This event is FREE

  2 pm FREE SCREENING: Hollywood Shuffle
Classic, entertainment and hilarious film that probes the issue of African Americans cast in stereotypical roles, starring filmmaker and actor Robert Townsend with a cast of veteran Black actors.

  4 pm Panel Discussion: Flip the Script: The Power of Casting & Black Actors
Panelists and audience will discuss how casting can change dynamics and rewrite formulaic images.

“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:
“Flip the Script: 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