Hollywood Black Film Festival 2008

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Tuesday, June 3rd
8:00 PM
2 Turntables and a Microphone
Opening Night Film
 Writers Guild Theatre
10:00 PM
Old School Hip Hop After-Party
Party
 Writers Guild Theatre
Wednesday, June 4th
10:00 AM
Positioning Your Film For Success
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
10:00 AM
Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film."
Special Events
 Clarity Theatre
11:00 AM
Find Yourself A Dream: The Bob Love Story
James White 2007 | Documentary | 48 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
11:30 AM
Meet Mary Pleasant (Mother Of Civil Rights In CA)
SUSHEEL Bibbs 2007 | Documentary | 57 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 3
12:00 PM
Walking Tall: The Life And Wife Of Walt Walker
Gail Parker 2008 | Documentary | 54 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
12:00 PM
Power Networking – The Secret Hollywood Code
Panel Discussion | 75 min.
 Clarity Theatre
1:00 PM
Streets Of Color
Dalton Narine 2007 | Documentary | 52 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
1:30 PM
Adjust Your Color: The Truth Of Petey Greene
Loren Mendell 2007 | Featured, Music Videos | 52 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 3
1:30 PM
Shooting for the Editor
Panel Discussion | 60 min.
 Clarity Theatre
2:00 PM
Turning A Corner
Salome Chasnoff 2006 | Documentary | 59 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
2:00 PM
Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film."
Special Events
 Clarity Theatre
2:45 PM
Film Distribution
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
3:00 PM
Breakthrough Brits
Shorts Program
  • Death Of The Revolution | Benjamin Blaine, Chris Blaine 2006
  • Free Speech | Chris Blaine, Benjamin Blaine 2004
  • Owl Creek Bridge | John Giwa Amu
  • Kidadulthood
Laemmle Music Hall 3
3:15 PM
Machetero
vagabond Beaumont 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 98 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
4:30 PM
Filmmaker’s Roundtable
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
5:15 PM
Jingle Blues Jingle Bells
sylvester williams 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 93 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
6:00 PM
Fantasy
2008 | Documentary | 71 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 3
6:00 PM
Comedy in Film
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
7:15 PM
A Winter Tale
Frances-Anne Solomon 2007 | Featured, Narrative Feature Film | 100 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
7:30 PM
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
Leslie Small 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 90 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 3
8:00 PM
The HBFF Filmmaker Networking Reception
Special Events | 240 min.
 Nirvana
9:15 PM
Tru Loved
Stewart Wade 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 99 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 3
9:15 PM
North Starr
Matthew Stanton 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 120 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
Thursday, June 5th
10:00 AM
Film Financing Strategies
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
10:00 AM
Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film."
Special Events
 Clarity Theatre
11:00 AM
Shorts Program #1
Shorts Program | 106 min.
  • Suicide Boyz | Anthony Martin 2008
  • The Buzzard | Troy Ransome 2007
  • A Cold Dish | Janaya Black 2007
  • Don't Go | D Kevin Epps 2007
  • What A Difference A Day Makes | Guensley Delva 2007
  • Benjamin | Traci Nickerson 2007
  • Tears On A Letter | Billy Shell 2008
Laemmle Music Hall 1
11:30 AM
Algeny: The Genetic Factor
Andrew Burroughs 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 97 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
12:30 PM
Film Music
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
1:30 PM
Shorts Program #2
Shorts Program | 93 min.
  • 'rain' - A Love Story? | Anthony Brooks 2008
  • Curtain Call | Hezekiah Lewis 2007
  • Spent | Boris Schaarschmidt 2007
  • B.A.M. | Laron Austin 2007
  • Siri Oko Fo (Mending Fences) | Heather Murphy 2008
Laemmle Music Hall 1
2:00 PM
Kodak presents "Stop By. Shoot Film."
Special Events
 Clarity Theatre
2:30 PM
Developing Reality Television
Panel Discussion | 75 min.
 Clarity Theatre
3:00 PM
I Used To Love Her
MARK HARRIS 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 90 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
3:30 PM
Shorts Program #3
Shorts Program | 99 min.
