Hayti Heritage Film Festival Hayti Heritage Center

Hayti Heritage Film Festival

Wednesday, March 4-7, 2026, 7 PM
Hayti Heritage Center,

For over a decade, the Hayti Heritage Film Festival (HHFF) has showcased Southern Black cinema—centering stories that challenge, affirm, and expand cultural narratives. This year’s expanded program commits more deeply to HHFF’s mission to serve as a teaching festival designed to educate, inspire, and uplift the next generation of southern storytellers. With post-screening discussions, artist talks, and tributes, the festival weaves themes of memory, migration, and Black futurism into an unmissable experience for cinephiles and changemakers alike.

Open Stu: Juneteenth Edition

By Ashley Strahm • June 4, 2026

Open Stu: Juneteenth Edition Saturday, June 20, 2026, 7-11 PM Hayti Heritage Center, Free, Open to all Open Stu is a living documentary project born right here in Durham. Co-created by artists Derrick Beasley and Marcella Zigbuo Camara, it's a space to cultivate and document Black creative community — rooted in the tradition of Scurlock's studio portraiture, the Kamoinge Collective, and the pop-up gatherings of the Harlem Renaissance. On Juneteenth, it comes home to Hayti. Come sit for a portrait with Derrick. Explore archival ephemera curated by Marcella. Let the DJ move you. Grab a drink. Stay a while. This is your invitation to be seen, documented, and celebrated — right where you belong. Free and open to all.