The 2024 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has a new creative director. NICE CROWD (formerly ABFF Ventures), an events company showcasing BIPOC creators, has named Issa Rae as the creative director for the film festival’s 2024 season. As ABFF Creative Director, the Insecure creator and star will work with ABFF co-founders/producers Nicole and Jeff Friday to program the festival lineup. She will also help promote the festival’s mission of showcasing Black talent and discovering new creators. Rae said in a statement that she’s “honored” to joine NICE CROWD as the ABFF’s creative director. “As one of the first major festivals to showcase my work, ABFF continues to elevate Black creatives from the ground up, and I’m excited to join its co-founders and producers, Nicole and Jeff Friday, in that mission,” she said. Nicole and Jeff Friday also said in a statement how they felt Rae was the perfect partner for next year’s festival. “Throughout the course of her career, Issa Rae has made an...