FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Corey "CJ" Jennings
(202) 409-7240
Urban Film Series
P.O. Box 6885, Alexandria, VA 22306
Press@UrbanFilmSeries.com, Click for UrbanFilmSeries.com or Click for TiredBlackMan.com
DIARY OF A TIRED BLACK MAN
starring Jimmy Jean-Louis (Mo'Nique's Phat Girlz and Heroes) to Make Heated Premier in DC
Now It's Time For The Black Man To Exhale / Filmmaker Tim Alexander Makes Highly-Publicized Follow-Up to America's Most Viewed Trailer That Started All The Hype / Men Advised to Be Quiet at Screening
(Washington, DC -- June 13, 2007) Urban Film Series announced today that Diary of A Tired Black Man starring Jimmy Jean-Louis (Mo'Nique's Phat Girlz, Heroes), Paula Lema,
Natasha M. Dixon, Shavsha Israel & Little Cierra Lockett, will make its mid-Atlantic premiere at the 2007 Urban Film and Discussion Series hosted by Landmark Theatre (555 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC). Members of the public, press and VIP persons are invited to attend the special “Premiere Preview” screening on June 21, 2007 at 7:30pm and 5:30pm. Tickets range from $12 (general) to $16 (VIP) and can be purchased in advance at UrbanFilmSeries.com or at the Landmark Theatre box office.
Following the screening, there will be a discussion and Q&A with the film’s writer-producer, Tim Alexander. The discussion will be moderated by Corey “CJ” Jennings, the Urban Film Series founder. Due to demand, members of the press are advised to contact Urban Film Series at Press (at) UrbanFilmseries.com or (202) 409-7240 to schedule interviews before and after the screening.
About DIARY OF A TIRED BLACK MAN
“Diary of A Tired Black Man,” is a simple story about the complex relationships between black men and black women. It follows the life and relationships of a successful black man as he tries to find a happy place to rest his heart. He is constantly challenged by the anger he finds in the women he dates, including his wife, from whom he divorces, and the other women he tries to date after her. Drama! Drama! Drama!
Nearly a year ago the top-rated trailer to the film hit the internet and was viewed by millions of viewers, all of whom have waited with high anticipation to see the film that would follow. Diary of A Tired Black Man will be released in select theaters for the remainder of the year. In just three days, word of the screening in Washington, DC has already forced a sell-out of the originally scheduled screening of the film. Demand to see the film increased dramatically and led to a second screening time when Urban Film Series released an advisory set of instructions for men that will attend the screening.
More information on the film, including reviews and interviews can be found at www.urbanfilmseries.com or www.tiredblackman.com.
About The Urban Film Series
The Urban Film Series is a programmatic arm of the Next Generation Awareness Foundation (NGAF), a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is connect urban communities with history and progressive cinema, and provide exposure of the arts and the motion picture industry to many communities across the United States.
The Urban Film Series also produces the annual Black Docs Film Series, Urban Film Series Tour, and Black History Month Film & Discussion Series, and has received well over 600 films from across the world for its various film-related programs.
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Who: Urban Film Series
What: Diary of A Tired Black Man; Q&A to Follow
Where: Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street NW, WDC
When: June 21st, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Tickets: MUST purchase in advance at UrbanFilmSeries.com, for General ($12), VIP ($16), and Press admission. General admission tickets will also be made available at Landmark Theatre, as available.
Featuring Q&A with the filmmaker Tim Alexander team and members of the cast.
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Press/Media Privileges and Credentials, and Pictures
Tim Alexander and members of the cast are available for interviews. Members of the press should contact us ASAP at Press @ Urbanfilmseries.com or (202) 409-7240. Include credentials (media source, title/affiliation, and complete contact information) and state your request(s) as exact as possible (interview, article, pictures, attendance). If attendance, please RSVP at UrbanFilmSeries.com. Photos for marketing and press usage associated with the screening are available at
www.castlestudio.net/tbm/download/index.html (for stills and pics) or
www.urbanfilmseries.com/2007blackdocs/tbmposter.jpg (for film poster).
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