The primary objective of the festival is to showcase Black filmmakers locally, nationally and internationally, while creating an opportunity to network with various people in the filmmaking community. CBIFF will highlight a spectrum of stories told by people of the African Diaspora. Filmmakers will have access to workshops and panels discussions during the film festival. Throughout the year CBIFF will host film screening events and mentorship programs catering to filmmakers in central Ohio to assist in navigating resources to tell their stories using film.