3 Days
Independent Entry: Director: Eva Jane Bunkley | Short, 8 minutes
3 Days is a short film based on the tragic real life events that occurred in a tiny second story apartment in Columbus, OH in 1977. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:45 pm
500 Years Later
Director: Owen Alik Shahadah (2005) | Documentary, 106 minutes
Crime, drugs, HIV/AIDS, poor education, inferiority complex, low expectation, poverty, corruption, poor health, and underdevelopment plagues people of African descent globally - Why? 500 years later from the onset of Slavery and subsequent Colonialism, Africans are still struggling for basic freedom-Why? Filmed in five continents, and over twenty countries, 500 Years Later engages the authentic retrospective voice, told from the African vantage-point of those whom history has sought to silence by examining the collective atrocities that uprooted Africans from their culture and homeland. 500 Years Later is a timeless compelling journey, infused with the spirit and music of liberation that chronicles the struggle of a people who have fought and continue to fight for the most essential human right - freedom. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 3:30 pm
The AIDS Chronicles – Here to Represent
Independent Entry: Director: Bailey Barash | Documentary, 90 minutes
The AIDS Chronicles – Here to Represent focuses on the social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS on the urban African American community of Metro Atlanta. These stories, produced from material gathered over four years’ time, give insight into the reasons why HIV/AIDS is still a major threat to the black population of Atlanta, and nationwide. Screening: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 12:00 pm
Blind Tom: The Last Legal Slave in America
Independent Entry: Director: Andre Regan | Documentary, 40 minutes
Blind Tom was born in 1849. His dazzling skills at the piano enthralled audiences worldwide. “Blind Tom” mesmerized even President Buchanan and a crowd of luminaries at a command performance at the White House. Few remember, however, that “Blind Tom” remained a slave – the last legal slave – until 1908. Narrated by Tim Reid. Screening: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 7:00 pm (Opening Program, $20 adv, $25 door)
Drawing Angel
Independent Entry: Director: Rosalyn C. Williams | Short, 18 minutes
Lonely and new to the city, Samantha meets Levi, a nine-year-old boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 11:45 am
The Future Seekers: A Community Organization Profile
Independent Entry: Director: John San Miguel | Short/Other, 10 minutes
This video is a community profile of The Future Seekers Inc. – a not-for-profit foundation the provides mentoring and inspiration to young women in the critical life-defining years of middle and high school. It serves as a profile of Future Seekers’ achievement, inspiring viewer involvement by establishing the organization as a unique and credible force within the establishment as a whole. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 1:00 pm
Mattie, Johnny and Smooth White Stones, Pt III
Independent Entry: Director: Cassandra Hollis | Short, 45 minutes
Part III of Mattie, Johnny and Smooth White Stones continues the story of a slave couple whose attempt to escape together is filled with tragedy and triumph. The two arrive in Buxton, Ontario Canada circa 1857 prepared to begin a new life in the Elgin Settlement, – though a threat to their freedom still lurks. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 1:15 pm. Join us for a conversation with the filmmaker, Cassandra Hollis, immediately following the film.
Petunia
Independent Entry: Director: Marla Weatherspoon Johnson | Short, 6 minutes
A man struggles to quench his thirst for life in dry times. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:10 pm
Prince Among Slaves
Director: Andrea Kalin & Bill Duke (for PBS, 2007) | Documentary, 95 minutes
In 1788, the slave ship Africa set sail towards America, with precious cargo: hundreds of men, women, and children. Eight months later, a handful of survivors were for sale in Mississippi. One of them, 26-year-old Abdul Rahman, made an amazing claim: he was a prince of an African kingdom. Prince Among Slaves is the true story of an African Prince, who endured the humiliation of slavery without ever losing his dignity or hope for freedom. Narrated by Mos Def. Screening: Thursday, June 19, 2008, 1:30 pm
Tapestry of Shadows
Independent Entry: Director: David Martyn Conley | Feature, 105 minutes
A story about choices, Tapestry of Shadows is a compelling testimony and story that deals with faith, forgiveness and the power of love. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 10:00 am
Tea
Independent Entry: Director: D.E. Williams | Short, 14 minutes
Over the course of a specific and brief moment in time, a wife’s suspicions materialize in her mind and bring her to the conclusion that her husband is having an affair. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:20 pm
The True Story of Glory Continues
Director: Ben Burtt (1991) | Documentary, 46 minutes
The true story of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment – the first black fighting unit of the American Civil War. Recruited in the North, they launched the assault on Fort Wagner, South Carolina in July, 1863. This gallant deed was stunningly portrayed in the Academy Award winning film, "Glory". Now their story continues...Meet the soldiers of the 54th through period drawings, sketches, paintings and actual photographs, combined with film and additional footage from "Glory". See the events vividly come to life--follow the troops as they recover from Fort Wagner and go on to the siege of Charleston and the battle of Olustee. Here are the real heroes, the real stories. Experience the Civil War in all its glory. Screening: Friday, June 20, 2008, 6:00 pm
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