  • Feliz Cumpleaños | Frank Jackson 2007
  • One Word | Shalako Gordon 2007
  • Promises Kept | Jason Camp 2007
  • Vista/View | Kofi Oliver 2007
  • Snitch | Eric Richardson-Hagans 2007
  • In Time | Maurice A. Dwyer, Adetoro Makinde 2005
Laemmle Music Hall 1
4:30 PM
Actors Boot Camp
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
5:00 PM
Fred Hammond's Christmas...Who Needs It
Juan Roberts 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 138 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
5:30 PM
Don't Hate: Strippers Fight The Government
Jimmy Bell 2007 | Documentary | 53 min.
  • Seen But Not Heard | Cyrille Phipps 2007
Laemmle Music Hall 1
7:00 PM
The Lawn Boy
Ron Gonzalez 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 85 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
8:00 PM
Black Men in Film
Shorts Program | 138 min.
  • 5ive Man Confession | Jeffrey Williams 2007
  • 20 Years | Kevin Gordon 2007
  • Lifted | Randall Dottin 2007
  • Classified | Sherman Payne 2007
  • Blood Over A Broken Pawn | Chadwick Boseman 2007
  • Vile | J. David Shanks 2007
  • Akira's Hip Hop Shop | Joe Doughrity 2007
  • Hypothetically | J.P. Snell 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
8:00 PM
THE HBFF CINEMA LOUNGE
Special Events | 360 min.
 Aqua Lounge
8:30 PM
Tricks
DeAara Lewis 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 114 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
Friday, June 6th
10:00 AM
Script Secrets: How To Get Representation and Get Produced
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
11:00 AM
Scheduler's Choice
Shorts Program | 100 min.
  • KeAnthony: A Hustlaz Story | John 'Dr. Teeth' Tucker 2007
  • The Quickie | Cosmos Kiindarius 2007
  • Woman's Work | Chad Benton 2008
  • Homeless Destiny | Trey Haley 2007
  • The Doll | Dante James, Dante James 2007
  • Community Alert | ALVARO VISIERS, RICARDO ISLAS 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
11:30 AM
Black To Our Roots
Tre Whitlow 2007 | Documentary | 55 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
12:00 PM
Negotiating Tactics - How to Structure the Most Favorable Deal
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
12:30 PM
Outspoken - Los Angeles
David Bianchi 2008 | Documentary | 60 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
1:15 PM
Programmer’s Choice
Shorts Program | 93 min.
  • The Don Of Virgil Jr. High | Deon Hayman 2007
  • Rabia | Muhammad Ali Hasan 2008
  • Distractions | Michalina Almindo 2008
  • The Club | Ian Foxx, Ian Foxx 2007
  • Drawing Angel | Rosalyn Coleman Williams 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
2:00 PM
Prince Among Slaves
Andrea Kalin 2007 | Documentary | 57 min.
  • Obara & The Merchants | Manauvaskar Kublall 2007
Laemmle Music Hall 1
2:30 PM
Programming for Primetime
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
3:15 PM
All About The Ring
Elliott Porter 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 95 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
3:30 PM
Rain In A Dry Land
Anne Makepeace 2006 | Documentary | 82 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
4:30 PM
Filming Overseas
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
5:00 PM
Keeping The Faith
Narrative Feature Film
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
5:15 PM
Something Is Killing Tate
Leon Lozano 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 79 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
7:00 PM
A Good Day To Be Black & Sexy
Dennis Dortch 2008 | Featured, Narrative Feature Film | 92 min.
  • Brian Shackelford's Porn Editor | Yehudi Mercardo 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
7:00 PM
Reversion
Mia Trachinger 2007 | Narrative Feature Film
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
8:00 PM
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE PRESENTS…THE HBFF WHITE PARTY
Special Events | 300 min.
 Clarity Theatre
9:00 PM
15 Mins. Of Fame
Jo D. Jonz 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 90 min.
  • Give It To Me | Paul 'Coy' Allen, Tim Mosley 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
9:00 PM
The Disciple
Rodney Charles 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 100 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
Saturday, June 7th
10:00 AM
Theatrical Acquisitions
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
10:00 AM
Attorney Meet and Greet
Panel Discussion | 360 min.
 Clarity Theatre
11:00 AM
Belly Of The Basin
2008 | Documentary | 57 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
11:30 AM
World Cinema Shorts
Shorts Program | 63 min.
