BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: Hollywood Black Film Festival 2008//iCal4j 1.0 //EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080603T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080603T203000 SUMMARY:2 Turntables and a Microphone DESCRIPTION:World Premiere CATEGORIES:Opening Night Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/2turntablesandamicrophon e_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144964646-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080603T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080603T223000 SUMMARY:Old School Hip Hop After-Party DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/oldschoolhiphopafterpart y_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144897984-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T103000 SUMMARY:Positioning Your Film For Success DESCRIPTION:Get specific advice on creating a strategy to build a buzz an d maximize your chances of selling your film. Learn how to launch your film—from marketing materials\, ad agencies\, and guerilla tactics to ge tting press attention\, and evaluating buyers.\n \n Charles Belk\, Pre sident\, Charles Belk Management \n \nBoard of Directors of the Silver Lake Film Festival and the inaugural 2008 Downtown Film Festival\n \nCha rles Belk is the President and Chief Branding Officer of Charles Belk Ma nagement\, a Los Angeles based entertainment agency that offers artist b rand awareness and marketing services. He has held senior level marketin g positions on both the agency and client sides of the business\, and ha ve extensive experience in grass-roots\, guerilla\, viral\, online\, and promotional marketing tactics that aid in successful brand awareness ca mpaigns for actors\, filmmakers and their films.\n\n \n \nAlso With:\n \ nStu Pollard\n \nCassandra Butcher\n \nKelly Turner CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/positioningyourfilmforsu ccess_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147103810-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T103000 SUMMARY:Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film." DESCRIPTION:Discover how easy and fun it is to use motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. Just "Stop By. Shoot Film." \n \nDesigned for anyone interested in discovering how fun and easy it is to use motion picture film. "Stop By. Shoot Film." is a hands-on oppo rtunity for you - the producer\, director\, videographer\, student - to experience film capture using a 16mm motion picture film camera. Stop by and experience the ease of capturing beautiful images on Super 16mm fil m for yourself.\n \nYou'll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a 16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Following the event\, we'll send you a DVD of your footage\, so you can see for yourself what film quality means.\n \nThere's no fe e\, but space is limited\, so sign up now at http://www.kodak.com/go/sb sf \n \nThis 90 minute experiential learning opportunity is brought to you by Kodak. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/kodakpresentsstopbyshoot film_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:148992583-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T113000 SUMMARY:Find Yourself A Dream: The Bob Love Story DESCRIPTION:Find Yourself A Dream: The Bob Love Story is the life affirmi ng true story of Chicago Bulls legendary basketball player Bob 'Butterbe an' Love. Suffering from a severe stuttering disability from an early ag e\, Bob Love\, the son of a sharecropper\, rose to become a Chicago Bull s superstar. After a career ending injury he was told that he would have difficulty walking let alone play the game he loved.His life spiraled o ut of control and he ended up penniless. He eventually found work as a b usboy at the Nordstrom department store restaurant in Seattle. The docum entary chronicles the amazing story of his recovery and rebirth. The Nor dstrom company was so impressed by his hard work. They decided to pay fo r Bob's speech therapy and within five years he promoted from a busboy t o the corporate spokesperson for the company. Bob is presently the Commu nity Relations Director for the Chicago Bulls and travels around the cou ntry speaking to over 200\,000 young people a year on the importance of education and always having a dream. Bob Love's perseverance and triumph over adversity inspires young people everywhere to achieve their life g oals.The documentary is supported by interviews with NBA Commissioner Da vid Stern\,basketball greats Bill Russell and Michael Jordan\, many NBA players\, family and fans. The film was shot on-location in New Orleans and Bastrop\, La.\, at The NBA Rookie Transition program in New Jersey\, Seattle\, Washington and New York City. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/findyourselfadreamthebob lovestory_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144956937-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T120000 SUMMARY:Meet Mary Pleasant (Mother Of Civil Rights In CA) DESCRIPTION:Narrated by venerable actress Ruby Dee\, this unique document ary interweaves an acclaimed historical performance\, based on Mary Plea sant's own words\, with scholars' commentary\, period music and montage\ , and historical re-enactments to reveal an unsung\, 19th-century Africa n-American heroine. Mary Ellen Pleasant (often misnamed Mammy Ple asant) was born a slave in Georgia and raised in Nantucket\, MA. In Bost on she married a rich merchant and became a slave rescuer on the Undergr ound Railroad in Nantucket\, New Bedford\, Ohio\, and finally New Orlean s before going West. She lived most of her life in San Francisco and onc e studied social leveraging tactics with the great voodoo queen\, Marie LaVeaux. For her great contributions to the abolition of slavery\, the protection of Civil Rights\, and acquisition of jobs for African-Americ ans there\, that San Francisco has honored her with a memorial at the co rner of Bush and Octavia Streets with the title 'Mother of Civil Rights in California' inscribed upon it. Mrs. Pleasant gained national signifi cance when she aided the abolitionist John Brown before the Civil War an d via a court battle that she waged in the California State Supreme Cour t that changed modern-day civil rights law. As entrepreneur and philanth ropist she amassed a joint fortune once assessed at $30\,000\,000! Havin g had powerful enemies who distorted her name in the press and a few mis deeds of her own\, Pleasant's colorful story has been all but lost. This film restores it fully (57 min) CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/meetmarypleasantmotherof civilrightsinca_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144955778-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T123000 SUMMARY:Walking Tall: The Life And Wife Of Walt Walker DESCRIPTION:Walking Tall: The Life and Wife of Walt Walker\, artist\, bus inessman and entrepreneur. The late Walt Walker\, who passed away five y ears ago at 84\, created the most extensive collection of paintings\, mu rals\, drawings\, sketches and graphic arts and holds the distinction of being one of the first African Americans to to open an art gallery feat uring black images in Los Angeles. This documentary will inspire artists to first learn the art of business\, then the business of art to steer clear of a life of the starving artist. Walking Tall exhibits the most c omprehensive body of Walt's popular work as well as little shown works i ncluding his sketches and murals.By Walt's own admission\, were it not f or the efforts of his business-minded wife\, Jane Walker\, and their 62 year marriage\, we may never have known his name. In addition to his wif e\, Jane\, interviews include Charles Bibbs\, renowned artist and owner of the 626 Gallery\, Cecil and Miriam Fergerson\, art curators\, Ayuko B abu\, Pan African Film Festival co-founder and Walker's eldest son Russe ll. He pioneered the black arts movement by opening the LeJan Gallery in the early 1960's and later was known for exhibiting his own art at Ray' s Redwood Kitchen on Western Avenue in Los Angeles for 10 years. After exhibiting at community art shows and outdoor festivals\, Jane insisted that they invest in prints so that 'the mother in Watts could buy some a rt for her apartment.' Now\, many people own a Walt Walker original. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/walkingtallthelifeandwif eofwaltwalker_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144958169-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T123000 SUMMARY:Power Networking – The Secret Hollywood Code DESCRIPTION:Let Heather Hale\, a veteran Hollywood insider\, teach you th e secrets of networking that empower you to supercharge your career. Lea rn how to break the ice and build rapport\, team network and work a room \, mine organizations from the inside out through events and volunteerin g\, mind map your web of relationships\, diversify your sphere of influe nce\, expand your constellations of connections and refine your hit list s.\n \n Heather Hale\, Emmy Award winning writer/producer \n \nEmmy Aw ard for Best Instructional Series\n \nHeather Hale got on the Hollywood map in 2000 when The Courage to Love\, the $5.5 million dollar Lifetime Original Movie starring Vanessa Williams\, and Diahann Carroll\, was pro duced off her spec screenplay\, Quadroon Ball.\n \nSince then\, she's wr itten and/or produced 45-hours of award-winning television including The Evidence\, a news magazine docudrama series. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/powernetworkingthesecret hollywoodcode_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147104071-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T133000 SUMMARY:Streets Of Color DESCRIPTION:'Streets of Color\,' Calypso's version of the old Roman Bacch analia\, reflects the resources of multi-ethnic Trinidad and Tobago. It symbolizes the culture of a people who derive their energy and lifestyle from a pre-Lenten carnival called 'mas' (masquerade). The documentary f eatures Peter Minshall\, a designer who gained fame as an artistic direc tor for the opening/closing ceremonies at three Olympic Games - by expou nding on his controversial works in the mas. The dichotomy of today's fe stival pits his theme\, 'Tapestry' - about the interconnection of man\, his environment\, his gods - against presentations by new-wave designers of minimalist (bikini-styled) costumes that appeal to neo-pagan celebra nts. Minshall\, a traditionalist\, stands his ground\, invokes satire\, shoves a mirror in their faces\, and says\, 'That's you.' CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/streetsofcolor_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144958345-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T140000 SUMMARY:Adjust Your Color: The Truth Of Petey Greene DESCRIPTION:The heroic story of America's first shock-jock\, Petey Greene was a black man in a white man's world during a time of civil unrest in our nation's capital. Petey overcame poverty\, drug addiction and a pri son sentence for armed robbery by 'telling it like it is' on his raw unc ensored radio and television shows in the late 60's and 70's. His explos ive language and brash style shocked the world as Petey battled both the system and his own demons on the journey to becoming a leading activist during some of our country's most tumultuous years. The film features s cenes from 'Petey Greene's Washington' that have not been seen in 25 yea rs\, including one show with an up and coming deejay named Howard Stern. Don Cheadle\, who played Petey in the feature Talk To Me\, narrates thi s documentary. CATEGORIES:Featured, Music Videos LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/adjustyourcolorthetrutho fpeteygreene_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144955819-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T140000 SUMMARY:Shooting for the Editor DESCRIPTION:Learn how to shoot for the editor from the director and edito r’s perspective. The audience will have the opportunity to view dailies then the final editing of a scene.\n \n Leander Sales\, Film Editor \n \nMalcolm X\, Jungle Fever\, Do the Right Thing\n \nLeander Sales\, Edi tor/Director\, has worked with Spike Lee on nine of \nhis feature films in the editing department. He started as an \napprentice sound editor on School Daze and worked his way up to become \nassociate editor on Cl ockers and Girl 6\, then as editor on Get on the \nBus. He also edited a HBO episode of Hookers at the Point\, 5 Years \nLater directed by Bre nt Owens. \nAs a director\, Leander won first place in the Black Filmmak ers Hall of \nFame film festival of Oakland\, California for his featur e film Don’t \nLet Your Meat Loaf (1995). \nCurrently Leander is editin g the second feature film he also directed\, \nThe Life I Meant to Live . Leander also taught film editing at NC School \nof the Arts School of Filmmaking for nine years. \n\n \n Russell Williams\, Production Soun d Mixer \n \nTraining Day\, The Negotiator\, \nWaiting to Exhale\, Jung le Fever\, Boomerang and many others.\n \nRussell Williams\, Sound Mixer \, won Academy Awards for Best Sound for \nGlory (1990)\, and Dances wi th Wolves (1991). He also received two Emmy \nAwards for Outstanding So und Mixing for a Dramatic Miniseries or a \nSpecial for Terrorist on Tr ial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami \n(1988) and Outstanding Sound M ixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Movie \nfor 12 Angry Men. Currently R ussell is writing a book to help producers\, actors and \ndirectors bet ter understand sound and he is also teaching sound design \nat his alma mater\, The American University. \n \n\n Kimberly McCord Wilson\, Dia logue Editor \n \nKimberly McCord Wilson is a very talented Dialogue Edi tor who has \nworked on such films as: The Shaggy Dog\, The Lake House\ , You\, Me and \nDupree\, Invincible\, Black Snake Moan\, Underdog\, Fr ed Claus and College \nRoad Trip. \nCurrently Kimberly is the Dialogue Supervisor on Beverly Hills \nChihuahua starring the voices of Drew Bar rymore\, Salma Hayek\, Andy \nGarcia\, Edward James Olmos\, Cheech Mari n and Jamie Lee Curtis as Aunt Viv.\n \n Johnny Williams\, Cinematogra pher \n CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/shootingfortheeditor_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:147104320-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T143000 SUMMARY:Turning A Corner DESCRIPTION:'Turning a Corner' was created in a media activism workshop t hat director Salome Chasnoff facilitated with 15 women who were street p rostitutes in Chicago. The women were trained to use video cameras\, con duct interviews\, analyze the issues surrounding prostitution\, and tell their stories. Shot on the street corners across Chicago where they on ce traded sex\, the film features the women's survival and triumph over sexual abuse\, homelessness\, violence and discrimination.'Turning a Cor ner' gives rare insights into Chicago's sex industry\, and documents the women's efforts to raise awareness of the injustices experienced by tho se who struggle to survive in this underground world. They include Lucre tia Clay\, whose mother sold her to a pimp when she was 12 years old. Lu cretia takes us to the seedy motel where she spent most of the 26 years during which she was trapped in the world of street prostitution. 