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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Landmark Theatre Hosts NGAF's Third Annual Black Docs Film Series
Black Docs 2008
Through The Eyes Of
Chuck D, Darlise Blount, Danny Glover, Gwen Ifill, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Lauryn Hill, Los Zafiros, Marley Family, Mascogos, Michaela Angela Davis, Pamela Edwards, and Regina King highlighted / Program examines Bob Marley, Mexico, American Indian/AfroMexican Heritage, Cuban Music, Jack & Jill of America, Urban and Demographic Change, and the Migration of Free Slaves
Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) May 6, 2008 – Today, Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc. (501(c)(3)) (NGAF) announced that Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema (555 11th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.) will host this year’s Black Docs Film Series from May through September under the theme: “Through The Eyes Of.” “Through The Eyes Of” is a monthly examination of the development and movement of urban life and culture from different ethnic and cultural perspectives. The series kicks-off May 8th with “The Souls of Black Girls” and the premiere of “This Is Our Club.” Tickets are $10 general admission and $15 for VIP reserved seating and can be purchased at the theatre box office or www.UrbanFilmSeries.com. The five-month fundraising event will benefit NGAF's upcoming children and health awareness programs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Who: Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc. May 8th – Black Girls and Social Grouping · The Souls of Black Girls · This is Our Club: The History of the Montgomery County Maryland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. June 12th – AfroMexico/Indian Heritage and Free Slave Movements
(films below contain English/Spanish subtitles where necessary) · La Raíz Olvidada (The Forgotten Root)
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July 17th – African Unity and Bob Marley
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August 14th – Cuban Legends · Los Zafiros (The Sapphires): Music from the Edge of Time September 4th – Urban and Demographic Change · The Water Front · Twilight Becomes Night Tickets: $10 general admission; $15 VIP reserved seating. Tickets are available at the box office or online at http://www.UrbanFilmSeries.com. Press/Media: Contact us at press (at) urbanfilmseries.com or (202) 409-7240 for interviews, articles, pictures, and attendance. Please provide your media credentials. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Black Docs and NGAF's Urban Film Series Programs
The Urban Film Series is a fund-raising and programmatic arm of Next Generation Awareness Foundation. Its mission and motto is “Connecting Communities with History and Progressive Cinema,” and to provide exposure of the arts and the motion picture industry to many communities across the
Visit http://www.InsiderEnt.com, NGAF's official marketing resource, or http://www.UrbanFilmSeries.com, for more and to learn about the cities, films, themes and participants selected for this year's series. Black Docs 2008: Through The Eyes Of – Details of Monthly Themes and Films
May 8th – Through The Eyes Of Black Girls and Social Grouping
Guests: Filmmaker Daphne Valerius, XM Radio Host Blanche Williams and the
Films: The Souls of Black Girls (2007), produced by Daphne Valerius, questions whether women of color suffer from a self image disorder as a result of media images, featuring Darlise Blount (BET's 106 & Park), Chuck D (rapper/activist), Michaela Angela Davis (cultural critic), Pamela Edwards (ESSENCE), Gwen Ifill (PBS's Washington Week Moderator), and actresses Juanita Jennings, Regina King, Amelia Marshall, and Jada Pinkett Smith. Dr. Dorothy Height says “[t]oo often our girls do not rise to their full potential because they are so affected by the image that others project of them… This film was the answer to a prayer.” For more, visit www.soulsofblackgirls.com. This is Our Club: The History of the Montgomery County Maryland Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. (2007), written, directed and produced by Stan West and Yves Hughes, Jr., Patricia Lee, featuring Marcus Johnson, chronicles the suburban history and experience of Blacks and Bi-racials in the U.S., and their efforts to unify in environments that foster the positive development of family and friendships.
June 12th – Through The Eyes Of AfroMexico/American Indian Heritage and Free Slave Movements
Films: De Florida a Coahuila (From Florida to Coahuila) (2002), produced by Rafael Rebollar Corona, examines the history, culture and spiritual traditions of a small population, called El Nacimiento de los Negros, descendants of the ones called black Seminoles in the United States, near the city of Muzquiz, Coahuila. The black Seminoles were of African origin and assimilated with many North American indigenous groups from the
La Raíz Olvidada (The Forgotten Root) (2001), produced by Rafael Rebollar Corona, examines the harbor of Veracruz, and the harbors of Pánuco and Campeche, the main channels through which African slaves were introduced to Mexico. On the shores of the
July 17th – Through The Eyes Of African Unity & Bob Marley
Guests: Filmmaker Stephanie Black
Film: Africa Unite (2007), produced by Stephanie Black (BRAVO, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network), is a masterfully executed film by a veteran director that is a concert tribute, Marley family travelogue, and a humanitarian documentary that ignites the screen with the spirit of world-renowned reggae icon Bob Marley in its every frame. In commemoration of Bob’s 60th birthday, Africa Unite is centered on the Marley’s first-time-ever family trip to
August 14th – Through The Eyes Of Cuban Legends
Guests: Filmmaker Lorenzo Destefano Film: Los Zafiros (The Sapphires): Music From The Edge of Time (2007), produced by Lorenzo Destefano, with executive producers Randa Haines and Sandra Levinson, explores the memories of Manuel Galban and Miguel Cancio, the two surviving members of Los Zafiros, as they are reunited in Havana, Cuba. Los Zafiros are a musical phenomenon molded by their time and place that caused a sensation in
The sensuality of their musical and personal style brought them a rabid female following and heavy air play on national radio, making them very much the Beatles. Four decades after their formation, Los Zafiros popularity, sparked by the successful 1998 release of the Spanish-language feature film "Zafiros – Locura Azul," and of the "Bossa Cubana" CD from World Circuit Records ("Buena Vista Social Club"). On a popular battle-of-the-bands style radio program hosted by Adrian Mesa of 92.3 Classica-FM in
September 4th – Through The Eyes Of Urban and Demographic Change
Guests: Filmmakers Virginie-Alvine Perrette and Lyn Goldfarb
Film: Twilight Becomes Night (2008), produced by Virginie-Alvine Perrette, explores the pivotal role of neighborhood stores in our lives and our communities. Using the streets and shops of New York City as a backdrop, the film moves beyond nostalgic regret to reveal a high-stakes transformation and its potential affect on us all and illustrates how this is a reality we may be facing each time a neighborhood shop closes its door for good due to changing economics in the new era of large and impersonal retail chains. For more, visit http://www.twilightbecomesnight.com. The New Los Angeles (2007), produced by Lyn Goldfarb and narrated by Oscar-Winner Linda Hunt, explores the complexities of inclusion in Los Angeles, the nation's largest "majority-minority" city and the city with the nation's largest divide between rich and poor. The film provides a portrait of a transition beginning in 1973 with the election of Mayor Tom Bradley, the first African-American mayor of a major city without a black majority, and concludes with the political empowerment of Latinos and the election of Antonio Villaraigosa,
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