We all need a little bit of romance right now. So often the romance genre offers escapist fairytales of destined love, people whisked away by an unlikely figure from their unlucky loneliness to an assured state of joy. For black folks, the genre spawned several seminal black stories — “Brown Sugar,” “Love & Basketball,” “Waiting to Exhale,” etc. — from the 1990s to the early-aughts. 

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This year’s AFI Film Festival is unlike previous years in a few major ways. Of course, the biggest way is how the event is virtual, with passholders being able to purchase tickets for online screenings of this year’s selections. In addition, this is one of the most diverse festivals yet, with 124 Titles featuring 53% women-directed films and 39% BIPOC-directed films.

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All things considered, AFI Fest 2020 is rolling with the punches and still delivering some of the most anticipated titles of the year.

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