'A lot of the girls that I worked with are not here to come back and tell thei r story\,' she reflects. Also profiled is Brenda Myers\, who takes the v iewer on a tour of Chicago where the sex industry thrives. 'When women w ere in prostitution and get out of it\, they never tell anybody because of the way people judge them\, because of the 'scarlet letter.' I think somebody should\, and that's what I do\,' Brenda explains. 'The women's compelling analyses of prostitu tion and the effects of its criminalization will surprise even the most knowledgeable viewer\,' says Chasnoff. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/turningacorner_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144958434-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T143000 SUMMARY:Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film." DESCRIPTION:Discover how easy and fun it is to use motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. Just "Stop By. Shoot Film." \n \nDesigned for anyone interested in discovering how fun and easy it is to use motion picture film. "Stop By. Shoot Film." is a hands-on oppo rtunity for you - the producer\, director\, videographer\, student - to experience film capture using a 16mm motion picture film camera. Stop by and experience the ease of capturing beautiful images on Super 16mm fil m for yourself.\n \nYou'll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a 16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Following the event\, we'll send you a DVD of your footage\, so you can see for yourself what film quality means.\n \nThere's no fe e\, but space is limited\, so sign up now at http://www.kodak.com/go/sb sf \n \nThis 90 minute experiential learning opportunity is brought to you by Kodak. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/kodakpresentsstopbyshoot film_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:148992791-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T151500 SUMMARY:Film Distribution DESCRIPTION:Panelists will discuss the current state of urban film distri bution and will share their insight on strategies for getting theatrical \, direct-to-video\, VOD\, cable and online distribution.\n \n Mark Bela sco \n \nAs the key point person contracted by Ostrow and Company presid ent Page Ostrow\, Mark Belasco brings great communication and organizati on skills\, acting as a liaison between our producer and filmmaking clie nts\, distributors\, licensors and fellow sales associates making sure e ach film we represent gets the attention and energy it deserves. Since a ligning himself with Ostrow and Company Mark Belasco has his finger on t he pulse within the international\, domestic film distribution and licen sing markets. He is in charge of facilitating deals for the films we rep resent with key executives within worldwide theatrical independent distr ibution companies\, studios\, foreign sales agents\, domestic broadcaste rs and home entertainment outlets.\n \nAlso with:\n \nMark Horowitz\n \n Page Ostrow\n \nAngela Northington\n \nGingi Rashelle\n \nScilla Andreen CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/filmdistribution_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:147106001-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T153000 SUMMARY:Breakthrough Brits DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/breakthroughbrits_hollyw oodblackff2008 UID:144967994-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T154500 SUMMARY:Machetero DESCRIPTION:Post 9/11 definitions\, ideas and notions of terrorism are ch allenged in this highly controversial and experimental film. Machetero i s an allegorical narrative that follows French journalist Jean Dumont pl ayed by Isaach de Bankole (The Keeper\, Ghost Dog\, Coffee and Cigarette s\, Manderlay) to a New York prison where he interviews Pedro Taino a so called 'Puerto Rican Terrorist' played by Not4Prophet (lead singer of t he Puerto Punk band RICANSTRUCTION). Pedro is a self-described Machetero fighting to free Puerto Rico from the yoke of United States colonialism . He is obsessed with freedom\, freedom for his country\, his people and for himself. Jean questions Pedro about his decisions to use violence a s a means to achieve that freedom.As Jean and Pedro speak\, another stor y unfolds. A ghetto youth played by Kelvin Fernandez (in his first starr ing role) grows up in the ghetto streets and crosses paths with Pedro. P edro sees potential in the ghetto youth and reawakens a revolutionary sp irit instilled in from childhood by a mentor in Puerto Rico played by fo rmer Puerto Rican Prisoner of War Dylcia Pagan (who did 20 years in US p risons). Pedro tries to provide the means for the ghetto youth to grow i nto the next generation of Machetero. The film is structured around song s from the album\, ?Liberation Day? written and performed by RICANSTRUCT ION and interwoven into the film as a modern day Greek chorus. RICANSTRU CTION also provides an original improvised score that moves from hardcor e be-bop punk to layered haunting and abstract Afro-Rican rhythms. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/machetero_hollywoodblack ff2008 UID:144958485-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T170000 SUMMARY:Filmmaker’s Roundtable DESCRIPTION: Sponsored by Black Talent News \n \nIn a lively discussion\, a panel of today’s most successful filmmakers talk about their films\, their careers\, and the way in which they have been able to balance thei r artistic integrity with the tangible pressures of getting a film made. They share their solutions for overcoming some of the special challenge s that independent filmmakers face.\n\n \n Christopher Erskin\, “Johns on Family Vacation” \n \nErskin began his professional career directing music videos\, with credits ranging from R.Kelly and\n \nT-Boz(of TLC) t o Boyz II Men and Teddy Riely's Blackstreet.\n \nErskin made his feature film directorial debut with the hit family comedy JOHNSON FAMILY VACATI ON\, starring Cedric The Entertainer\, Bow Wow\, Vanessa Williams and St eve Harvey. \n \n\n Preston Whitmore\, “This Christmas” \n \nPreston W hitmore wrote\, directed and produced This Christmas (Sony) which was th e 47th top-grossing film of 2007 earning approximately $50 million at th e box office\, just under $18 million of that opening weekend. The all-s tar cast including Loretta Devine\, Chris Brown\, Regina King\, Idris El ba and Delroy Lindo portrayed characters based on Whitmore’s own family. \n \nPreston currently has a number of projects in development at his Lo s Angeles based production arm\, The Preston Picture Company\, including Dough Boys which is in post-production. Directed by his long-time proté gé Nicholas Harvell\, this film is part of Preston’s “Give Back” program where he finances independent films to give up-and-coming filmmakers an d actors a chance to utilize their underserved skills in a competitive m arket. \n \n Kevin Gerald Bray\, "All About the Benjamins" \n \nKevin Gerald Bray is an American film\, television\, commercial and music vide o director and producer. Kevin Bray is the director of the 2004 remake o f "Walking Tall" starring The Rock\, and "All About the Benjamins" starr ing Ice Cube\, Mike Epps and Eva Mendes in 2002. In television\, Bray di rected episodes of "The Bernie Mac Show"\, "CSI:NY"\, "Cold Case"\, "In Justice"\, "Barbershop" and "Veronica Mars". In addition\, he executive produced and directed the short lived\, but acclaimed urban music drama series\, "Platinum" for UPN. In commercials\, he directed spots for Nike \, Puma\, Verizon and Florida Lotto. One of the most prolific music vide o directors\, Bray has directed over 100 clips for some of the biggest n ames in the industry\, including Jennifer Lopez(No Me Ames\, Que Hiciste )\, Brandy\, Christina Aguilera\, Lauryn Hill\, De La Soul\, and Whitney Houston. He has collected numerous awards from the MVPA\, MTV\, and the Billboard Award. Bray attended the University of Michigan and the Sorbo nne before completing his studies at New York University Film School. \n \nModerated by Tanya Kersey\, Founder & Executive Director\, Hollywoo d Black Film Festival CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/filmmakersroundtable_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:147105030-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T174500 SUMMARY:Jingle Blues Jingle Bells DESCRIPTION:The Caroll family is Mum\, Dad\, two sons and two daughters. Dad is anxious now the festive season is here and resents being drawn in to all the chaos and expense that Christmas brings. As usual\, Mum spend s beyond their means and the children expect their desires to be fulfill ed. But Dad suffers the fate of losing his job. Mum has the same fate an d with no money coming in a week before christmas\, the pressure is on. And all the things that bother Dad\, are magnified. Like his white son\, Darnell. How did he happen? And as the story's twists unfolds\, Darnel l becomes the catalyst that puts all family problems into perspective. B ut is it for better or for worse? Jingle Blues? Or Jingle Bells? CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/jinglebluesjinglebells_h ollywoodblackff2008 UID:144958534-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T183000 SUMMARY:Fantasy DESCRIPTION:fantasy is a doc about the reality in which we come from in l os angeles\,ca in this doc we address issues on how we are raised and h ow music has impacted our lifestyle the main question is does rap music hurt our community are does it make it better without the bling bling in terviews from hip hop artist as well as interviews from common folks CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/fantasy_hollywoodblackff 2008 UID:144956121-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T183000 SUMMARY:Comedy in Film DESCRIPTION:Actor\, comedian and producer Cedric “The Entertainer” (“Barb ershop\,” “The Original Kings of Comedy\,” “Johnson Family Vacation\,” “ Honeymooners”) talks about the comedy film business. \n \n Cedric The En tertainer\, Actor/Producer/Writer \n \nMadagascar\, Barbershop\, Johns on Family Vacation\nCedric “The Entertainer” is best known for his crowd -pleasing roles in the recent hit films BARBERSHOP with Ice Cube\, BE CO OL with John Travolta\, MADAGASCAR (animated feature)\, INTOLERABLE CRUE LTY with George Clooney\, and THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY\, MTV’S docum entary feature directed by Spike Lee. Additionally\, in April 2004\, Ced ric was star and producer of the box office hit JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION (ranked the #1 comedy in America for two consecutive weeks). \n \nOn th e big screen\, Cedric has also been seen in THE HONEYMOONERS (in which h e starred as Jackie Gleason’s famed character “Ralph Cramden”…with thumb s up from Roger Ebert)\, LEMONY SNICKET with Jim Carrey\, MAN OF THE HOU SE with Tommy Lee Jones\, BARBERSHOP 2\, BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE with Martin L awrence\, KINGDOM COME with Whoopi Goldberg\, SERVING SARA with Matthew Perry\, as well as displaying tremendous vocal talent in DR. DOLITTLE 2 and ICE AGE. \n \nHe will next star in THE CLEANER opposite Lucy Liu\, MR. LUCKY co-starring Bruce Willis\, JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION 2\, FLASH c o-starring Nelly\, PREACHIN’ AIN’T EASY and the animated feature CHARLOT TE’S WEB.\n \n Tanya Kersey Moderator CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/comedyinfilm_hollywoodbl ackff2008 UID:147105234-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T194500 SUMMARY:A Winter Tale DESCRIPTION:Shots ring out one winter night and a bullet meant for a loca l street dealer kills a ten-year-old boy.In the downtown Toronto communi ty of Parkdale\, grief and suspicion hang heavily in the air\, while the nightly patrons at Miss G's Caribbean TakeAway resume their ritual of b eer and banter.But one of them\, Gene Wright\, cannot go on. He begs his friends for help. In a most unusual development\, six Black men make a pact to form a support group in hopes of salvaging their broken spirits and redeeming their besieged community.A Winter Tale is set against the backdrop of a multicultural community's unrealized hopes and dreams. Bit ter and tragic\, funny and hopeful\, the film tells a uniquely Canadian story that features Toronto as a central character. CATEGORIES:Featured, Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/awintertale_hollywoodbla ckff2008 UID:144958586-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T200000 SUMMARY:A Good Man Is Hard To Find DESCRIPTION:'A Good Man is Hard to Find' is a story about three women str uggling with love and relationships. Rachel\, an astute woman\, who has a good man\, trades him for career advancement. Monica\, is a single w oman who is struggling to find a good man and Charlene is a virtuous wom an\, married to the wrong man with the hope that God will change him.Cla rence is the right man\, and Rachel is the right woman. They are in the right relationship but can't see it. Clarence has worked very hard to put Rachel through school. Rachel\, now with the big important job\, fr equents a fancier lifestyle than Clarence is accustomed to and wants him to acquiesce. Her aspirations lead her into the adulteress space of an other man. As their relationship deteriorates\, so does the relationshi p between her son and Clarence. Charlene\, a faithful Christian and Bru ce her cheating\, alcoholic\, abusive husband are in the worst relations hip imaginable. Charlene found God and Bruce found another women and th e bottle. The verbal and psychological abuse has escalated to physical abuse. But Charlene\, old school\, believes if she stays committed to t he relationship Bruce will change for the better. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/agoodmanishardtofind_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:144956160-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T203000 SUMMARY:The HBFF Filmmaker Networking Reception DESCRIPTION:Sponsored By CODEBLACK Entertainment This will be an exclusiv e event and networking reception. You must have a Festival Badge to ente r. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Nirvana URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/thehbfffilmmakernetworki ngreception_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:146082213-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T214500 SUMMARY:Tru Loved DESCRIPTION:Tru (Najarra Townsend)\, high school student from San Francis co\, is uprooted from by her lesbian moms (Alexandra Paul and Cynda Will iams) and moved to a conservative suburb. Her non-traditional family mak es her an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interes t in her.Lo is closeted. Tru becomes a friend with whom he can be himsel f\, unlike with his mom (Jasmine Guy)\, grandmother (Nichelle Nichols)\, and closest pals. When Tru hears the closed-minded comments about homo sexuality from Lo?s friends\, she establishes the school?s first Gay-Str aight Alliance. She meets Trevor\, a smart and charming young man being raised by his gay uncle (Bruce Vilanch). Tru begins a romance and fights for social justice as her unconventional family faces familiar struggle s.Tru Loved presents an innovative reinvention of the family film genre as well as an inventive approach to filmmaking that explicitly connects with social justice organizations and the communities they represent. Th e film?s originality derives from being among the very first gay-themed family films. Tru Loved updates traditional themes while it represents t oday?s diverse families and complex social issues related to gay parenti ng\, gay marriage\, and gay-straight alliances in the context of a multi ethnic cast. While it is virtually Disney-esque in its representation o f the family film genre\, the themes are distinctive as they relate to c ontemporary families and their issues.Driven by a script that twists a f amiliar genre\, Tru Loved is a fresh\, groundbreaking film that offers u nique opportunities for discovery and light-hearted entertainment. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 3 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/truloved_hollywoodblackf f2008 UID:144956263-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T214500 SUMMARY:North Starr DESCRIPTION:After witnessing the brutal execution of his best friend\, De metrious wants out of the thug life and leaves the badlands of Houston T exas in search of greener pastures. His cash gets him only as far as Tr ublin\, a tiny Texas town with a past it can't bury. There\, Demetrious befriends Darring\, an unlikely kindred spirit from a dispirit upbringi ng who takes him under his wing. Together the two conjure up a plan to rouse the demons that haunt the tiny town and bury them once and for all . CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/northstarr_hollywoodblac kff2008 UID:144958598-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T103000 SUMMARY:Film Financing Strategies DESCRIPTION:Learn strategies for financing film productions\, the latest trends and developments in the use of private equity\, pre-sales\, produ ction credits\, utilizing commercial bankers to secure findings and what elements are essential to successfully finding the money you need for y our film project.\n \n\n Frank Greene\, New Vista Capital \n \nVenture capitalist that assists start up companies in business planning and rai sing capital\n \nDr. Greene is an accomplished\n\nventure capitalist\, o perating business executive\, and technologist with four decades\n\nof e xperience. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and has been in pr ivate\n\nventure capital since 1986. In 1993\, he started New Vista Capi tal to assist start-up\n\ncompanies in business planning and raising cap ital.\n\nDr. Greene was the founding CEO of two information technology c ompanies\,\n\nTechnology Development Corp. (went public in 1985) & ZeroO ne Systems (sold to\n\nSterling Software). He took two companies through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)\n\nand was instrumental in the merger o r acquisition of several more. \n \n Hal ‘Corky’ Kessler\, Levin Gin sburg Attorneys at Law \n \nImplemented new laws and federal tax incenti ves for investments in qualifying film and television projects\n \nCorky has extensive entertainment law\, corporate and worldwide entertainment industry experience. Corky regularly speaks on the business and legal a spects of feature film development and tax incentives in connection with the entertainment industry. Corky Successfully worked with governors an d United States Congressmen in several states to implement new laws and federal tax incentives for investments in qualifying film and television projects\, which led to Sections 181 and 199 of The American Jobs Creat ion Act of 2004. Corky has also authored a reference book covering such federal and state tax incentives. \n \n Danae Ringelman\, Indie GoGO \ n \nCreated online social marketplace connecting filmmakers and fans to make independent film happen (www.indiegog.com)\n \nDanae co-founded Ind ieGoGo to democratize the film funding process. Prior to IndieGoGo\, Dan ae was a securities analyst at Cowen & Co. where she covered entertainme nt companies including Pixar and Lions Gate. \n \n Adrian Ward\, SVP Entertainment\, Sports & Media\, National Bank of California \n \nEnter tainment\, Sports & Media\n \nAdrian Ward joined the pioneering boutique lender The Lewis Horwitz Organization in 1991\, where he was involved i n the development and structuring of some of the first bank production l oans based on international sales contracts. Initially Adrian was instr umental in the risk analysis that led to the first ever gap finance tran sactions and became one of the leading lenders within the company. In 1 998 Adrian re-located to London\, U.K. as European Representative specia lizing in packaging multi-party loan transactions involving many of the available European tax incentives. Returning to Los Angeles in 2005 as the Portfolio Manager for ICB Entertainment Finance\, he was responsible for oversight of production loans with an aggregate value of approx. $2 00MM. In March 2007\, Adrian joined IDB Bank and built a new entertainm ent lending division and following this\, in April 2008\, became the Sen ior Vice President of NBCal’s Entertainment\, Sports & Media department. \n \n Charlotte Koh\, Future Films USA - Business Development Exec \n \nFlawless\, El Camino de Los Ingleses CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/filmfinancingstrategies_ hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147105476-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T103000 SUMMARY:Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film." DESCRIPTION:Discover how easy and fun it is to use motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. Just "Stop By. Shoot Film." \n \nDesigned for anyone interested in discovering how fun and easy it is to use motion picture film. "Stop By. Shoot Film." is a hands-on oppo rtunity for you - the producer\, director\, videographer\, student - to experience film capture using a 16mm motion picture film camera. Stop by and experience the ease of capturing beautiful images on Super 16mm fil m for yourself.\n \nYou'll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a 16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Following the event\, we'll send you a DVD of your footage\, so you can see for yourself what film quality means.\n \nThere's no fe e\, but space is limited\, so sign up now at http://www.kodak.com/go/sb sf \n \nThis 90 minute experiential learning opportunity is brought to you by Kodak. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/kodakpresentsstopbyshoot film_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:148992839-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T113000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #1 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram1_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144958688-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T120000 SUMMARY:Algeny: The Genetic Factor DESCRIPTION:Justin Thomas is a walking mystery. An orphan trying to make a life for himself in adulthood\, he yearns to create the family he neve r had. But when he discovers the secrets of his past\, his hopes for the future and his life are put in jeopardy.Justin finds out that his body is an experiment that could change the nature of the world for good or i ll. Those who want him will stop at nothing. The chase begins. When it e nds\, Justin will either assist mankind or help along its ultimate destr uction. Which way will be a way out? Either way\, his world will be fore ver changed in this all-too-present-day thriller. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/algenythegeneticfactor_h ollywoodblackff2008 UID:144898110-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T130000 SUMMARY:Film Music DESCRIPTION:This panel focuses on licensing issues filmmakers encounter w hen placing music in their films. Panelists will share tips on how to ac quire and license music for films.\n \n Michelle Belcher \, Partner\, P rimary Wave Music \n \nThe Last of the Mohicans\, Bad Boys \n \n\n Damon Elliot\, Producer/Writer \n \nThe Fighting Temptations\n \nGrowing up the son of actor and jazz drummer Bill Elliott and pop legend Dionne Wa rwick\, Damon at an early age acquired the sensibilities\, incredible rh ythm\, vocal styling and the personality to work with stars\n \nof all m agnitudes. As a kid watching his mom work in the studio with Burt Bacha rach and Hal David\, Stevie Wonder or dining with Frank Sinatra\, Bill C osby and other musical icons\, Damon knew where his future was headed.\n \nAs one of the most talented and creative minds in the music industry\ , Damon Elliott has already accomplished more than most people only drea m of. He is a highly acclaimed producer\, writer and composer who has s old more than 70 million albums worldwide. Damon has worked with many multi-platinum selling artists including Destiny's Child\, Gwen Stefani\ , Whitney Houston\, Beyonce\, Pink\, Jessica Simpson\, Mya\, Christina A guilera\, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony and Macy Gray to name a few. \n \nAs a co mposer Damon scored the movies “Malibu’s Most Wanted” starring Jamie Ke nnedy\, New Regency's “First Daughter” starring Katie Holmes\, directed by Forest Whitaker\, Austin Powers’ “Goldmember” \,“Mean Girls”\, “Fat Albert” and “The Mask 2”. \n \nDamon is currently writing and producing for Spice Girl “Mel B”\, Britney Spears and Pink\, and as the president and founder of Confidential Records Damon discovered Grammy nominated Ke yshia Cole\, whose first two albums have sold more than 5 million album s.\n \n Yakub Hazzard\, Partner\, Dreier\, Stein\, Kahan\, Browne Woo ds\, George LLP \n \nNoted as a ‘Super Lawyer’ that represents artist\, managers\, and record and publishing companies\n\nYakub Hazzard is a par tner in and co-chair of the firm's Entertainment & Media\n\nDepartment. His practice focuses on all aspects of the entertainment industry\,\n\ni ncluding trademark and copyright infringement\, rights of publicity and privacy\, and\n\nbreach of contract\, with particular focus on music-rel ated disputes. \n \n Tabetha Plummer\, Plummer Law Group \n \nThe Fam ily\n \nMs. Plummer worked in the Business and Legal Affairs Department of\n\nMotown Record Company\, LP. While there\, she established their co pyright department andauthored a copyright instructional manual. Afterwa rds she opened her own\n\nlaw firm\, Plummer Law Group\, PC.\n\nA few of Ms. Plummer’s current clients include: recording\n\nartists\, Avant\, S noop Dogg\, Omarion and Xzibit. \n \n Aaron Zigman\, Composer\, Orches trator \n \nComposer\, Orchestrator\n \nSex and the City\, Meet the Bro wns\, Why Did I Get Married \n \n Darrel Thompson\, Darrell Thompson a t Law \n \nEntertainment Attorney with several clients in the music indu stry\n \nDarrell Thompson is a highly regarded transactional entertainme nt attorney. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan where he re ceived both his BA (’87) and JD (’90). Mr. Thompson started his own fir m right out of law school and was fortunate to gain clients such as Raph ael Saadiq from Tony\, Tone\, Toni\, Montell Jordan\, D’Angelo and Teddy Riley. He took a brief hiatus from private practice in the mid-90’s to work in the business affairs department at Motown Records\, where he he lped pioneer the company’s transition to digital media. During his tenur e at Motown\, he negotiated deals for headliners including Diana Ross\, Stevie Wonder\, Boyz II Men\, and Queen Latifah. After returning to priv ate practice Mr. Thompson affiliated himself with two entertainment indu stry powerhouse law firms\, first\, Davis\, Shapiro\, Lewitt\, et. al. a nd second\, Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, LLP\, where he represented ma ny well-known platinum artists\, industry executives\, and business ente rprises. His cliental throughout the years have included the Black Eye Peas\, Tyrese\, En Vouge\, The Isley Brothers\, Phil Collins’ publishing company and Jay Z to name a few. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/filmmusic_hollywoodblack ff2008 UID:147105777-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T140000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #2 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram2_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144959095-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T143000 SUMMARY:Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film." DESCRIPTION:Discover how easy and fun it is to use motion picture film - and get the best images you've ever created. Just "Stop By. Shoot Film." \n \nDesigned for anyone interested in discovering how fun and easy it is to use motion picture film. "Stop By. Shoot Film." is a hands-on oppo rtunity for you - the producer\, director\, videographer\, student - to experience film capture using a 16mm motion picture film camera. Stop by and experience the ease of capturing beautiful images on Super 16mm fil m for yourself.\n \nYou'll talk with a top cinematographer\, learn how to use a 16mm camera and film\, then shoot your own scene - all in under two hours! Following the event\, we'll send you a DVD of your footage\, so you can see for yourself what film quality means.\n \nThere's no fe e\, but space is limited\, so sign up now at http://www.kodak.com/go/sb sf \n \nThis 90 minute experiential learning opportunity is brought to you by Kodak. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/kodakpresentsstopbyshoot film_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:148992854-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T150000 SUMMARY:Developing Reality Television DESCRIPTION:There really is a format for developing a successful reality television show. Listen and learn about how you can strengthen your rea lity TV concept and make it a success.\n \n\n Whitney Beatty\, Directo r of Development\, GRB TV \n \nGRB Entertainment is a critically acclaim ed trendsetter of unscripted alternative programming\, with a proven tra ck record of highly-rated programming for networks worldwide. Currently \, GRB is in production on Intervention\, the Prism Award-winning docume ntary series (78 one-hour episodes) for A&E Network\; The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom\, a dream job fantasy for stay-at-home moms (21 one-hour e pisodes) for TLC\; and The Green Life with Adrian Grenier\, an upbeat lo ok at the greening of young Hollywood (13\n\none-hour episodes) for Plan et Green. \n \nOther productions for 2008 include Luxe Life\, the globe- trotting getaways of the fabulously wealthy (8 one-hour episodes) for Tr avel Channel\; and Bet the House\, a family game show for beautiful home makeovers (13 one-hours) for TLC.