Celebrate Black Heritage Month with *FREE* 3-Film Series from the IBWFF
The San Francisco Public Library is sponsoring a series of films programmed by the founder and programmer of the International Black Women’s Film Festival, Adrienne Anderson. Panelists are international and Bay Area artists, filmmakers, performers, activists and actors. Panels will be moderated by International Black Women’s Film Festival founder and director Adrienne Anderson. (*Below are the confirmed panelists. Tentative panelists may be added before the event.)
These fantastic films are FREE and OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC!
Click to download the PDF schedule or print out this email. Share with your family or come on out and enjoy a day in the City of San Francisco. The films are just as entertaining as the street-life around Civic Center…so you won’t be disappointed!
All screenings will happen at the beautiful Koret Auditorium at the Main Library, and one screening will happen at the historic Western Addition Branch in San Francisco!
Can’t wait to see you there!! (See schedule below and SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS!)
“Something Like a Phenomenon“
Thursday
February 9, 2012
2-5 p.m.
Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277
FREE MOVIE:
Rize (86 mins., director David LaChappelle)
See how youth transform their existence through artistic expression and movement. Filmed and directed by surrealist celebrity photographer David La Chapelle.
FREE Panel Discussion:
“Can Hip-Hop Be an Agent for Change?”
Does the allure of financial reward undermine hip-hop’s potential to be an agent
for change? Panelists discuss how and if hip-hop can become an agent for change to combat sexism, racism, homophobia and as an arbiter for
positive change.
Feb 9th Panelists:
Zakiya Harris
Grind for the Green
Sonia McDaniel
Black College Expo
“We Wear the Mask: How to Define and Control the Black Image Through Casting”
Saturday
February 18, 2012
2-4:30 p.m.
Western Addition Branch Library, 1550 Scott St. (at Geary) (415) 355-5727
FREE MOVIE: Hollywood Shuffle (78 mins., director Robert Townsend)
An actor limited to stereotypical roles because of his race, dreams of making it big as
a highly respected performer. The film takes a satiric look at Blacks actors in Hollywood.
FREE Panel Discussion:
“How Casting Can Change Perception”
Panelists will discuss how something as simple as casting a Black person in a lead
can change the dynamics and image associated with that individual. Enjoy a celebration in honor of Toni Morrison’s birthday!
Feb 18th Panelists:
Kathleen Antonia
Stage, Television and Film Actor
AFTRA, Commercial, Equity, Hosting, Models, Print, SAG, Theatrical, Voice-Overs
Velina Brown
Stage, Television and Film Actor
Director, Singer, Coach, and Columnist
“Filtered Lenses:New International and Experimental Film Projecting the Black Image”
Tuesday
February 28, 2012
3-5 p.m.
Koret Auditorium, Main Library, Lower Level, 100 Larkin St. (at Grove) (415) 557-4277
FREE MOVIES:
Almost Everyday (Quase Todo Dia) 18 mins. director Gandja Monteiro)
Short – Brazil (Portugese with English sub-titles)
A single mother in Rio struggles to keep herself and young daughter safe on the streets.
My Escape With Biko The Balloon Deity (5 mins. director Devin Cain)
Short Experimental – USA
Follows the story of a troubled girl who runs away with balloon god.
(*Images may be visually disturbing for children under 16 years old. Please use your best judgement.)
Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ile-Aiye (20 mins. director Carolina Moraes-Liu)
Short Documentary – Brazil (Portugese with English sub-titles)
Cultural Club, Olodum, instills positive self-esteem in their local Black Brazilian community. African drum beats, African dance and the beauty of Afro-Brazil.
Irony of a Negro Policeman AKA Roll Call (2 mins. director Shy Pacheco Hamilton)
Short Experimental – USA
FREE Panel Discussion:
“Art as Film and the Black Image”
African American experimental and non-American filmmakers discuss their work and
how they translate complex ideas using images or themes that impact Black people throughout the world.
Feb 28th Panelists:
Shy Pacheco Hamilton
Experimental Filmmaker, Producer and Artist
Carolina Moraes-Liu
Documentary Filmmaker and Award-winning Producer