Festival directors Daphne Barbee-Wooten, left, John Nichols, Sharon Yarbrough, Tadia Rice and Sandra Simms surveyed the crowd at the sold-out opening night reception for the 2015 Honolulu African American Film Festival on Feb. 6 at the Honolulu Museum of Art. The opening night film, “Nat King Cole: Afraid of the Dark,” documented the eventful life of Cole and his quiet contributions to the struggle for racial equality. The festival continues through March 4.

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