “Little Miss Flint” Mari Copeny, Isra Hirsi, Jerome Foster II and Standing Rock activist Jasilyn Charger
A lecture and cooking demonstration on traditional African American and Native American culture and cuisine
Announcement of the winners of our Emerging & Student Filmmaker Competition
Over 30 short films and documentaries
We express our gratitude to our kind sponsors, whose support helps make the March on Washington Film Festival possible.
The 2021 March on Washington Film Festival is supported by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , Variety, AARP, Discovery, Mastercard, Walmart, InterDigital, NCTA, ServiceNow, Southern Poverty Law Center, Twitter, Altria, Heyday Foundation, , EDENS, Eaton Workshop, General Motors, National Beer Wholesalers Association, College Board, P & G, Prudential, Starz, DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music and Entertainment, Sazerac Company, Reginald Brown and Tiffeny Sanchez, David Frederick and Sophia Lynn, Karen Raben and Robert Vigman, Eleanor Friedman, and Don Verilli
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