'' Black Dynamite '' premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and was picked up for distribution by Sony Pictures Entertainment for worldwide distribution . Scott Sanders directed the film and co-wrote the screenplay along with Michael Jai White and Byron Minns . '' Black Dynamite '' appeared in many film festivals throughout 2009 , including Sundance , Seattle International , Tribeca , Karlovy Vary International , Munich , Edinburgh International , Copenhagen Film Festival , Melbourne International , and Deauville American . At the 2009 Seattle International Film Festival , '' Black Dynamite '' won the 2009 Golden Space Needle Award for " Most Popular Film " . '' Black Dynamite '' was released by Sony Pictures on October 16 , 2009
2009 Sundance Film Festival
2009 Sundance Film Festival
Scott Sanders (director)