\n \nOther recent GRB productions incl uded Bone Detectives for Discovery Channel\; True Caribbean Pirates for the History Channel\; Untold Stories of the ER for TLC\; Full Force Natu re for the Weather Channel\; and Wild World of Spike for Spike TV.\n \n Zig Gauthier \n \nZig Gauthier currently oversees Los Angeles-based tele vision and film production company Red Varden Studios. Red Varden Studi os was formed in 2007\, building upon his experience over the past decad e on scripted comedies\, dramas\, MOWs and all forms of non-scripted pro gramming for television. As a former development executive at Fox Cable Networks\, Fox Television Studios\, NBC Universal's Sci Fi Channel and the joint Sony/Liberty Media's Game Show Network\, Gauthier brings a ver y unique network and studio executive perspective to Red Varden Studios programming. \n\n \n\nWhen not working on behalf of Red Varden Studios\ , Zig also enjoys sports\, reading\, riding motorcycles and doing volunt eer work as the founder of the Hollywood Mentorship Program.org. Via ov erseeing this program\, internship programs and the teaching of various entertainment career seminars\, he has mentored countless individuals\, more than a hundred of which now work full time in entertainment. \nAlso with:\n \nEndia Kinney-Sterns CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/developingrealitytelevis ion_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147104580-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T153000 SUMMARY:I Used To Love Her DESCRIPTION:I USED TO LOVE HER tells the tale of Simee Smith (TURNER)\, a pop singer who has lost her morals in the music industry. When fed up w ith what her life has turned into she heads back to her hometown Chicago . While restoring her self worth and respect Simee falls in love with a man unlikely from her type\, Ramadan El-Amin (ROBERSON)\, but much neede d for her growth as a new woman. Life gets better and better\, but you c an not run from your past forever. Everything comes to light. Now will h er history ruin her future? CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/iusedtoloveher_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144898239-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T160000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #3 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram3_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144959718-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T170000 SUMMARY:Actors Boot Camp DESCRIPTION: Sponsored by Backstage \n\nThis boot camp will provide you w ith the cornerstone of a strong foundation in acting technique as well a s its APPLICATION. Actors will sharpen their acting skills as well as le arn the nuts and bolts of being a professional\, the business of show bu siness\, and how to market themselves.\n\n Twinkie Byrd\, Casting Dire ctor\, Twinkie Casting \n \nN.o.t.o.r.i.o.u.s. B.i.g. film\, Cadillac\n \nTracy “Twinkie” Byrd brings it. After having cast music videos for Fa ll Out Boy\, Blink 182\, Outkast\, Madonna\, Dwight Yoakum\, Metallica\, Diddy\, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Black Eyed Peas\, Casting Director T racy “Twinkie” Byrd has set her sights on Feature Films. And today\, she is NOTORIOUS\, bringing such talent as Jamal Woolard as Notorious B.I.G .\, Angela Basset\, Derek Luke\, Anthony Mackie to the Big Screen in the Fox Searchlight film “NOTORIOUS”. But if you ask Twinkie\, she’ll tell you it ALL casting. Whether populating commercials\, music videos\, TV series or feature films\, Twinkie is all about finding the right fit to every role. And her passion for talent is only paralleled by her passion for life. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/actorsbootcamp_hollywood blackff2008 UID:147106305-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T173000 SUMMARY:Fred Hammond's Christmas...Who Needs It DESCRIPTION:'Christmas...Who Needs It' - An intriguingly-hilarious new dr amedy written by Fred Hammond - cleverly captures the true essence of Ch ristmas! It?s a motion picture brought to life by a fresh\, lively cast of characters who transform this theatrical production into a feature-fi lm! James Jonathan Zaxby\, an easy going\, prominent businessman from Lo s Angeles is bitter towards God and indifferent towards Christmas due to a tragedy in his past and has managed to camouflage it all with a suit\ , tie and briefcase. On Christmas Eve\, while on his way to a business m eeting in New York\, this self-made millionaire who usually basks in his independence\, is forced to make an emergency landing and finds himself helplessly stranded in the small\, proud southern town of Cricket Fence \, where he encounters a charming yet quirky family-the Hackett?s. Fille d with interesting twists and surprises around every corner\, 'Christmas ...Who Needs It' mirrors the struggles and pain that life can sometimes bring. Although the Hackett family experiences traumatic hardships\, the ir unfailing love for each other coupled with their optimistic approach to life\, helps James realize what the holiday season is really all abou t. ?Christmas?Who Needs It? tugs on your every emotion including side-sp litting humor and touching moments sure to warm the hearts of people fro m all walks of life! Without a doubt\, 'Christmas...Who Needs It' will b ecome a classic\, timeless production that families will look forward to year after year\, serving as a tender reminder that we all need Ch ristmas! CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/fredhammondschristmaswho needsit_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144898444-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T180000 SUMMARY:Don't Hate: Strippers Fight The Government DESCRIPTION:Black Male Exotic Dancers (who perform non-obscene dance rout ines for women) fought the government in federal court for their Constit utional Rights (with a Black lawyer) in order to maintain their liveliho ods and support their families and won! The female patrons are from all walks of life and prefer to watch male entertainment rather than go toc lubs or happy hours where they have to deal with the unwelcomed advances and harassment from male patrons.Prince George's County\, Maryland\, a local government\, passed an ordinance that among other things\, prohibi ted tippingof dancers during their performance\, restricted a patron's d istance from a performer to 6 ft and required a male entertainer to wear a shirt and short anytime he is not on stage.The ordinance also made i t a crime to touch a dancer while he is in a g-string. This is a story t hat the government does not want you to know about. It is not often that Black Men fight the government in federal court with a Black lawyer and win! This documentary will address a lot of the myths surrounding male adult entertainers. It will also show you that they are regular people\ , like you and I with families\, goals\, and dreams. They are more than just eye candy! Despite the title\, there is no nudity in the film. "th e adult entertainment's answer to Footloose..." Playgirl Magazine\, Octo ber 2007 issue. \n"The dancers are charismatic as all hell\, with bodi es that will haunt you in your dreams. And man\, these dudes can dance! I kept wanting to throw dollar bills at the screen." Philip Huang\, cu lturevulture.net (2007) "Too often in film\, Black Men are portrayed as innately savage\, animalistic\, \ndestructive and criminal. They are de picted as an anti-social predators \nterrifying the community in which they dwell. This film depicts Black People (as they truly are) as people relating to other people -- not as mere plot devices and not as charact ers defined solely by how they relate to the white world.When the gover nment tried to take away the dancers constitutional rights they did not riot in the streets or picket in front of a government building. Instea d\, they got a lawyer and went to court to fight the government...It is not often that Black Men fight the government in federal court with a Black lawyer and win!" Comment\, Dr. Emanuel Levy - April 19\, 2008 CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/donthatestrippersfightth egovernment_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144968477-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T193000 SUMMARY:The Lawn Boy DESCRIPTION:Michael is a young black man who grew up in the hood and seem s to be living a care-free life. Well his whole life changes one day whe n he is cutting a yard and meets a young lady\, Jennifer\, who lives nex t door. They immediatly have an attraction for each other\, but there is one problem\, actually one of many\, ... she's white. Their hearts tell them they can overcome this obstacle\, but their closed minded\, well i ntentioned\, cast of family and friends have something totally different to say about the situation. Will Michael and Jennifer's love for each b e strong enough to get them through it all? Find out as we see that 'Som etimes Love\, Friends\, and Family Don't Mix!' CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/thelawnboy_hollywoodblac kff2008 UID:144968524-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T203000 SUMMARY:Black Men in Film DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/blackmeninfilm_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144898541-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T203000 SUMMARY:THE HBFF CINEMA LOUNGE DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by EURWeb and Indie Songs & Cinema\n HBFF is bringi ng back a favorite event that merges the music industry and the film ind ustry.\n \nThis event will take place at The Aqua Lounge located at 424 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills\, CA \n \nYou must have a Festival Badge or screening ticket stub from films shown on 6/5/08 to enter.\n \n 8pm-Close \nGift Bags and special mixes provided by Island Def Jam Reco rdings. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Aqua Lounge URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/thehbffcinemalounge_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:146084638-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T210000 SUMMARY:Tricks DESCRIPTION:She thought she played her cards right\, she quietly left the city\, and she quietly re-emerged\, years later. Opening up a massage p arlor and with the business tact she inherited from Doug Sullivan\, she knew how to increase her revenue quickly - offer massages with 'happy en dings.' It was a clever idea that quickly took off\, yet still remained secretive enough to only reach the ears of those who understood the lan guage. The parlor also brought in the women\, each with her own reasons for wanting to work\, each fiercely devoted to Donna in one way or anot her. Yes\, Doug Sullivan taught her well.But then there was still Sebas tian Crump\, who believed Donna was responsible for the death of Doug S ullivan and the theft of over two hundred thousand dollars of Sullivan's money. Sebastian wanted her to repay the money that was stolen. Donn a had to figure out a way to raise that kind of money in a short amount of time without bankrupting her business. She concocted an idea - host an after party for a famous artist who had a concert coming through town . Crump reluctantly agreed\, but warned her if anything went wrong\, he was shutting her down. As the event approaches\, each woman has to m ake a tough decision. But the decision is not at all about leaving the business\, but in her own way\, learning how to be loved and accepted wi th no apologies in the world's oldest profession. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/tricks_hollywoodblackff2 008 UID:144968571-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T103000 SUMMARY:Script Secrets: How To Get Representation and Get Produced DESCRIPTION:You’ve developed your project\, you’ve perfected your pitch\, but how do you get in the door to get it sold? Getting in the doors to agents\, production companies and studios isn’t easy\, but it’s not impo ssible! Find out the different 'insider' tracks from the pros who know t he ropes. \n \n Charles Belk\, Charles Belk Management - President \n \nBoard of Directors of the Silver Lake Film Festival and the inaugural 2008 Downtown Film Festival\n \nCharles Belk is the President and Chief Branding Officer of Charles Belk Management\, a Los Angeles based entert ainment agency that offers artist brand awareness and marketing services . He has held senior level marketing positions on both the agency and cl ient sides of the business\, and have extensive experience in grass-root s\, guerilla\, viral\, online\, and promotional marketing tactics that a id in successful brand awareness campaigns for actors\, filmmakers and t heir films. \n \n Larry Williams\, Manager/Agent \n \nClients: Geoff rey Owens\, Latoya London\, Bob Sumner\n \nLarry O. Williams (Jr.) was b orn in the Entertainment business. The son of a world-class saxophonis t\, he started his professional acting career at the age of 7. By the a ge of 17\, Larry had gathered over 45 television credits (see attached)\ , was considered for an Emmy\, starred in dozens of television shows and starred in an Emmy winning television program. Even with such success and strong industry relationships\, Larry chose to receive his education first. He left the secure confines of Hollywood for the prestige Univer sity of San Diego (on a full Baseball scholarship.) After 4 consecutive All-Conference\, record setting seasons Larry turned down a professiona l baseball career and the opportunity to complete his Bachelor’s degree to once again pursue his calling. \n \nHaving been nurtured by such Exec utives as Topper Carew and Stan Lathan\, instead of Larry expanded his i nvolvement in Hollywood to include writing\, producing\, as well as acti ng. In spite of his successes\, Larry answered a higher call to maximiz e his skill sets. After several conversations with the Athletic Directo r of his alma mater\, Larry was blessed with the opportunity to return t o the University of San Diego\, tuition free\, to complete his remaining semester for his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication. Upon comple ting his degree\, Larry headed for the William Morris Talent Agency as a n elite member of the legendary Agent Training Program. \n \nAt William Morris\, Larry birthed the Williams Talent Agency business plan and gath ered the business savvy\, relationships and respect from the most powerf ul players in the industry. Focusing on Television Packaging\, Larry wo rked for Aaron Kaplan (President of World Wide Network Packaging)\, Char les King (Executive Vice President of Motion Picture Literary)\, Jenny D elaney (Vice President of TV Talent)\, Jennifer Craig (Vice President of TV Talent)\, Steve Glick (Vice President of TV Packaging)\, & Evan Levy (TV Syndication). After 3 years of intense training\, Larry chose Mana gement as a better platform to achieve complete diversification. On a r eferral\, Larry was led to Erving Wonder Management. As a manager\, Lar ry had consistent success assisting in the careers of such industry vets as Eve\, Angie Stone\, Floetry\, Jadakiss and Actors Leila Arcieri (“Ma nchurian Candidate”) and Idris Alba (“The Wire”). After just 1 year\, Larry left Erving Wonder Management to start his on indie shingle – LARO WIL ENTERTAINMENT\, the umbrella company for WILLIAMS TALENT AGENCY\, LL C.