  • Taxi For The Comedian | SIMON ANTOINE 2007
  • Burundi Film Center - Five Short Films | 2007
  • Bigger Plans | Cynthia NIYONSABA 2007
  • Nothing's The Same | Linda KAMUNTU 2007
  • Reveal Yourself | Ginette MAHARO 2007
  • Abuse | Didier Armand RUYUKU 2007
  • Kivumvu: Basket Boy | Pacifique NZITONDA 2007
  • Mental Block | karen palmer 2007
  • The Curry Club | Rita Osei 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
12:00 PM
Taking Your Film to the Next Level
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
12:30 PM
Shorts Program #4
Shorts Program | 123 min.
  • Toole's Substitute | Arvel Chappell III 2006
  • Smokescreen | Alvin Daniels 2004
  • Man II Man | Eddie Smith 2007
  • Choices | Michael David Ricks 2007
  • Life Is... | Tommie Tyhefe Bayliss 2008
Laemmle Music Hall 1
12:45 PM
Student Film Program #1
Shorts Program | 111 min.
  • Keys | Christopher Babers 2007
  • A Father's Promise | Bradley Nesbitt 2008
  • Mama 'n' Em | 2008
  • My Turtle's Name Is Dudley | Johnny Gill 2007
  • Hope | Atiya Wheelings 2007
  • Sistahs In The Name Of Love | Kena Tangi Dorsey 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
2:00 PM
Producer’s Roundtable
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
3:00 PM
Student Film Program #2
Shorts Program | 97 min.
  • Lunch Money | Elvira Carrizal 2008
  • Coons | Chris Cloyd 2007
  • Urban Genesis | Larry Bryant 2007
  • Birth | Arvel Chappell III 2007
  • Crenshaw Nights | Peter Gelles, Peter Gelles 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
3:00 PM
Panman, Rhythm Of The Palms
Sander Burger 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 90 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
4:00 PM
Pitchathon Roundtable
Panel Discussion | 120 min.
 Clarity Theatre
5:00 PM
Black Women in Film
Shorts Program | 137 min.
  • Mista Nice Guy | Stacy Pyles 2007
  • A Baby Away - Short Film | Courtney Franklin 2007
  • Jamerican | Sharena Downey 2007
  • An Incident In The Life Of A Slave Girl | Karen Hayes 2007
  • Love Conquers Al | Kamali Minter 2007
  • Steep | Adetoro Makinde 2007
  • Murdering Mama's Boy | Katherine Cunningham-Eves 2007
  • Whistle Lesson | Nikki Young 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
5:00 PM
Cordially Invited
Michael Fouther 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 109 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
7:00 PM
Streetballers
Matthew Krentz 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 114 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
8:00 PM
On The Job Training
Geff Zamor 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 85 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
9:00 PM
HBFF SALUTES BLACK WOMEN IN FILM
Special Events | 240 min.
 Ben Kitay Studios
9:15 PM
Deadmeat
Q Q 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 85 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
9:45 PM
Sympathetic Details
Benjamin Busch 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 58 min.
  • Revolution | Aled Ordu 2007
Writers Guild Theatre
Sunday, June 8th
10:00 AM
Actors Boot Camp #2
Panel Discussion | 180 min.
 Clarity Theatre
1:30 PM
Digital Hollywood: Maximizing New Media to Promote your Projects
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
2:15 PM
Tribute: Stanley Tookie Williams, 1953-2005
Barbara Becnel, Shirley Neal 2008 | Documentary | 66 min.
 Writers Guild Theatre
2:30 PM
Overflow
Jana Harris 2007 | Narrative Feature Film | 67 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
2:30 PM
Faith-based Cinema
Panel Discussion | 90 min.
 Clarity Theatre
3:30 PM
A Day In The Life
Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones, Sticky Fingaz | Feature
 Writers Guild Theatre
4:00 PM
The Light
Reginald Moser 2008 | Narrative Feature Film | 57 min.
 Laemmle Music Hall 1
7:00 PM
JADA
Feature
 Writers Guild Theatre
9:00 PM
CLOSING NIGHT CEREMONY
Special Events | 180 min.
 Clarity Theatre
10:00 PM
After-party Reception
Party
 Clarity Theatre - Courtyard