Don't miss Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts at SIFF this year

In 1866, six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments were created after congress passed the Army Organization Act. They came to be known as Buffalo Soldiers.

The new documentary Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts explores the often-contradictory role played by the Black soldiers throughout American history, emphasizing the settling of the American West and colonialism abroad.

Director Dru Holley is a Northwest-based filmmaker, and the documentary features interviews with Quintard Taylor (Ph.D. Historian at UW), Ryan Booth (Ph.D. Candidate, WSU), and members of the Buffalo Soliders of Seattle, among many others.

You can catch the World Premiere Saturday, April 16 at 4:15pm at SIFF Cinema Egyptian, or the second screening Sunday, April 17 at the Ark Lodge Cinemas.