BlackStar Projects’ inaugural 2023 BlackStar Luminary Awards program honors Black, brown, and Indigenous film and culture. Individuals and collectives are recognized for their accomplishments as artists and cultural workers in the disciplines of art, film, and visual culture.

This year’s honorees include Telfar Clemens and Babak Radboy of the Telfar brand; Shannon Maldonado, founder and creative director of YOWIE; June Givanni, curator and director of the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive; and COUSIN, a group supporting Indigenous artists expanding the form of film.