African American Women In Cinema is very pleased to announce a special anniversary edition of the 11th Annual International Film Festival. The Festival will feature works of emerging and established women filmmakers who are of the African, Latina and Asian Diaspora, curated by, Third World Newsreel Organization. This unique edition will include specialized panels with prominent industry professionals as well as Premiere screenings and the AAWIC Film Festival Closing Award Ceremony. It is the aspiration of African American Women In Cinema to give talented women a path to fulfilling their dreams through exposure of their talents and through peer interaction between established professionals in the media and entertainment field.
African American Women In Cinema 11th Annual Film Festival
November 12th - 15th, 2008, New York City
Celebrating Global Cinematic Unity. AAWIC 2008 Film Festival Event and Film Screening Schedule.
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Please be advised that online ticket purchasing is only available to attendees before the actual day of AAWIC FF 2008 events -- you must purchase tickets at event venues on the actual day of the event you would like to attend.
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 FESTIVAL KICK-OFF RECEPTION, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Sponsored by: Banco Popular, New York Women In Film & Television, Greater New York Chamber of Commerce. Reception Location: BANCO POPULAR, 231 West 125th Street, New York City.
Hosted by: Malikha Mallette, on-air personality at Power 105.1
Malikha Mallette, a native of Queens, NY, is host of The Malikha Mallette Movement, airing 2pm-6pm Mon-Fri on Power 105.1 in NYC. She brings a long list of credentials with her, including work as a radio personality in Washington D.C. , Baltimore and Atlanta as well as television hosting duties on DirecTV, BET.com and ABC News Now.
*Please R.S.V.P. to attend at:aawicrsvpreception@aawic.org
*Festival All Access Pass Holders are automatically on the reservation list.
Thursday, November 13th, 2008 RED CARPET SPECIAL SCREENING
7:30pm -- Red Carpet
Location: Magic Johnson Theater, 2309 Frederick Douglas Blvd.,
Harlem, New York, NY 10027 USA
8:00pm Screening Program
Hosted by: Actress, Kim Brockington (Guiding Light).
Special Screening of, I'm Through with White Girls, Written by Courtney Lilly (Arrested Development, Everybody Hates Chris, My Boys) -- a quirky romantic comedy that addresses race, class, and cultural identity.
Directed by, Jennifer Sharp
Special question and answer segment with film representatives
Special Red Carpet Screening tickets are $25.00 to purchase tickets please click here:
Friday, November 14th, 2008 10:00am - 10:30am Press Conference -- Location: United Nations Press Conference Room. All press are invited to attend and must complete and send press credential form for processing.
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*Must have valid I.D. (i.e. drivers license, passport) for entrance.
INTERNATIONAL DAY
Special Screening: Fiche D'Identite
Directed by: Domina Martin, Starring: Olivia Senghor
Docu-drama about 7 friends from Africa and Paris struggling with immigration issues as they make it in New York City's entertainment scene.
4:00pm VIP Reception
4:30pm World Wide Premier -- Deeper than Sex, Produced by Patience Ozokwo and Directed by Theodore Anyanji. This film deals with one of many health ssues that plague Africans today.
5:30pm Question and Answer segment with Film Representatives.
Location: UNITED NATIONS / Conference room C
*Must R.S.V.P. to attend at: aawicrsvpunitednations@aawic.org
*Festival All Access Pass holder's names will be on the RSVP list.
*Must have valid I.D. (i.e. drivers license, passport) for entrance.
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Screening Program I Location: Faison Firehouse Theater, 6 Hancock Place
(124th Street, between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.), Harlem, New York
Sponsored and Curated by: Third World Newsreel
12:10pm -- The Woman's Film
Produced by: The Women's Caucus of San Francisco Newsreel (40 min)
Produced collectively by women, this documentary is a valuable historical document of the origins of the modern women's movement in the United States. The film delves into the lives of ordinary women from different races, educational levels and class Filmed mostly in small consciousness-raising groups, from which the women's movement grew, the women talk about the daily realities of their lives as wives, home-makers, and workers. They speak, sometimes with hesitancy, often with passion, about the oppression of women as they see it.