\n \nAfter one year from the start of his independent production compa ny\, Larry was offered the opportunity to partner up in an already thriv ing Management / Production company – Mattie Management & Films. Larry continued to thrive as a Talent Manager and Director of Development for Mattie Management and as Head of Acquisitions and Development for Matti e Films. After booking clients on several series\, Larry took heed to h is true calling and went back into the Agency world. Within 1 year Will iams Talent Agency was no longer a thought\, but a reality. Today\, as the largest African American owned Talent Agency in the entertainment in dustry\, Larry represents some of the most highly regarded talent in the business today. His current client roster boasts Academy Award winners \, Emmy winners and Platinum selling talent.\n \nIn addition to talent representation\, WTA has also entered into the world of Television packa ging\, selling a Docu-reality show to MTV entitled “Making the Millionai re” starring rap sensation Chamillionaire (“They See Me Rollin”) & the e cologically conscious show “Invisible Influences” to the Discovery Netwo rks. In addition\, WTA works in conjunction with Def Comedy Jam / Simmo ns-Lathan Entertainment V.P. of Talent – Bob Sumner. Bob is responsible for such careers as: Bill Bellamy\, Chris Rock\, Chris Tucker\, Martin and Bernie Mac. Together\, WTA and Bob Sumner facilitate the careers o f some of America’s brightest comedic talent.\n \n“The Future is wide op en for me. My vision is a seamless world of Entertainment\, where enter tainers float from industry to industry\, genre to genre.” \n Kevin Turn er\, \n \nDaniel Hoff Agency\, Adult Theatrical Division \n \nKevin has over 11 years experience as a Talent Agent. He got his start in the mail room\n\nof Paradigm. His next move was to A.P.A.\, where he assisted the Head of the Theatrical\n\nDepartment and quickly became a junior agent. The last decade was spent agenting at\n\nEpstein\,Wyckoff\, Corsa & Ros s as well as Coast To Coast Talent Group. Currently\, Kevin is strengthe ning the Adult Theatrical Division at the Daniel Hoff Agency where\n\nHe oversees the careers of BeBe Drake(Wild Hogs\, Boomerang)\, Kimberly Br ooks(Huff\,\n\nViva Laughlin)\, Shauna Stoddart(Dirt\, E-Ring)\, James D umont(W\, The Cellar Door)\n\nAmong others.\nAlso with:\n \nBen Press\n \nReagan Frisby CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/scriptsecretshowtogetrep resentationandgetproduced_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147106445-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T113000 SUMMARY:Scheduler's Choice DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/schedulerschoice_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:144899134-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T120000 SUMMARY:Black To Our Roots DESCRIPTION:Living in a housing project\, 17-year-old Sylvia Dorsey is fr ustrated by the violence and drug abuse that surrounds her. Determined to transcend this environment\, Sylvia soon finds herself on a soul-sear ching mission to define who she is and what will become of her life.'Bla ck To Our Roots' is the inspirational story of the journey that Sylvia t akes from Atlanta\, GA to Ghana\, West Africa to escape the poverty and hopelessness that surrounds her as she explores her ancestral homeland. While there\, Sylvia is confronted with several challenges that test he r patience and change her life forever. She must adapt to living condit ions that America has ill prepared her for\, learn to appreciate things she took for granted\, and address the misconceptions that exist about b oth Africans and African Americans. Sylvia must also confront a very pa inful chapter in human history when she visits the Slave Dungeons and gr apples with the divisions that confront Africans throughout the Diaspora . In this process\, Sylvia faces her fears and emerges as a confident\, outspoken\, and articulate young woman ready to claim her destiny. How ever\, when she returns to the US\, will she be ready to adjust to her o ld world as a new woman? This film is a testament to the power of chang e. This film is a story of self-love and self-discovery. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/blacktoourroots_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:144968632-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T123000 SUMMARY:Negotiating Tactics - How to Structure the Most Favorable Deal DESCRIPTION:Seasoned entertainment attorneys discuss the major points of negotiation in film financing\, sales and distribution contacts. What a re the most important negotiating points? What terms should you know? Learn how to leverage your bargaining power relative to the distributor\ , as well as the overall desirability\, demand and marketability of your project. \n \n Stephen Barnes\, Barnes Morris Klein Mark Yorn Barnes & Levine - Partner \n \nNoted as a ‘Super Attorney’ with many clients wi thin the industry \n\n \n\n Matt Johnson\, Ziffren Brittenham Branca F ischer Gilbert Lurie Stiffelman & Cook \n\n \n\n Kevin Monroe\, VP Bus iness Affairs\, Overture Films \n\n \n\n Igbodike Obioha\, Berger Kah n Law \n \nEntertainment Attorney\n \nIgbodike Obioha serves as counsel to actors\, writers\, directors\, producers and musical artists\, as wel l as leading film production\, film finance and film distribution compan ies. He has negotiated many complex deals such as talent and producer a greements\, film financing\, sales and distribution contracts. \n\n \n\n Paige Gold\, \n \nABC Network Television\n \nPaige Gold represents ente rtainment businesses and independent filmmakers throughout southern Cali fornia. She began her career working as a production assistant and scri pt supervisor on short films. From there she moved into script developm ent\, working at the ABC Network Television-Movie and Mini-Series Depart ment before deciding to attend law school. In addition to her J.D. degr ee\, Paige holds an LLM degree in entertainment and media law from South western Law School’s Biedermann Institute. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/negotiatingtacticshowtos tructurethemostfavorabledeal_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147106764-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T130000 SUMMARY:Outspoken - Los Angeles DESCRIPTION:What is injustice\, and who defines that? What makes us spea k out? That is the exploration of 'Outspoken Los Angeles\, a feature le ngth documentary that focuses on Los Angeles residents who commit themse lves to ending the Iraq war through their unique styles of protest.'Outs poken - Los Angeles' will reach into the motives of how and why. Why do these characters speak out? What got them to where they are? These are r eal stories of real people telling their truth. Outspoken puts a profoun d human face on the Los Angeles anti-war movement\, and examines the int imate side of protest. The film is more a character study than an anti-w ar documentary\, the film offers viewers a portrait of L.A. residents wh o feel desperately compelled to engage the democratic process for change in a sometimes aggressive and combative way\, driven by their personal experiences and struggles.The goal is to empower people\, to teach peopl e that we are not powerless. There is a way to help evoke change\, as it did during the civil rights movement and during Vietnam. Furthermore\, to show the appeal of activism and that those leading the movement are j ust like anyone else - human. Finally\, to show that it's important to o ne's self balance to stand up for what you believe in. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/outspokenlosangeles_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:144972001-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T131500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T134500 SUMMARY:Programmer’s Choice DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/programmerschoice_hollyw oodblackff2008 UID:144900124-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T143000 SUMMARY:Prince Among Slaves DESCRIPTION:In 1788 the slave ship Africa\, set sail from West Africa and headed for America with its berth laden with a profitable but highly pe rishable cargo--hundreds of men\, women and children bound in chains. S ix months later the survivors were sold in Natchez\, Mississippi. One o f them\, a 26-year-old man named Abdul-Rahman made a remarkable claim to the farmer who purchased him at the auction that he was an African prin ce and that his father would pay gold for his ransom. The offer was refu sed and Abdul-Rahman did not return to Africa for another 40 years. Dur ing his enslavement he toiled on the Foster plantation\, married\, and f athered nine children. His story also eventually made him the most famo us African in America\, attracting the support of powerful men such as P resident John Quincy Adams. After forty years of slavery\, Abdul-Rahman finally reclaimed his freedom\, but he defied the order to return immed iately to Africa\, and instead traveled throughout the northern states\, speaking to huge audiences in a partially successful attempt to raise e nough money to buy his children's freedom. Finally at the age of 67\, an d after raising funds to free two of his children\, Abdul-Rahman returne d to Africa\, only to fall ill and die just as word of his arrival reach ed his former home of Futa Jalloo in present-day Guinea. Abdul-Rahman su rvived the harsh ordeals of slavery through his love of family and his d eep faith as a Muslim. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/princeamongslaves_hollyw oodblackff2008 UID:144968764-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T150000 SUMMARY:Programming for Primetime DESCRIPTION:How can you take your film idea and make it suitable for prim etime television? What are the networks looking to produce? What is th e process for getting your show on the air? This panel will answer thes e questions and more. \n \n Channing Dungey\, VP Drama Development\, A BC \n \nChanning Dungey is a Vice-President\, Drama Series at Touchstone Television. In her role at Touchstone\, Channing is responsible for the acquisition and development of potential series\, shepherding the conce pts from pitch through pilot\, as well as supervising on-air series. Cur rently the shows that she oversees include the Emmy-nominated third-seas on medical sensation GREY'S ANATOMY\, Executive Producer J.J. Abrams' en semble drama WHAT ABOUT BRIAN\, and new fall action-thriller DAY BREAK\, starring Taye Diggs\, all of which are on ABC. Channing was also respon sible for the development and launch of hit CBS series CRIMINAL MINDS. C hanning began her career in entertainment as a development assistant for Davis Entertainment at 20th Century Fox. She then became Story Editor a t Steamroller Productions\, Steven Seagal's Warner Bros-based company\, where she worked on the development and production of several films incl uding UNDER SIEGE and ON DEADLY GROUND. Following her successful stint a t Steamroller\, Channing was offered a job at the studio and served for five years as a Warner Bros. Production Executive. There\, she helped de velop and supervise a diverse range of commercially successful\, critica lly acclaimed films\, including BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY\, HEAT\, TWIST ER\, DEVIL'S ADVOCATE\, CITY OF ANGELS\, THE POSTMAN\, CONSPIRACY THEORY \, ROSEWOOD\, SPACE JAM and PRACTICAL MAGIC. \n \n Pearlena Igbokwe\, SVP Original Programming\, Showtime Networks \n \nMs. Igbokwe develope d and currently supervises Dexter\, Showtime’s award winning\, top rated drama series now prepping for its third season\, the new Tracey Ullman sketch comedy show State of the Union\, and the upcoming Marc Wooton com edy project . \n \n Jada Miranda\, VP Comedy Development\, HBO \n \nJ ada Miranda is Vice President of Comedy Programming for HBO Entertainmen t . Since joining HBO five years ago\, she has supervised creative and production on various half-hour programs including George Clooney’s Unsc ripted\, the final season of Sex and the City\, and Michael Patrick King and Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback. She continues to oversee creative for the half-hour comedy Entourage\, which has grown into a verified hit fo r HBO\, premiering last summer in its fourth season to record ratings. She was helpful in shepherding acquisition of the BBC produced Extras\, which garnered this year’s Golden Globe for Outstanding Comedy Series\, starring Ricky Gervais.\n \nBefore joining HBO\, Jada served as Director of Current Programming for the ABC Television Group\, overseeing creati ve programming of drama and comedy series including The Drew Carey Show\ , Dharma & Greg\, George Lopez\, Spin City and My Wife and Kids. \n \ n Robyn Lattaker-Johnson\, Director of Development\, BET \n \nAs the Senior Vice President of Development and Current Production for Original Programming at BET Networks\, Robyn Lattaker-Johnson is directly respon sible for developing original alternative and reality-based series at th e network. \n \n\n Jennifer Turner\, NBC / Universal - VP Drama Progra mming \n \nJennifer Turner was named Vice President Universal Media Stud ios (UMS) April 2006. Her responsibilities include developing new drama series\, as well as creative oversight of critically-acclaimed current drama series “Friday Night Lights”. She also oversaw creative production of “Crossing Jordan” and “The Black Donnellys”. She is currently managi ng series development and pilot production of the Barry Sonnenfeld/Luke Reiter legal soap “All Rise”.\n \nPrior to joining UMS\, Ms. Turner was Director\, Current Programming ABC Entertainment. At ABC\, Ms. Turner ha d creative oversight of hit dramas “Desperate Housewives”\, “Grey’s Anat omy”\, “Lost”\, and comedies “Rodney”\, “My Wife & Kids”\, and “Complete Savages”.\n \nPrior to joining primetime Current Programming at ABC\, M s. Turner was named Director\, ABC Daytime Programming\, for the ABC Tel evision Network Group. Ms. Turner was responsible for all aspects of Day time programming on the west coast and was the creative executive for “P ort Charles” and ratings powerhouse “General Hospital”. \n \n Marcus Wil ey Fox-VP Comedy Development CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/programmingforprimetime_ hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147107008-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T154500 SUMMARY:All About The Ring DESCRIPTION:Charles\, with the help of his womanizing friend Stewart\, te sts his unsuspecting girlfriend\, Latice. During a party with family and friends Charles proposes marriage and offers her an engagement ring san s the diamond. This gesture kicks off the age old debate of ‘love or mon ey\,’ with both sides being divided on the issue and each set of friends having their say. With her negative mother and friends up in arms\, the usually level-headed Latice seeks solace in the wisdom of her grandmoth er.