Events

Empire

Saturday, Feb 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM - English

Please come and enjoy this screening from Director, Producers: Brittnay Therese Dawson, Which is one of our Featured Documentary Films in this years 40th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

What began as one man's tribute to his late father became a cultural force that reshaped South Florida's cigar scene. Empire follows the journey of a modest lounge as it transforms into a hidden world of sophistication, ritual, and belonging a place where people from every walk of life come together to find community and connection, all forged through the leaf. At its core, the film is an invitation to slow down and rediscover the quiet art of conversation in an increasingly disconnected world.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Brittnay Therese Dawson and others from Empire