12:55pm -- Excuse My Gangsta Ways
Directed by: Corinne Manabat (15 min)
We all go through transitions in life, whether it's a career change, or moving, but for Davina Wan, hers has been very extreme - from the gang life to a 'normal' life. Excuse My Gangsta Ways is a visual poetic documentary portrait on Davina Wan, a Chinese American woman, who was a former gang member from the 1990s Lower East Side . With interviews from her grandmother and godfather, we will take a look at the person she was and the person she has become, where fate and inspiration endure.
1:15pm -- Here to Stay
Directed by: ManSee Kong (7 min)
Illustrates the effects of gentrification in Manhattan's Chinatown as an elderly man and fellow tenants in endangered single-room occupancy building await the results of an anti-eviction lawsuit. A TWN Workshop production and part of the Call for Change Series.
1:25pm -- Our Lady Queen of Harlem
Directed by Trinidad Rodriguez (17 min)
On a crumbling sidewalk in the heart of Spanish Harlem, a small but impassioned group of women are fighting for their community. When the Archdiocese of New York locked the doors of the church where many of them spent their entire lives worshiping, this determined family of parishioners decided to resist the ministerial decision and take matters into their own hands. A portrait of faith and disobedience, 'Our Lady Queen of Harlem ' is an exploration of activism and the very definition of church.
1:45pm --Seen, But Not Heard: AIDS and the Untold War Against Black Women
Directed by Cyrille Phipps (9 min)
Seen, But Not Heard: AIDS and the Untold War Against Black Women' is a short documentary that explores the historical antecedents, current trends, and emerging activism surrounding HIV/AIDS and women of African decent. Through raw and revealing personal accounts and comprehensive investigative journalism, the film seeks to challenge, inform, and inspire viewers to look past the daunting HIV/AIDS statistics - to see and hear the real stories of women of color whose lives are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Screening Program I
Screening Program II
Women in Hip Hop Series 2:00pm -- She Rhymes Like a Girl
Directed by JT Takagi (7 min)
Toni Blackman and the FreeStyle Union are challenging the male dominated world of hip hop and empowering women to speak their minds in freestyle workshops. This music video/documentary hopes to promote a movement of female MCs. Part of the Call for Change Series.
2:10pm -- Scene Not Heard
Directed by Maori Karmael Holmes (45 min)
Right from the beginning of the hip hop movement, Philadelphia's artists have made major contributions as emcees, grafitti artists, dancers, and especially as deejays. Native talents such as Will Smith, The Roots and Eve have made great strides domestically and internationally. But somehow Philly still doesn't get the kind of props that L.A. or even Atlanta does, despite its unique proliferation of women emcees, vocalists, poets and deejays. 'Scene Not Heard' seeks to tell the story of these women--the legends and the ingenues--as they struggle to succeed in a male-dominated industry. Featuring interviews with pioneer hip hop artists Lady B, Schoolly D, Rennie Harris, Bahamadia and Ursula Rucker, as well as emerging talents such as Versus, Keen of Subliminal Orphans and Michele Byrd-McPhee of Montazh, intercut with scholars, critics and local promoters.
Screening Program II
Screening Program III
Sponsored and Curated by: Women Make Movies 3:10pm -- Women's Kingdom
Produced by: Xiaoli Zhou (22 min)
Keepers of the last matriarchal societies in the world, Mosuo women in a remote area of southwest China live beyond the strictures of mainstream Chinese culture ? enjoying great freedoms and carrying heavy responsibilities. Filmmaker Xiaoli Zhou takes a fascinating journey into the heart of The Women?s Kingdom to discover a society of powerful women whose future is on the brink of change.
3:35pm -- God sleeps in Rwanda
Directed by: Kimberlee Acquaro / Stacy Sherman, Narrated by: Rosario Dawson (28 min)
The 1994 Rwandan Genocide left the country nearly 70% female handing Rwanda ?s women an extraordinary burden and an unprecedented opportunity. An inspiring story of loss and redemption. God Sleeps in Rwanda captures the spirit of five courageous women as they rebuild their lives, redefining women?s roles in Rwandan society and bringing hope to a wounded nation.
4:05pm -- The Noble Struggle of Amia Wadud
Directed by: Elli Safari (29 min)
On March 18, 2005, Amina Wadud shocked the Islamic world by leading a mixed-gender Friday prayer congregation in New York . THE NOBLE STRUGGLE OF AMINA WADUD is a fascinating and powerful portrait of this African-American Muslim woman who found soon herself the subject of much debate and Muslim juristic discourse. In defying 1400 years of Islamic tradition, her action caused global awareness of the struggle for women?s rights within Islam but also brought violence and death threats against her.
4:40pm -- My Daughter the Terrorist
Directed by: Beate Arnestad (58min)
An exceedingly rare inside look at an organization that most of the world has blacklisted as a terrorist group, this fascinating documentary was made by the first foreign film crew who were given access to the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) of Sri Lanka.
Question & Answer segment with audience will follow.
Each screening program is $10.00 (USD). To purchase a screening ticket click here:
Screening Program III
Special Forums: Location: Faison Firehouse Theater, 6 Hancock Place
(124th Street, between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.)
Harlem, New York
1:00pm - 2:30pm -- A Conversation with the top Nollywood Superstars
'All About Nollywood.' A detailes discussion about the burgeoning Nigerian Film industry. Why is the Nigerian Film Industry exploding. Come and hear the perspective of the top industry superstars Patience Ozokwo (Mama G) and Ini Edo.
Moderated by: Khadijah Janine Diouf
Khadijah Janine Diouf (Producer/Director) started her professional career in Broadcast News in 1989. Since that time, Ms Diouf has held positions in both television and radio as an Executive Producer, Producer/Segment Producer, and New Program Development coordinator. In 2000, Ms. Diouf, served as co-creator and Executive Producer on 'Politically Speaking', a talk radio show dedicated to global politics.
Sponsored by: New York Women In Film & Television
Special Forum price is $15.00 (USD). To purchase tickets click here:
Free for NYWIFT members
3:00pm - 4:00pm -- A Conversation with Celebrated Hollywood, Make-Up Artist, Nzingha and Investment Banker, Akeh Ufuamaka on Artist Financing
Overview: Participants are invited to hear the perspective of industry leaders on, how to stay afloat during economically trying times.
Nzingha -- With 17 years of experience in the fashion and entertainment industries, award winning makeup artist, NZINGHA has become a celebrity amongst celebrities. She is the founder of ZFACEINC, a boutique company of young artists. She wanted to 'help?young artists coming into the industry by developing their careers and helping them to hone their skills in business management. NZINGHA founded a non-profit organization as well, called, 'FACE FOR THE CURE,' after her mother died from breast cancer in 2000. FACE FOR THE CURE services women undergoing Chemo Therapy, and those in recovery from Chemo Therapy treatments.
Akeh Ufumaka is a personal banker with JP Morgan Chase. He focuses on assisting small business start-ups with financing and strategic development services.
*Support materials will be distributed.
Special Forum price is $15.00 (USD). To purchase tickets click here:
5:00pm - 6:00pm
SPECIAL ACTRESS/ACTORS BOOTCAMP
The Art of Being In the Moment, Master Class
Hosted By: Actress, Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
Location: Faison Firehouse Theater, 6 Hancock Place
(124th Street, between St. Nicholas & Morningside Aves.), Harlem, New York
This special class will be part audition workshop, craft evaluation and constructive critique. Participants will experience candid caring creative insight from an industry insider. This is guaranteed to be an all intriguing informative and entertaining asset to anyone and everyone serious about the art of acting.
*Closing Award Ceremony tickets are $50.00 (USD) for VIP seating and $35.00 (USD) for General Seating.
*Seating is limited!
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