\n \nFilled with tons of jokes and ridiculous situations\, with “All About the Ring”\, prepare for a life lesson that will keep you laughing and wondering\, “is it all about the ring or love?” CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/allaboutthering_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:144971476-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T160000 SUMMARY:Rain In A Dry Land DESCRIPTION:In 2004\, thirteen thousand Somali Bantu refugees realized th eir dream of coming to America. They are now living in fifty cities acr oss the country\, becoming the largest African group from a single minor ity to settle in the United States at one time. Rain in a Dry Land ch ronicles two years in the lives of two extended Somali Bantu families as they leave behind a two-hundred year legacy of oppression in Africa to face new challenges in a strange new land. The film begins in January\ , 2004\, at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya\, where our featured famili es are stunned by what they learn about America in their 'Cultural Orien tation' class: refrigerators\, stoves\, bathtubs\, elevators\, stairs\, buildings taller than one storey\, schools\, and all the things we take for granted in modern life. As their awe and excitement grow\, the audie nce fears for them. How will these illiterate Muslim farmers who speak no English manage to survive in America?These opening scenes in Kakuma i ntroduce our featured families\, both dynamic\, charismatic\, and very d ifferent in nature. Arbai is quick\, strong\, affectionate\, a single mo ther of four with a great sense of humor and an easy contagious laugh\, despite her devastating past. Madina is fierce\, vulnerable\, wounded\, strong\; her husband Aden is volatile\, moody\, soulful\, determined to provide for his huge family but uncertain and a bit naive about the life that lies ahead. Their witty\, resourceful teenage sons\, Ali (17) and Warsame (15)\, figure prominently in the film\, as do Arbai's beautiful teenage daughters\, Sahara (13) and Khadija (16). The documentary fo llows these two families to America and through their first two years in their new homes. Aden and Madina\, sponsored by Jewish Family Service\ , settle in the grim mill-town of Springfield\, Massachusetts\; while Ar bai's family settles in Atlanta.Despite racism\, poverty\, failures of t he school system\, and severe culture shock\, both families do find ways to survive in America\, and to create a safe haven for their war-torn f amilies. The film ends with two vivid celebrations: the naming ceremony of Aden and Madina's first American-born child\; and the traditional wed ding of Arbai's oldest daughter\, a colorful reunion of hundreds of Soma li Bantu families converging on Atlanta from all over America. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/raininadryland_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144969146-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T170000 SUMMARY:Filming Overseas DESCRIPTION:Filmmaking has gone global. This panel will discuss overseas opportunities for US filmmakers in terms of financing (direct funding a nd tax incentives)\, co-productions and other creative ways to make your film overseas. \n \n Stafford Bailey\, Writer/Producer\, HBO First Lo ok \n \nStafford U. Bailey is founder and president of 20 Four7 Producti ons and Writer\, Producer and Director of Blacks without Borders: Chasin g the American dream on foreign soil. Stafford has over 2 decades of exp erience in television production\, beginning in 1980 as a television pro ducer for Baltimore’s WJZ\, the city’s ABC affiliate. While at WJZ he c reated and developed the hit series “City Line” that aired in the Baltim ore and Washington DC markets and worked on several projects with Oprah Winfrey. In 1983 he moved to Los Angeles to join the creative team at T elepictures where he produced entertainment and lifestyle television rep orts for national broadcast. At the same time he became an independent television producer for such broadcast outlets as ABC\, NBC\, CBS\, HBO and Showtime where he produced several television shows for national syn dication. In the early 90s he was hired to create\, develop and produce a series of documentaries\, that included: “A Laugh a Tear” with Whoop i Goldberg\, “The Black Road to Hollywood” and “The Other Side of Victor y” series hosted by the late Arthur Ashe. In 1993\, Stafford and his wi fe Judy launched\, 20Four7 Productions a concept to completion full serv ice television\, film and video production company and worked for such s tudios as Disney\, Paramount Pictures\, New Line Cinema and DreamWorks p roducing electronic press kits and television specials. In 2002\, the c ompany expanded its services to include commercial production\, televisi on series\, documentaries and original programming. After working and traveling abroad to many different countries. Stafford began production in 2006 on a documentary series called Blacks Without Borders\; chasing the American dream on foreign soil. The first one-hour episode will ta ke viewers to South Africa and will be available on DVD. \n \n\n Karen W atts\, Shoot Latin America \n \nKaren Watts has specialized in the La tin American commercial and film production industries\, for 13 years.\n \nHer company\, Shoot Latin America is a LA/US Liaison office for the g overnments/film commissions throughout Latin America. She works directly with the governments to promote their locations and be the liaison with the studio executives and producers. \n \nAlso with:\n \n Claire Chapma n CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/filmingoverseas_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:147107162-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T173000 SUMMARY:Keeping The Faith DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/keepingthefaith_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:144969197-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T171500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T174500 SUMMARY:Something Is Killing Tate DESCRIPTION:Tate Bradley\, a 25-year-old African American man\, attempts to commit suicide. Surviving\nthe ordeal\, he isolates himself in his ap artment--hiding from the world. The significant\nplayers in his troubled life come to check on him. With each visit\, Tate is forced to face\nhi s demons. A psychological study of the strangulation and alienation of t he scars left by\nthe tragedy of child abuse and family disintegration. But this is not a story of defeat\nand hopelessness. Rather\, it is the story of hope and gathering the courage to face one's\nreality and insti tute the process of healing. It is never too late! CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/somethingiskillingtate_h ollywoodblackff2008 UID:144900459-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T193000 SUMMARY:A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy DESCRIPTION:A between-the-sheets peek at Black Love and Sexuality\, prese nted in six vignettes. A Magnolia Pictures Release. CATEGORIES:Featured, Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/agooddaytobeblacksexy_ho llywoodblackff2008 UID:144900549-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T193000 SUMMARY:Reversion DESCRIPTION:In a world in which the past\, present\, and future unfold \ nsimultaneously\, REVERSION tells the tale of Eva\, a woman desperately \ntrying to avoid a destiny in which she kills Marcus\, the man she \n loves. Part gritty road movie\, part lo-fi science fiction\, part love \nstory\, REVERSION traverses the sprawling landscape of Los Angeles in \nsearch of fate\, free will\, and the nature of morality. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/reversion_hollywoodblack ff2008 UID:144969222-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T203000 SUMMARY:BOMBAY SAPPHIRE PRESENTS…THE HBFF WHITE PARTY DESCRIPTION:Hosted by B. Scott This is a red-carpet event and you are inv ited! - HBFF is scheduled to bring back it’s most attended event\n \nYOU MUST WEAR ALL WHITE!\n \nAnd You must have a Festival Badge or screenin g ticket stub from films shown on 6/6/08\n \nThis event will be held in the glass rotunda lobby of the Clarity Theatre located at 100 N. Crescen t Drive in Beverly Hills\, CA 90210.\n \nReturn with us to the scene of the crime with strawberries!\n \nOnly this time\, we’ll be delighted wit h white chocolate and delightful treats by:\n \nMmm Mmm Catering\, Heine ken\, Island Def Jam Recordings\, Carnivo Liqeuer CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/bombaysapphirepresentsth ehbffwhiteparty_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:146085043-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T213000 SUMMARY:15 Mins. Of Fame DESCRIPTION:This is a coming of age film about four guys who do the right things for all the wrong reasons. Nodoubt gets a phone call from an old friend Kevin who has received money from a shady producer to make a fil m. Kevin asks Nodoubt for a favor\; he needs one more location to comple te his picture. Nodoubt agrees and subjects himself and his three roomm ates to a rollercoaster ride of emotions in a fight to reclaim their liv es and their home from this Hollywood invasion. Bee is against it all fr om the start but he reluctantly agrees to support his roommates whimsica l conquest to somehow become famous from a film being shot in their home . Ulterior motives run rampant\; Tru miraculously scores a job as first AD and A-yo is hired as an actor. But by week's end\, Nodoubt's dogs are missing\, A-yo's big break is a bust\, Tru is fired within 48 hrs of be ing hired and is left with doggie doo tracked on his carpet while Bee mi sses out on the job opportunity of a lifetime because the phone lines ha ve been cut so as not to disturb shooting. This story of triumph provide s a look into the vagaries of desperate filmmaking and the cavalier natu re of the entertainment industry. 'Fifteen Mins. of Fame' is based on a true story. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/15minsoffame_hollywoodbl ackff2008 UID:144900652-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T213000 SUMMARY:The Disciple DESCRIPTION:THE DISCIPLE explores the ramifications of the current Iraq w ar through the lives of four\ntrans-cultural friends living in Los Angel es\, as they struggle to maintain the façade of\ncontentment in the face of rising dissatisfaction with personal life choices. Things begin to c rumble beyond their control following a visit from Michael\, a British\n Gulf war veteran who arrives in LA hoping to reconnect with his estrange d childhood cousin\nJud. Michael appears humorous and outgoing\, coaxing Jud together with roommates Pete\, Lisa and\nclose friend Mary into tem porarily escaping the complex lies they live. They abandon their\nprotec tive façade joining him in embracing the richness and beauty of Los Ange les. As their tenuous boundaries begin to fray\, secrets are revealed an d the friends are forced\nto evaluate volatile personal truths and confr ont their suspicions about the deadly nature\nof Michael’s visit. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/thedisciple_hollywoodbla ckff2008 UID:144969280-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T103000 SUMMARY:Theatrical Acquisitions DESCRIPTION:What does a theatrical distribution deal really mean\, and ho w does it work? Find out from leading studio acquisitions executives wha t it takes to get your film acquired for theatrical release. \n \n Carol ine Libresco\, Senior Programmer\, Sundance Film Festival \n \nCarolin e Libresco is the Senior Programmer for the Sundance Film Festival\, whe re she selects features in all sections of the Festival focusing on docu mentary and international work\, overseas international outreach and act s as conduit between artists and industry. She produced the 2006 inaugur al season of “Sundance Institute at BAM\,” spearheaded Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary and Narrative Competitions\, and originated Sundance Institute’s new Creative Producing Initiative. \n \n\n\n Valerie Meraz Showtime Networks Inc. \n \nValerie Watts Meraz is currently the Senio r Director of Content Acquisitions at Showtime Networks Inc. in Los Ange les where she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the indepe ndent film acquisitions process. She also leads the network’s search for stand-up comedy specials\, documentaries\, and acquired series. Prior to joining Showtime in 2000\, Valerie worked in feature film development at Disney’s Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group. She began her career at 20th Century Fox in Exhibitor Services and was soon promoted to a posit ion in International Theatrical Promotions before leaving the studio to pursue a graduate degree. A native of the San Francisco Bay Area\, Valer ie received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from UCLA a nd an M.F.A. in Motion Picture Producing from the Peter Stark Program at USC. \n \n\nAlso with:\n \n\n Glendon Palmer \n \n\n Marcello Robinson \n \n Mychal Wilson CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/theatricalacquisitions_h ollywoodblackff2008 UID:147107374-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T103000 SUMMARY:Attorney Meet and Greet DESCRIPTION:Sign up for a 15-minute conversation with an attorney. This is your opportunity to get some in-face time with industry professionals you need to know. The HBFF One-on-One Meet-and-Greet will allow everyon e a chance to network\, make contacts\, and gain practical advice about navigating the film business. \n \n\n Darrell Thompson\, Darrell Thom pson at Law \n \nEntertainment Attorney with several clients in the musi c industry \n \n\n Gary Watson\, Gary Watson & Associates \n \nEntert ainment Attorney\n \nGary A. Watson\, Esq. has over the past 20 years pr ovided clients in the music\, motion picture\, television and allied and ancillary industries with a full range of transactional entertainment l egal services. His music industry clients have included Motown Records\, Def Jam Records\, Tommy Boy Records\, Jimmy Jam's and Terry Lewis' Flyt e Tyme Records and Dr. Dre. In the motion picture industry\, his work ha s included representation of BET Pictures\, II and the producers of the feature film\, "Get On The Bus\," which was executive produced by Spike Lee and starred Ossie Davis and Charles Dutton. He also served as lead a ttorney for Universal Pictures on "The Guardian\," a film by the directo r of "The Exorcist" and "The French Connection\," William Friedkin\; two pictures by Spike Lee\, "Mo' Better Blues" and "Jungle Fever\;" "Childs Play 3\;" Wes Craven's and Shep Gordon's "People Under The Stairs\;" th e John Goodman starrer\, "The Babe\;" the film featuring Goldie Hawn\, B ruce Willis and Meryl Streep\, directed by Robert Zemekis\, entitled "De ath Becomes Her\;" and the Oscar Award winning picture starring Al Pacin o titled "Scent of a Woman." Television industry clients which he has se rved include BET\, actress LisaGay Hamilton from the series "The Practic e" and executive producer Kathleen McGhee Anderson on the series "Lincol n Heights". Gary is the owner of Gary A. Watson & Associates in Los Ange les\, CA. \n\n Danny Andrews Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips\, Corporate At torner \n \nMr. Andrews’ practice focuses on representing corporations a nd financial institutions in corporate matters including mergers and acq uisitions\, public offerings\, and corporate governance issues. \n \n\nA lso with:\n \nAngela White\n \nCrystal Hines\n \nGordon Bobb\n \nJames E lam\n \nJen Konare\n \nNancy McCullough\n \nShannon Muir\n \nTyra Willia ms CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/attorneymeetandgreet_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:147108420-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T113000 SUMMARY:Belly Of The Basin DESCRIPTION:Belly of the Basin is a one hour documentary which presents t he central question - what happens to marginalized people displaced by a natural disaster and flood? Bombarded with sensationalized media covera ge of Hurricane Katrina for about one month after the hurricane ravaged the Gulf Coast\, audiences around the world watched the media's portraya l of demoralizing images of African Americans 'looting' for survival jux taposed with sympathetic images of White Americans luckily 'finding' sup plies for survival. As a result\, the media criminalized African America n survival perpetuating racist ideology about the African American commu nity as opposed to focusing on the overwhelming psychological and physic al displacement and dislocation that the hurricane created for the commu nity. Hurricane Katrina exposed to the world the long existing racial an d class divide present in New Orleans specifically and across America in general. Since the hurricane\, much has been said about the destruction of buildings\, businesses\, and houses\, but for the survivors\, the em otional and psychological loss of 'home' has been the most difficult to handle. Through individual stories of survivors and volunteers of grassr oots organizations Belly of the Basin poses questions about the value of human life in relationship to race\, class\, and politics. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/bellyofthebasin_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:144969310-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T120000 SUMMARY:World Cinema Shorts DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/worldcinemashorts_hollyw oodblackff2008 UID:144948008-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T123000 SUMMARY:Taking Your Film to the Next Level DESCRIPTION:Studio\, cable and independent production and distribution co mpany executives explain the scope of their companies\, how to approach them\, what they are looking to produce\, the types of projects they acq uire\, and the different stages at which they get involved in film proje cts. This panel will cut-to-the-chase and provide advice on how to take your film to the next level. \n \n Nicole Brown\, Mandate Pictures \n \nJuno\, The Grudge\, Rise \n \n\n Anikah McLaren\, NBC/Universal Stu dio Executive \n \nAnikah McLaren is a Creative Executive at Universal P ictures. Previously she was a NY-based Manager of Acquisitions\, scoutin g films for Focus Features and Rogue Pictures. She also had stints at Fo rensic Films and Miramax Films. Before pursuing a career in the film ind ustry\, she worked in the editorial division of St. Martin's Press and a t the Bertlesmann internet venture bol.com. Anikah received a BA in Engl ish from George Washington University in 1998. \n \n\n Charisse Nesbit\, Lionsgate Studio Executive \n \nCharisse Nesbit is a Creative Executi ve in the Production and Development department at Lionsgate Films. The film version of the best-selling book “Addicted\,” an idea she brought i nto the company\, is currently on the fast track to production\, and is anticipated to begin shooting in the Fall .\n \n\n Dan Tran Nguyen\, D onners Co. \n \nX-Men\, Semi-Pro\, Secret Life of Bees\n \nDanTram Nguye n is the Creative Executive at The Donners’ Company\, run by esteemed pr oducer Lauren Shuler Donner and legendary director Richard Donner. Rich ard's credits include: 16 BLOCKS\, the LETHAL WEAPON series\, SUPERMAN\, THE GOONIES\, CONSPIRACY THEORY\, MAVERICK\, RADIO FLYER\, SCROOGED. L auren’s credits include: X-MEN 1-3\, SHE’S THE MAN\, CONSTANTINE \, ANY GIVEN SUNDAY\, YOU’VE GOT MAIL. We are currently in production or post- production on HOTEL FOR DOGS (Dreamworks)\, WOLVERINE (Fox)\, and THE SE CRET LIFE OF BEES (Fox). \n \n Karen Peterkin\, VP Development\, Simmo ns/Lathan \n \nKaren Peterkin brings over 16 years experience in feature film and television development and physical production. In 2002\, Kare n then joined Spirit Dance Entertainment\, a production company owned by Actor/Producer/Director Forest Whitaker\, as Director of Development wh ere she found and set up a television show which was sold to HBO. She w orked closely with the writers to create the unique world of the series. During her tenure at Spirit Dance\, Karen was also involved in the deve lopment of several theatrically released feature films. Karen is Vice Pr esident of Development for Simmons-Lathan Media Group. She is heavily i nvolved in the development and production of both scripted and non-scrip ted television series\, feature films and mobile and broadband content. \n \nAlso with:\n \n Nikita Adams CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/takingyourfilmtothenextl evel_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147107804-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T130000 SUMMARY:Shorts Program #4 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/shortsprogram4_hollywood blackff2008 UID:144972371-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T131500 SUMMARY:Student Film Program #1 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/studentfilmprogram1_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:144948355-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T143000 SUMMARY:Producer’s Roundtable DESCRIPTION:Top film producers discuss the business of producing films – from idea conception through completion. \n\n \nLife Support\, Black Me n Revealed\, Redemption \n \n\nAlso With:\n \nCarol Ann Shine\n \nCash Warren\n \nLisa Washington\n \nNischelle Turner\n \nSteve Greener CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/producersroundtable_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:147107871-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T153000 SUMMARY:Student Film Program #2 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/studentfilmprogram2_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:144953896-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T153000 SUMMARY:Panman\, Rhythm Of The Palms DESCRIPTION:THE PANMAN RHYTHM OF THE PALMS tells the story of the rise an d fall of the steel drum pan player Harry Daniel. Harry is an icon of th e Caribbean whose personal life suffers when he places his music above h is family. For he is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger gene ration. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved islan d of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his star apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he never had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish\, Jacko turns against him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harr y dies unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan mu sic's brilliant new icon CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/newprojectpanmanrhythmof thepalms_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144969642-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T163000 SUMMARY:Pitchathon Roundtable DESCRIPTION:This is a MUST ATTEND event for filmmakers and storytellers h oping to sell their idea\, story\, book or screenplay to Hollywood buyer s. Participants get to pitch their story ideas to entertainment industry executives such as film directors and producers\, acquisitions\, develo pment\, production and distribution executives\, and talent agents. \n \ nOmar Shamout\, HQ Pictures \n \nTyrese Gibson Production Co.\n \nOmar Omar Shamout graduated from Occidental College with a B.A. in Film and New Media Production in 2003. While in college he worked as a developmen t intern for A-list Hollywood production companies\, The Donners' Compan y (LETHAL WEAPON\, X-MEN)\, and Scott Free Productions (GLADIATOR\, MAN ON FIRE)\, which allowed him to gain a solid background in the studio sy stem. After graduation\, Omar landed a job as a script reader for a bran d new film financing company called Samy Boy Entertainment (WAITING…\, D OWN IN THE VALLEY)\, reporting to the Vice President of the company. As the primary evaluator of new material\, Omar learned the difference betw een a good\, bad\, and great script\, and honed his knowledge of structu re\, plot\, and character. After Samy Boy\, Omar worked as a feature lit erary assistant at top talent agency\, International Creative Management \, followed by a stint at management/production company Industry Enterta inment. In 2004\, Omar began working for a startup production company ca lled Catchphrase Entertainment\, founded by Dean Shull (co-producer\, WA ITING…) and Shahrook Oohmer (co-producer\, SEVEN SECONDS)\, where he was eventually promoted to Development Executive. In 2006\, Omar joined Tyr ese Gibson's HQ Pictures as Director of Development where he oversees th e development of the HQ Pictures slate of film and TV projects. He is cu rrently serving as Co-Executive Producer on a new pilot for the BET netw ork. \n \n\nAlso with:\n \nAva Hall-Mattison\n \nYasmine Richard\n \nDav id Levine CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/pitchathonroundtable_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:147108040-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T173000 SUMMARY:Black Women in Film DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Program LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/blackwomeninfilm_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:144954406-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T173000 SUMMARY:Cordially Invited DESCRIPTION:Kenya Jackson is from the inner city\, Alton Sheffield come f rom a life of privilege\; however these differences were not enough to k eep them from fallen madly in love. It's the day of their dream wedding and family and friends have been cordially invited to attend. In spite of the bride's dirty little secret being exposed\, a meddling mother in law\, a drunken wedding crasher\, feuding bridesmaids\, and a philander ing best man\, the couple has vowed to make the best of their big day. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/cordiallyinvited_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:144969684-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T193000 SUMMARY:Streetballers DESCRIPTION:Streetballers is for basketball\, what Field of Dreams was f or baseball. Defining street basketball as America's new favorite pasti me\, it is a story driven by passion\, faith\, and achieving goals. A s tory capturing the poetic nature of street basketball\, highlighting the struggles endured on and off the court by the purest of athletes.Consta ntly searching for sanity in the midst of alcoholism\, racism\, and drug s\, John Jones and Jacob Whitmore\, two junior college basketball player s\, find release and therapy while competing at one of the most competit ive and poetic street courts in the U.S. Both men must spend an entire summer helping one another overcome their adversities. Their dedicatio n and love for the game of basketball transcends from the playground cou rts into each of their dysfunctional households where the two boys play the constant role of the father figure.Pounding through life one day at a time\, Jacob has no choice but to play in an underground league\, cons tantly fighting to keep his cousin Damon out of debt\, and possible deat h.John's overpowering guilt and family trauma erupt into a state of conf usion and beauty with each spiritual intervention of Terry Gibson\, a ne ighborhood boy killed by John's older brother Michael in a drunk driving accident.Together\, the two boys paint a sad and delightful portrait wi th their innocence\, concerns\, and faith in the unknown. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/streetballers_hollywoodb lackff2008 UID:144969697-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T203000 SUMMARY:On The Job Training DESCRIPTION:It's June and Chauncey Nelson [Deance Wyatt] has just graduat ed from high school. Where most kids his age will spend their summer get ting ready for college\, Chauncey's got other plans: kick it with his bo y Diego\, win a youth boxing tournament and buy an Impala. Of course we all know what happens to even the best laid plans...Chauncey and Diego h ang and get hung up in small-time hustles that go sour and the boxing to urnament KOs any chance of Chauncey sporting golden gloves. Just as his dream car is about to ride off into the sunset\, Chauncey gets it - ther e's a big difference between having a dream and working hard to make a d ream come true. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/onthejobtraining_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:144954991-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T213000 SUMMARY:HBFF SALUTES BLACK WOMEN IN FILM DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by Johnson and Johnson AMBI Skincare\n\n This is a red-carpet event - This event will be held at Ben Kitay Studios\, Stage 20 located at 1054 Lillian Way\, Los Angeles\, CA 90038. \n\nYou must h ave a Festival Badge or screening ticket stub from films shown on 6/7/08 to enter. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Ben Kitay Studios URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/hbffsalutesblackwomeninf ilm_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:146085392-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T211500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T214500 SUMMARY:Deadmeat DESCRIPTION:It is a dark time on the streets of London. An American seria l killer 'The Cyber Vigilante' is tracking down victims. Clarkie (Q) has just been released from prison. His brother Bones (Brian Bovell)\, a ri sing internet artist and entrepreneur has just bought a designer house i n Notting Hill and has a new girlfriend\, Melanie (Jo Martin)\, the lawy er who defended Clarkie. Froggy (Roger Griffiths) a friend of the two br others tells Clarkie that Melanie and Bones set him up to go to prison. When Bones is found dead under mysterious circumstances\, Clarkie embark s on a desperate quest to solve his brother's murder. Froggy thinks that Clarkie is doing this to cover up his own tracks\, as Clarkie is the pr ime suspect for the murder. Four Years Later...Melanie who is now heavil y pregnant tracks Clarkie down\, he is living in Woolwich\, south east L ondon. She gives him a vital piece of evidence that she has just found\, a clue that will help him solve the case. Clarkie travels to Cricklewoo d\, North West London and searches for the gang that killed his brother. He tracks them down with the help of an undercover cop\, and calmly tak es his revenge. A detective\, Clayderman (Martina Laird)\, starts her in vestigation into the triple gang killings\, but is frustrated when two o f her undercover officers are caught up in a store robbery. Jamal\, a fo urteen year old boy is a key witness to the killings\; however\, he guar ds a dark secret CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/deadmeat_hollywoodblackf f2008 UID:144969736-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T214500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T221500 SUMMARY:Sympathetic Details DESCRIPTION:'Sympathetic Details' follows Jonathan\, an assassin\, throu gh two assignments during which he makes a moral decision to leave his l ife of professional murder. It is a psychological thriller\, defined by character and dialogue instead of the action typical of the genre. Jon athan's boss\, Phillips\, has essentially adopted Jonathan after the dea th of Jonathan's father and has raised him in the only world that he kno ws\, contract killing. During Jonathan's first assignment\, he finds th at he has killed a little boy's father\, which makes him question his oc cupation. Jonathan encounters Lena\, a former love interest who represe nts hope for a life outside of the one in which he is immersed. Jonathan turns away from his organization and life of assassination after the ac cidental death of a child during an assignment. The secretive nature of murder demands his eternal silence and his compassionate vulnerability to moral righteousness makes his retirement bring the security of his se crets into question. The head of the organization\, Carson\, orders Jon athan's death and warns Phillips who\, through torn loyalties\, chooses to protect Jonathan. Carson eventually realizes that Phillips may inter fere and tries to call off the hit in order to protect him. In the conf usion of colliding parties\, Phillips and his team are killed and Jonath an is pursued into the forest by Carson's crew. The film ends as a stat ement about the indifference of nature and the impossibility of anyone t o protect the ones they love from the randomness of death. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/sympatheticdetails_holly woodblackff2008 UID:144955001-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T103000 SUMMARY:Actors Boot Camp #2 DESCRIPTION: Leslie Berger\, instructor of“The Business of Acting” worksh ops will be sharing SUCCESSFUL Marketing and Networking tools on how to build your acting career. It is essential to realize while the art of acting is a craft it is a business first . Learn how to create expos ure for yourself to those who hire you\, learn the basic marketing tools all actors need\, receive confidence and personal development tools and much more. Special guest speaker is Veteran Casting Director Aisha Col ey . Headshots/Resumes will be accepted. Leslie Berger is a 20-year vet eran marketing consultant as well as an actress and stand-up comic.\n \n Aisha Coley\, VP Casting\, 20th Century Fox \n \nThe Secret lives of Bees\, Akeelah and the Bee\, He Got Game\n \n\n Leslie Berger\, Acting coach \n \nwarm-hearted comedy that will open in theatres this fall. When not performing in scripted projects on stage\, screen or TV\, Lesli e tours the So Cal region as her comic alter ego: "BERGER\, THE BERGER W ITH EVERYTHING!"\n \nIn addition to her life as a performer\, Leslie has been an independent sales and marketing consultant for over 20 years. She is the creator & instructor of “The Business of Acting Workshop” for Actors of all levels and ages. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/actorsbootcamp2_hollywoo dblackff2008 UID:147108864-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T140000 SUMMARY:Digital Hollywood: Maximizing New Media to Promote your Projects DESCRIPTION:New media and software innovator Donna Michelle Anderson will walk you through the ultimate FREE online solutions to help you manage\ , promote and make an impact with your projects. She will also teach yo u how to leverage new media to further your career and projects. CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/digitalhollywoodmaximizi ngnewmediatopromoteyourprojects_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:147109003-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T144500 SUMMARY:Tribute: Stanley Tookie Williams\, 1953-2005 DESCRIPTION:This 66-minute film--TRIBUTE: Stanley Tookie Williams\, 1953- 2005--is a powerful documentary that examines death row prisoner\, Crips gang co-founder\, children's book author and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stanley Tookie Williams. The international campaign for clemency to save him from death by lethal injection ended on December 13\, 2005\, at 12: 35 a.m.\, when he was pronounced dead after clemency was denied by Calif ornia Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. TRIBUTE includes scenes from a sta ged reenactment of that execution. The reenactment--as well as TRIBUTE-- were produced and directed by writer Barbara Becnel and producer Shirley Neal\, longtime friends of Stanley Tookie Williams. It was based on the ir real-life experience at San Quentin's death chamber witnessing his bo tched execution--it took him 35 minutes to die. The two women filmed the staged reenactment\, enabling TRIBUTE to offer a very intimate view of capital punishment. 'We created and staged a play that replicated the ex ecution because we wanted people to see exactly what the State of Califo rnia does in the middle of the night in the name of the people of the St ate of California\,' explains Barbara Becnel. TRIBUTE includes provocati ve eulogies by Snoop Dogg\, Tony Robbins and Louis Farrakhan--speaking a t the memorial service of Stanley Tookie Williams--and never-before-seen footage of his ashes scattered by Becnel and Neal in Soweto\, South Afr ica. This was his last wish. CATEGORIES:Documentary LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/tributestanleytookiewill iams19532005_hollywoodblackff2008 UID:144955150-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T150000 SUMMARY:Overflow DESCRIPTION:Six high school seniors from diverse backgrounds are thrown t ogether on the first day of summer vacation. It would be a day that woul d change their lives forever. From this experience they learn about thei r own prejudices\, they learn about the consequences of bad choices and one student learns the devastating effects of a joke gone too far. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/overflow_hollywoodblackf f2008 UID:144969784-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T150000 SUMMARY:Faith-based Cinema DESCRIPTION:Learn firsthand from filmmakers who have successfully created and released faith-based films what it takes to get your faith-based fi lm distributed. \n \n Roger Bobb\, Supervising Producer\, Tyler Perry Studios \n \nManages one of the hottest brands in entertainment\n \nRo ger Bobb is one of the top producers in both the film and television ind ustry. Over the past 10 years\, he has worked as producer or assistant d irector on over 50 feature films and television programs as well as nume rous commercials and music videos.\n \nRoger is the Supervising Producer of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne” which recently premiered on TBS as th e highest rated first run sitcom in basic cable history. Roger’s films i nclude “Diary Of A Mad Black Woman” which has grossed over 100 million d ollars in theatrical and DVD sales to date. He co-produced “Madea’s Fami ly Reunion\,” which grossed over 30 million dollars on it’s opening week end and was the #1 film for 2 consecutive weeks and has also grossed ove r 100 million dollars. He co-produced “Daddy’s Little Girls\,” and “Why Did I Get Married?” starring Janet Jackson\, Jill Scott\, Tyler Perry an d Malik Yoba which also opened at #1. Roger also co-produced the latest Tyler Perry release “Meet The Browns” starring Angela Bassett. He recen tly wrapped production on “The Family that Preys” starring Kathy Bates a nd Alfre Woodard which is scheduled to be released on September 12th. \n \n John Bucher Sideshow Media Group \n \nJohn Bucher owns Sideshow Me dia Group\, a culture communications company whose clients have included organizations ranging from Verve Music Group to The US Figure Skating A ssociation to The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship to State Farm Insurance to George Clooney. Sideshow also produces award-winning original music\ , comics\, books and short films around spiritual themes and areas of po p culture interest.\n \nJohn has produced film\, television and video pr ogramming in more than 30 countries around the world including Iraq\, Mo ngolia\, China and Morocco and participated in government-sponsored film programs in locations as diverse as Havana\, Cuba. His documentary work on AIDS in Africa received both Telly and Omni Awards.\n \nHe has serve d as the head of Communications/Film at Nyack College on both their Nyac k \, NY and Manhattan campuses and continues to teach in the school’s on -line program. In 2006\, he began serving as the Executive Director for the Damah Film Festival\, based in Los Angeles\, CA.\, the largest spiri tually based film festival in the world.\n \nCurrently\, John teaches at the Los Angeles Film Studies Center while continuing to run Sideshow. H e also serves as the Director for Story Development for the Global Short Film Network\, an international organization producing short films inte nded to spark spiritual discussions. John Bucher is an award-winning fil m professional with a passion for using technology and storytelling to s piritually impact the culture.\n \n\nAlso with:\n \nHolly Davis\n \nMart in Jones CATEGORIES:Panel Discussion LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/faithbasedcinema_hollywo odblackff2008 UID:147109154-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T160000 SUMMARY:A Day In The Life DESCRIPTION:“A Day In The Life” is a Hip Hop\, action-drama\, musical hea dlined by Sticky Fingaz who is making his directorial debut. The feature film stars many of Hollywood’s elite actors and actresses such as Mekhi Phifer\, Omar Epps\, Michael Rapaport\, Clarence Williams III\, Bokeem Woodbine\, Drena De Niro\, Tyrin Turner\, Faizon Love\, Fredro Starr\, T roy Garity\, Treach\, Michael K. Williams\, Ray J and Malinda Williams t o name a few. We are taken through a single whirlwind day of a man torn between a normal family life and the allure of crime. A colorful cast of characters along the way throw him obstacles left and right...but wh o will remain standing when the smoke clears? CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/adayinthelife_hollywoodb lackff2008 UID:149347758-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T163000 SUMMARY:The Light DESCRIPTION:Boogie Thompson\, a talented music producer\, is challenged f or his love of being in a hip-hop group and focusing on being a loving a nd devoted husband and father. After his younger brother's untimely deat h\, he decides to quite the group causing conflict with Soup\, another m ember of the group. During a brief altercation gunfire is heard and Boog ie awakes to a bright light only to discover his true purpose. CATEGORIES:Narrative Feature Film LOCATION:Laemmle Music Hall 1 URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/thelight_hollywoodblackf f2008 UID:144969792-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T193000 SUMMARY:JADA DESCRIPTION:The 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival will wrap with the wor ld premiere screening of “Jada\,” written by Daniel Chavez and directed by Clifton Powell and Robert Johnson. The film stars Siena Goines\, Jen nifer Freeman\, Jason Weaver\, Rockmond Dunbar\, Art Evans and Clifton Powell. It’s the story of Jada\, a young mother whose life is thrown i nto a spin when her husband is killed in a questionable car accident and her once prosperous middle-class lifestyle comes crashing down. Jada a nd her two teenaged children end up living in the housing projects where she battles to keep her son out of the gangs and finds romance with an ex-con until a murder threatens to destroy her life. In the end\, Jada and her family learn that everything works out when you have faith in Go d. \n \n“Jada” is produced by Stevie "Black" Lockett and executive produ ced by Johnny Feldman\, Robert Johnson\, Darrell Thompson and Craig New hof. The cast includes Siena Goines (“The 40 Year Old Virgin & TV Ser ies “Jericho”)\, Jennifer Freeman (“You Got Served” & TV Series “My W ife and Kids”)\, Jason Weaver (“ATL”\, “Drumline” & TV Series “Smart G uy”)\, Rockmond Dunbar (TV Series “Heartland”\, “Prison Break” & “Soul Food”)\, Clifton Powell ( “First Sunday”\, “Norbit”\, “The Gospel”\, “Ray”\, “Woman Thou Art Loosed”\, “Next Friday”\, “The Brothers”\, “Dead Presidents” and “Menace II Society”) and Art Evans (“A Soldier’s Stor y” & “School Daze”).\n \nThe film screens Sunday\, June 8th\, 7:00 pm at the Writers Guild Theater\, 135 So. Doheny Dr.\, Beverly Hills. The HB FF 2008 Wrap Party follows. Tickets are $25 for the screening and after -party. You can purchase tickets on-site. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Writers Guild Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/closingnightfilmtba_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:144955637-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T213000 SUMMARY:CLOSING NIGHT CEREMONY DESCRIPTION:This is the final event for the Festival. This fabulous desse rt reception will take place in The Courtyard of the Clarity Theatre loc ated at 100 N. Crescent Drive in Beverly Hills\, CA 90210. Exclusive to the public\, this event will only be open to festival participants\, spe cial invited celebrities\, and industry executives. 9pm-Midnight.\n \nYo u must have a Festival Badge or screening ticket stub from films shown o n 6/8/08 to enter. CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Clarity Theatre URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/closingnightceremony_hol lywoodblackff2008 UID:146085535-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091126T004955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T223000 SUMMARY:After-party Reception DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Clarity Theatre - Courtyard URL:http://hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008/films/afterpartyreception_holl ywoodblackff2008 UID:144955736-hollywoodblackff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR