BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//B-Side Presents: San Francisco Black Film Festival 2008//iCal4j 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071030T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20071030T174000 SUMMARY:Crazy Frog DESCRIPTION:Little froggy is rushing around the city. The kids are helpin g him to perform the dance CATEGORIES:Cartoon LOCATION:1300 on Fillmore URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/crazyfrog_sfbff2008 UID:1302399768-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080531T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080531T123000 SUMMARY:Urban Kidz Film Series DESCRIPTION:Created with young viewers in mind\, the sixth annual Urban K idz Film Festival Series (UKFF) unreels on Saturday\, May 31\, 2008 from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Museum of the African Diaspora\, 685 Mission S treet. San Francisco\, CA. UKFF is an offshoot of the San Francisco Bla ck Film Festival and features a striking assemblage of short and feature films\, designed to spark the imaginations of the 5-to-12-year-old set. \nThis is a free event for children and $ 10.00 per adult. Space is limited and each adult is allowed to bring up to four children. Treats a nd beverages are courtesy of Starbucks\, Turtle Mountain\, Pacific Coast Farmers’ Market Association and Horizons Organic Milk. Logon on www.moa dsf.org or www.sfbff.org or call 415.771.9271 for more information.\n \n The films begin at noon with an impressive schedule of screenings that r un the gamut from nine to ninety minutes\, Here’s a sample: Do You Belie ve In Magic? Winner of the 2008 African Academy Award (ages 8 and up) Tw o young men from the Townships of Capetown\, South Africa\, both student s at The College of Magic\, begin a most improbable journey to compete i n the World Teenage Magic Championships in Las Vegas. (Got tricks? Win a prize for the best magic act.)\n \nThe Don of Virgil Jr. High (ages 8 a nd up) A nerdy Jr. High school kid finds popularity when hustling banned sodas and snacks on campus. Mind Me Good Now (ages 5-8) an animated fol ktale about Tina and Dalby. When the two children disobey their mama\, t he consequences are almost tragic.\n \nAsthma Tech (ages 5 and up) Young Winston is burdened by the hardships of chronic asthma and isn’t able t o participate in the everyday activities of his peers and classmates. Wi nston copes with the predicament through his vivid imagination and with paper and crayons. CATEGORIES:Urban Kidz Film Series LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/urbankidzfilmseries_sfbff2008 UID:146983020-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T180000 SUMMARY:Wine Reception DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Opening Night LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/winereception_sfbff2008 UID:145672667-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T203000 SUMMARY:Shoot The Messenger DESCRIPTION:To “shoot the messenger” means to blame the person who comes with news that while bad\, is also true. In Ngozi Onwurah’s film\, the b ad news is about the relationships between black people in the western w orld and it is delivered by Joe\, a teacher with a mission. After losing his job because a group of students lie to the administration about his use of authority in the classroom\, Joe finds himself the target of a c ommunity-led attack on his professional practices. Isolated and surround ed by family and friends who are more concerned about public perception than truth\, Joe descends into clinical depression. Through a series of meetings and encounters\, Joe finds his way back into the world. Produce d by the BBC Shoot the Messenger is the winner of the Dennis Potter Scre enwriting Award\, as well as two BAFTA TV Awards.\nShocking and insightf ul CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/shootthemessenger_sfbff2008 UID:145746631-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T210000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080604T213000 SUMMARY:After Party DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Party LOCATION:Rasselas on Fillmore URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/afterparty_sfbff2008 UID:147224467-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T182300 SUMMARY:The Waterfront DESCRIPTION:The Water Front follows the heated struggle between residents \, water workers and corporate managers in Highland Park\, Michigan to s potlight what many of us take for granted - the right to affordable wate r. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thewaterfront_sfbff2008 UID:145673416-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T193000 SUMMARY:I Used to Love Her DESCRIPTION:Simee is a well-known pop singer who has lost her morals and soul in the music industry. Fed up with the way her life has turned into she heads back to her hometown\, Chicago. While restoring her self wort h and respect Simee falls in love with Ramadan El-Amin\, who is not her type\, but is much needed for her growth as a new woman. Now she must ma ke sure her past doesn’t ruin her future with her new love CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/iusedtoloveher_sfbff2008 UID:145673086-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T192900 SUMMARY:The People's Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry DESCRIPTION:One of the most influential criminal defense attorneys of the 20th century\, Charles R. Garry (1909-1991) became a household name dur ing the 1960s with his defense of a host of revolutionary political icon s\, including Huey Newton and Bobby Seale of the Black Panther Party. "T he People's Advocate: The Life & Times of Charles R. Garry" seeks to fil l the gap Seale wrote about nearly thirty years ago in his autobiography Seize the Time: "We don't know every detail of Charles' life\, but we c an see that he is a man who is dedicated to the survival and the existen ce of the right to self-determination of human beings. We need a lot mo re history on Charles R. Garry so we can understand what motivates a man to be such a defender of the people's human rights." An outspoken advoc ate for the underdog\, Garry's career came to an unexpected and tragic h alt in 1978\, when his client\, the Reverend Jim Jones of the Peoples Te mple\, led over 900 of his followers in mass suicide at Jonestown. This documentary recounts Garry's life through the voices of those who knew h im best—family\, fellow attorneys and former clients. Interviewees inclu de: Black Panther Party leaders Bobby Seale\, Kathleen Cleaver\, Ericka Huggins and David Hilliard\; famed historian and civil rights activist H oward Zinn\; and Jim Jones's son Stephan Jones\n \nCo-presented with the National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thepeoplesadvocatethelifetimesofcha rlesrgarry_sfbff2008 UID:145673549-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080605T213600 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 ill. Those who want him will stop at nothing. The chase begins. When it ends\, Justin will either assist mankind or help along its ultimate dest ruction. Which way will be a way out? Either way\, his world will be for ever changed in this all-too-present-day thriller. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/algenythegeneticfactor_sfbff2008 UID:145673355-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T174000 SUMMARY:Tru Loved DESCRIPTION:Tru (Najarra Townsend)\, a high school student from San Franc isco\, is uprooted from by her lesbian moms (Alexandra Paul and Cynda Wi lliams) and moved to a conservative suburb. Her non-traditional family m akes her an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an inter est in her. Lo is closeted. Tru becomes a friend with whom he can be him self\, unlike with his mom (Jasmine Guy)\, grandmother (Nichelle Nichols )\, and closest pals. When Tru hears the closed-minded comments about ho mosexuality from Lo’s friends\, she establishes the school’s first Gay-S traight Alliance. She meets Trevor (Jake Abel)\, a smart and charming yo ung man being raised by his gay uncle (Bruce Vilanch). Tru begins a roma nce and fights for social justice as her unconventional family faces fam iliar struggles. Co-presented with Family Builders By Adoption CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/truloved_sfbff2008 UID:145673698-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T182300 SUMMARY:Don't Hate: Strippers Fight the Government DESCRIPTION:More than just eye candy! This film is the true story about B lack male exotic dancers who stood up and fought the Prince Georges Cou nty government in federal court for their constitutional right to perfor m exotic dance for women and won! "the adult entertainment's answer to F ootloose..." Playgirl Magazine\, October 2007 issue. "The dancers are ch arismatic as all hell\, with bodies 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\, culturevulture.net (2007) "Too often in fil m\, Black Men are portrayed as innately savage\, animalistic\, destructi ve and criminal. They are depicted as an anti-social predators terrifyin g 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 d evices and not as characters defined solely by how they relate to the wh ite world.When the government tried to take away the dancers constitutio nal rights they did not riot in the streets or picket in front of a gove rnment building. Instead\, 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 Note: There is no nudity in the film CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/donthatestrippersfightthegovernment _sfbff2008 UID:145673923-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080606T210000 SUMMARY:How 2 Build a Rapper DESCRIPTION:This docudramedy follows an artist as two producers looking t o answer the question put him through the paces: Can You Build a Rapper? The producers set out for an open mic night in Watts\, Calif.\, and fin d JP\, 24-year- old kid from St. Augustine\, Fla.\, with no skills. In t he film\, JP shares his personal stories and he takes us home to Florida to meet his friends and family. Back in LA\, the producers begin JP's t ransformation--he records a demo\, learns the hip-hop culture\, includin g the 'right way' to tip an stripper\, get a haircut at a black barbersh op\, how to fire a gun like a 'gangsta\,' and a host of other hilarious scenarios. Industry professionals including celebrity stylist Patrick Co oper\, recording artist Big Boi of Outkast and Sr. VP of publishing Vale rie Patton lend a hand to teach what he'll need to know to make it. We'l l follow JP as he becomes a hip-hop savvy cat. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/how2buildarapper_sfbff2008 UID:145674262-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T113000 SUMMARY:The AIDS Chronicles - Here to Represent DESCRIPTION:Why does HIV/AIDS have such a grip on the black population of America? The black churches are split on how to react to their HIV+ mem bers\, HIV is on the rise again in men who have sex with men\; African A merican women are dying of AIDS\; the virus is spreading among teens who still claim to be virgins. 'The AIDS Chronicles Here to Represent' goes inside the lives of African American AIDS activists\, victims and exper ts to reveal the current state of the disease. Q&A with filmmaker CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/theaidschroniclesheretorepresent_sf bff2008 UID:145704916-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T120000 SUMMARY:St. Clair Bourne Retrospective DESCRIPTION: Photo credit: Chester Higgins A tribute to documentary film maker St. Clair Bourne (1943-2007)\, who died last December. During his 36-year career\, Bourne made more than 40 films that provide a priceless record of American Black culture. The program will begin with a short 5 minute video\, A TRIBUTE TO ST. CLAIR edited by Nonso Christian Ugbode featuring excerpts from a few of Bourne's films. It will be followed by his classic early work examining the role of the Black church\, LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN (67 minutes\, 1973) and the monumental biography PAUL RO BESON: HERE I STAND (118 minutes\, 1999) NOTICE: There will not be a pa nel discussion. CATEGORIES:Retrospective LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/stclairbourneretrospective_sfbff200 8 UID:145674333-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T132500 SUMMARY:On the Job Training DESCRIPTION:Do you remember when you had a dream and the dream was all th at mattered? Chauncey Nelson has just graduated high school and he has o ne summer to figure life out before he enters the real world\, otherwise known as On The Job Training. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/onthejobtraining_sfbff2008 UID:145675020-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T133000 SUMMARY:CASTING DIRECTOR AUDITION WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:Casting director Jennifer Jones of Capital Talent leads this 2 hour workshop designed to help actors sharpen their audition skills. T his workshop will help you have a better understanding of the tools need ed to audition successfully and book the job. The participant will read and be given individual tips on providing the best performance along wit h headshot evaluations. Celebrated producer\, writer\, actor and directo r\, Paul Roach will be one of the industry professionals on hand providi ng actor evaluations. Mr. Roach collaborated on film projects such as Ne w Jack City and Panthers to name a few. Check back for other industry pr ofessionals who will be added to this workshop.\n\n\n \nCost: \n$35 for the entire workshop. \nLecture only 1pm - 2pm $20 or \nAudition only 2 pm - 3pm $20. CATEGORIES:Workshop LOCATION:Cinema 1403 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/castingdirectorauditionworkshop_sfb ff2008 UID:148990868-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T141500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T161000 SUMMARY:Cordially Invited DESCRIPTION:Kenya Jackson is from the inner city\; Alton Sheffield comes from a life of privilege. These differences\, however\, were not enough to keep them from falling madly in love. It's the day of their dream wed ding and family and friends have been cordially invited to attend. In sp ite of the bride's dirty little secret being exposed\, a meddling mother -in-law\, a drunken wedding crasher\, feuding bridesmaids\, and a philan dering best man\, the couple has vowed to make the best of their big day . CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/cordiallyinvited_sfbff2008 UID:145681579-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T172000 SUMMARY:Music Is My Life - Politics My Mistress - The Story of Oscar Brow n DESCRIPTION:A powerful and gripping portrait of the late Chicago-based po et\, singer\, playwright\, composer\, and social activist Oscar Brown\, Jr. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/musicismylifepoliticsmymistressthes toryofoscarbrown_sfbff2008 UID:145674497-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T162800 SUMMARY:Sympathetic Details DESCRIPTION:A member of an elite secret organization\, an assassin become s conflicted after a tragic accident and wants to divorce himself from a life of professional murder. His subsequent defiance of protocol forces the hand of his unforgiving employer\, placing himself and those closes t to him in extreme danger. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/sympatheticdetails_sfbff2008 UID:145674779-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T172300 SUMMARY:Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans DESCRIPTION:'Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans” takes a fascinating look at one of New Orleans' most mysterious neighborhoods . Long ago\, this place was home to the most prosperous and politically active black community in America. Here black and white\, free and ensla ved\, rich and poor cohabitated\, and clashed to create much of what def ines New Orleans today. Drawing on footage shot before and after Hurrica ne Katrina\, “Faubourg Tremé'” uncovers Treme's forgotten past in a rive ting tale of hope\, heartbreak\, endurance and haunting historic paralle ls. Q&A with filmmaker CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/faubourgtremtheuntoldstoryofblackne worleans_sfbff2008 UID:145681832-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T173000 SUMMARY:Black Womyn DESCRIPTION:"Black /Womyn. Conversations" is a feature-length documentary focusing on the lives and views of lesbians of African descent living i n the United States. The documentary is structured by interviews—“conver sations”—the director had with each of the women. It features candid int erviews with black lesbian women discussing coming out\, sexuality and r eligion\, love and relationships\, marriage\, patriarchy\, visibility in media\, discrimination and homophobia\, activism\,\ngender identity\, B lack lesbian youth and elders\, balancing gender/race/sexuality\, and\, finally\, what it means to call oneself a Black lesbian today. black. /w omyn.conversations… is a piece that provokes honest\, progressive dialog ue and critical thinking among people in general—and Black\nlesbians in particular—about how Black lesbians are viewed and affected by society. black./womyn. :conversations… features interviews with close to 50 out\, Black lesbians including Poet/Author Cheryl Clarke\, Filmmaker/Activist Aishah Shahidah Simmons\, Poet/Author Staceyann Chin\, Filmmaker Michel le Parkerson\, Artist Hanifah Walidah\, Hip-Hop Duo KIN\, and Author Fio na Zedde. Co-presented by the Black Coalition on AIDS\, Black LGBT Busin ess Professionals Network\, The Oakland Dinner Club CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/blackwomyn_sfbff2008 UID:145705020-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T174500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T193000 SUMMARY:This is the Life DESCRIPTION:A feature documentary about The Good Lifers\, a circle of you ng black artists in the early 90's who came together weekly at a South C entral LA health food store and broke ground musically.. They made an un derground recording in 1994 that broke ground and influenced such stars as Ice Cube\, Mos Def and Black Eyed Peas. Largely unknown to the mainst ream\, these young people garnered fans as far away as Germany and Japan with an almost cult-like following. Some of these kids went on to have music careers\, others did not. They all took different paths but remain connected by the music they made and the West Coast underground hip hop movement they developed. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thisisthelife_sfbff2008 UID:145681995-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080607T203000 SUMMARY:After 9 DESCRIPTION:A 4-part television series\, After 9\, tells the story of a s uccessful but closeted man with all the outward elements of black middle class South African life: entrepreneurial success\, societal pressure a nd the expectations of culture. He finds a compromise by living straight during the day and gay after nine\, but pressure from both sides of his unsteady love triangle makes living a lie difficult. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/after9_sfbff2008 UID:145704938-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T131300 SUMMARY:Playing for Change: Peace Through Music DESCRIPTION:Traveling across four continents over three years with camera s and a mobile recording studio\, Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls embark ed on a search for musical inspiration. What they discovered on their jo urney was the power music has to connect the world together. Chronicled in the feature-length documentary\, Playing for change: Peace Through Mu sic\, is a journey that starts in the city streets of America and Europe and heads to South African townships and the Himalayan Mountains. The f ilm co-directed by Mark Johnson and Jonathan Walls and produced by Joe C arnahan\, features spontaneous live musical performances and interviews with a wide variety of musicians\, including Manu Chao\, Grammy Award wi nner Keb' Mo'\, and South African musician and activist\, Vusi Mahlasela . Throughout the film\, musicians from different locations that have nev er met each other join together to re-create songs such as 'One Love' an d 'Stand by Me\,' further demonstrating the power of music to connect an d inspire people around the world. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/playingforchangepeacethroughmusic_s fbff2008 UID:145682482-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T141500 SUMMARY:Buffalo Soldiers DESCRIPTION:This film explores the Houston mutiny and court marshalls of 1917-18. A tragedy in which no side is without blame\, and one which ul timately cause more than thirty people their lives. Q&A with filmmaker World Premiere CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/buffalosoldiers_sfbff2008 UID:145682759-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T152500 SUMMARY:The Lawn Boy DESCRIPTION:A heart-warming\, delightfully funny romantic comedy about a lawn boy who catches the eye of an up scale career woman. Together they must endure the pressures from their friends and family\; which include his home-boys\, his 'Cheaters' watching sister\, her snooty girlfriends\ , and her cocktail drinking\, snobbish mother and father. Will their lov e carry them through it all? As we all know 'Sometimes Love\, Friends\, and Family Don't Mix!' CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thelawnboy_sfbff2008 UID:145682606-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T171100 SUMMARY:Sisters Keeper DESCRIPTION:An action-drama about Jacob\, a military-trained assassin\, w ho has been sent by his handler to eliminate Diane\, a beautiful\, small -town\, schoolteacher. When Diane mistakes Jacob for her long-lost broth er\, he uses the guise to find the perfect moment to kill her\, but soon finds himself drawn into her frank and colorful\, Southern family. The professional killer is left to choose between doing what he knows – murd er for money -- and doing what he knows is right -– finding out who want s the innocent Diane dead. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/sisterskeeper_sfbff2008 UID:145682866-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080608T183000 SUMMARY:Sarbane's Oxley DESCRIPTION:Robert is an ambitious attorney who is on top of the world. H e is the star at his office\, on the fast track and engaged to his soul mate\, the captivating Christian. Life could not be better\, until a lar ger firm abruptly acquires Robert’s company. What follows is a web of li es\, greed and betrayal that threatens to destroy Robert's professional life and the world around him. He must grapple with his inner conscience and the invisible forces of corruption surrounding him while dealing wi th the equally challenging and deceptive forces taking hold in his sordi d love life.\n Sarbane's Oxley begs the question: What happens when you mix a little corporate misconduct with a lot of misconduct of your own? Loosely titled after the law implemented to prevent the hidden corruptio n that destroyed corporations like Enron in recent years\, Sarbane's Oxl ey examines the issue of accountability in both professional and persona l settings. A suspenseful story of mistresses\, mergers and mayhem! CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/sarbanesoxley_sfbff2008 UID:145682978-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080611T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080611T192400 SUMMARY:Angels Can't Help But Laugh DESCRIPTION:After seeing a documentary about being an actress\, Terri J. Vaughn loved the stories being told\, but she felt that there was a voic e missing – the voice of black actresses. Knowing that her peers and col leagues could provide a rich perspective\, Vaughn sent out a call to see if any of them would be interested in telling their stories. The respon se was strong and ultimately 25 black actresses\, including Meagan Good\ , Jasmine Guy\, Regina King\, and Sheryl Lee Ralph\, came together for a frank discussion of their fears\, disappointments\, successes\, familie s\, and careers\, providing a star-studded glimpse of the reality beneat h the illusion of Hollywood. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/angelscanthelpbutlaugh_sfbff2008 UID:145683198-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080611T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080611T214000 SUMMARY:Cuttin' Da Mustard DESCRIPTION:This urban comedy chronicles the lives of a group of young as piring community theatre actors in Queens\, New York\, who perfect their craft while grappling with personal problems. Spirits sour and soar in the face of obstacles like puppy love and its heartbreak\, illiteracy\, and low-self esteem. We follow this young\, rag tag group of actors as t hey sharpen their skills and change their lives... Just because it’s lik e that now\, that doesn’t mean it has to stay that way! With those words \, Rolo\, a young talented aspiring actor is inspired to tackle his deep est fear and darkest demon\, illiterate. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/cuttindamustard_sfbff2008 UID:145683326-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T180000 SUMMARY:Land of Promise: The Story of Allensworth DESCRIPTION:The history of a little-known all-black California town and t he unlikely allies who have banded together to fight for its survival. CATEGORIES:Short LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/landofpromisethestoryofaliensworth_ sfbff2008 UID:145701340-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T185200 SUMMARY:Adjust Your Color: The Truth of Petey Greene DESCRIPTION:The heroic story of America’s first shock-jock\, Petey Greene overcame poverty\, drug addiction and a prison sentence by “telling it like it is” on his raw uncensored radio and television programs. His exp losive language and brash style shocked the world as Petey battled both the system and his own demons on the journey to becoming a leading activ ist during a time of civil unrest in our nation’s capital. Don Cheadle\, who played Petey in the feature Talk To Me\, narrates this documentary. Cameo appearance by Howard Stern in Blackface. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/adjustyourcolorthetruthofpeteygreen e_sfbff2008 UID:145683463-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T183500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T190500 SUMMARY:Footsteps in Africa DESCRIPTION:An exploration of the daily life and ritualistic survival of the Tuareg/Kel Tamashek tribe in the Saharan desert of Mali. The more we advance into modernity\, the more we distance ourselves from nature. Li fe is nature. The Tuareg/ Kel Tamashek relate their nomadic quest with f reedom\, their pursuit for oneness with life\, and their integration of the encroaching modern ways into their tradition of life. For thousands of years their survival reveals the innate wisdom of living as one with nature in the desert\, allowing them to survive beyond droughts and rebe llions. The film expresses the power of transcendental music\, it’s freq uencies\, and the Tuareg’s courage\, strength and willingness to face de ath. Footsteps in Africa brings to light the question: If anyone were to survive a cataclysm\, it would be the nomadic people\, what do you thin k? West Coast Premiere CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/footstepsinafrica_sfbff2008 UID:145701454-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080612T203000 SUMMARY:Kings of the Evening DESCRIPTION:Director Andrew P. Jones’ Kings of the Evening offers a sensi tive and richly atmospheric look at the lives of five strangers struggli ng to survive during the Great Depression.\n \n \n\nHomer Hobbs\, home a fter two years in jail\, returns to a bleak town caught in the depths of the Great Depression - no jobs\, no prospects and no hope. He is thrown together with four strangers\, each struggling to survive and dig their way out of poverty. Life is grim\, but on Sunday nights\, the local me n shed their dirty work clothes for the finest attire they can beg\, bor row or steal\, and compete in an fashion contest like no other. The big winner may go home with a five-dollar prize\, but the real prize is som ething far more valuable – dignity and self-respect. To men like these\, the touch of a woman\, the adulation of the crowd\, the feel of a fine- looking suit are proof enough that when a man can stand up to the mirror \, he can stand up to life. \n \nBased on actual events\, Kings of the E vening adds an inspiring voice to today’s rising dialogue about black id entity in American culture. \n \n"Drama\, excitement and a lot of 'oohs & aahhs\,' await you in this truly outstanding film you don't want to m iss." Gail Choice\, Our Weekly CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Sundance Cinemas URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/kingsoftheevening_sfbff2008 UID:145700853-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T150000 SUMMARY:Do You Believe In Magic? DESCRIPTION:Ages 6-12 \n \n\nWest Coast Premiere \n \nTwo young men from Capetown\, South Africa\, both students at The College of Magic\, begin a most improbable journey to compete in the World Teenage Magic Champio nships in Las Vegas. Winner of the 2008 African Academy Award CATEGORIES:Feature, Urban Kidz Film Series LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/doyoubelieveinmagic_sfbff2008 UID:145851624-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T181000 SUMMARY:The Disciple DESCRIPTION:The Disciple takes us into the lives of four trans-cultural f riends: Pete\, an American mid-westerner\; Jud\, a Black European\; and Lisa\, a first generation Polish-New Yorker\, who share a house in Los A ngeles. Together with their South African friend Mary\, the group is coa xed into temporarily escaping the complex lies they live and the façade of happiness when Michael\, Jud’s ex-military cousin\, comes to visit fr om London. However\, as secrets are revealed and the deadly nature of Mi chael’s visit begins to emerge\, the friends are soon forced to re-evalu ate their lives and question who they really serve. Are they disciples t o personal aspirations? Self interests? Or are they disciples to the dog matic forces in their lives that they have always been too afraid to con front? CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thedisciple_sfbff2008 UID:145682076-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080613T183000 SUMMARY:Black August DESCRIPTION:Political Prisoner George Lester Jackson’s (Gary Dourdan\, CS I) short life became a flashpoint for revolution\, igniting the bloodies t riot in San Quentin’s history. In a story ripped from history’s headli nes\, Black August traces Jackson’s spiritual journey and violent fate\, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas sta tion of $71 to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiar y book of letters\, Soledad Brother\, to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtr oom hostage to protest Jackson’s upcoming trial. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/blackaugust_sfbff2008 UID:145851549-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T113000 SUMMARY:Melvin Van Peebles Awards Brunch DESCRIPTION:Winners of the Features\, Shorts\, Documentary and Student ca tegories will be announced. The first St. Clair Bourne Award will be pr esented for the Best Documentary. Meet Taraji P. Henson and cast member s from HBO’s The Wire. CATEGORIES:Awards LOCATION:1300 on Fillmore URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/melvinvanpeeblesawardsbunch_sfbff20 08 UID:145701509-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T115400 SUMMARY:The Life and Wife of Walt Walker DESCRIPTION:This documentary depicts the life of artist Walt Walker and h is wife Jane. Walker pioneered the business of African American art in t he Los Angeles area by being one of the first to own an art gallery whic h featured black images. He first learned the business of art then he le arned the art of business. After a graphic arts career that included cli ents such as Safeway\, Norms Restaurants\, Western Auto and the Los Ange les Lakers\, Walt and his wife frequently exhibited at Venice Beach\, Ra y's Kitchen and PAFF. This Film winds its way through Walt and Jane's ea rly life in Detroit\, and follows his stellar art career through the ear ly days in Los Angeles\, until his passing in 2002. Because he populariz ed prints so all income levels could own his work\, it is not uncommon t o see a Walt Walker displayed in homes of African Americans across Ameri ca. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/thelifeandwifeofwaltwalker_sfbff200 8 UID:145748918-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T130000 SUMMARY:Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons DESCRIPTION:Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons_ traces the h istory and development of race issues in the LDS Church\, beginning with the 19th Century traditions which informed some of the Church's racist policies\, and the eventual consequences the Mormons faced at the height of the Civil Rights Movement\, when the LDS restriction of priesthood a nd other privileges from those of African descent became national issues . Followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and Darius Gray. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/nobodyknowstheuntoldstoryofblackmor mons_sfbff2008 UID:145701746-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T133000 SUMMARY:Coffee and Conversation DESCRIPTION:A conversation with the cast from HBO’s critically acclaimed series “The Wire” and Taraji P. Henson (Hustle and Flow\, Smokin’ Aces and Boston Legal). CATEGORIES:Conversation LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/coffeeandconversation_sfbff2008 UID:145701892-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T133000 SUMMARY:All About the Ring DESCRIPTION:What is more important during the engagement… the love or the ring? The age old question\, Love or Money\, is taken to another level in the feature film “All About the Ring.' CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/allaboutthering_sfbff2008 UID:145702547-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T133000 SUMMARY:Deadmeat DESCRIPTION:Clarkie (Q) has just been released from prison. His brother B ones (Brian Bovell)\, a rising internet artist and entrepreneur has just bought a designer house in Notting Hill and has a new girlfriend\, Mela nie (Jo Martin)\, the lawyer who defended Clarkie. Froggy (Roger Griffit hs) a friend of the two brothers tells Clarkie that Melanie and Bones se t him up to go to prison. When Bones is found dead under mysterious circ umstances\, Clarkie embarks on a desperate quest to solve his brother’s murder. Froggy thinks that Clarkie is doing this to cover up his own tra cks\, as Clarkie is the prime suspect for the murder. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/deadmeat_sfbff2008 UID:145703578-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T143000 SUMMARY:Something is Killing Tate DESCRIPTION:Tate Bradley\, a 25-year-old African American man\, attempts to commit suicide. Surviving the ordeal\, he isolates himself in his apa rtment--hiding from the world. The significant players in his troubled l ife come to check on him. With each visit\, Tate is forced to face his d emons. A psychological study of the strangulation and alienation of the scars left by the tragedy of child abuse and family disintegration. But this is not a story of defeat and hopelessness. Rather\, it is the story of hope and gathering the courage to face one’s reality and institute t he process of healing. It is never too late! Director in attendance! CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/somethingiskillingtate_sfbff2008 UID:145702233-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T144500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T151500 SUMMARY:Mamelodi Project DESCRIPTION:The Mamelodi Project aims at promoting a positive vision of A frica. To do so\, the filmmakers have documented the hard work and deter mination of community organizations in the South African township of Mam elodi. Tired of seeing status quo images of Africa in the media? Then jo in us as we present Africa in a positive light. Q&A with filmmakers Co-p resented with Communities Under Siege (CUS) -Fighting the Globalization of Big Tobacco. World Premiere CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Museum of the African Diaspora URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/mamelodiproject_sfbff2008 UID:145701803-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T154500 SUMMARY:Label DESCRIPTION:A record label discovers a talented young lyricist named Nate Harris and offers to make him a star\, as a rapper. They create Nemesis \, a Hip Hop gangster designed to sell records and spit hate. Fame quick ly follows. To increase his celebrity\, Nate’s label sets up publicity s tunts and feuds with rival rappers. The feuds escalate into wars and the fictional gangster Nemesis becomes a real life target of both fans and fellow rappers. Ultimately he has a choice\; Either give Hip Hop what it wants\, a war between two rap rivals\, or destroy his real rival\, Neme sis\, and become himself. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/nemesis_sfbff2008 UID:145703029-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T151500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T154500 SUMMARY:All of Us DESCRIPTION:Dr. Mehret Mandefro\, a young doctor in the South Bronx embar ks on a research project to find out why black women are becoming infect ed with HIV at alarming rates. She takes us into the lives and relations hip histories of her black\, female patients to find out what social fac tors are putting them at risk. When she expands her research to include women across boundaries of race\, class and country\, she discovers a da ngerous power imbalance that all heterosexual women face in the bedroom\ , but rarely discuss. ALL OF US is about HIV/AIDS but it is not a traged y. It is a story of resilience\, courage and activism. The screening wil l be followed by a discussion with Director\, Emily Abt. The discussion is facilitated by Women Organized Respond to Life Threatening Disease. T he "All of Us" screening is sponsored by Gil Gerald & Associates CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/allofus_sfbff2008 UID:145703662-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T164500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T171500 SUMMARY:Equinox: The Movement DESCRIPTION:Set in Oakland\, CA\, Equinox is the story of a boy’s tumultu ous journey toward manhood. 18-year-old Malachi Cross embarks upon this journey as he joins a powerful ‘rites of passage’ program to teach him the lessons of true strength\, courage\, and power that his dysfunctiona l family and emasculated father can’t give him. The story is complicated as his high school peers plan to take over the local radio station “for the people\,” his girlfriend hates the new Malachi\, and things at home take a turn for the worse\, putting him to the test. World Premiere CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/equinoxthemovement_sfbff2008 UID:145703139-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T173000 SUMMARY:A Deeper Love DESCRIPTION:Gina and Kevin are perfect together. They're deep in love and on the same page with everything including their opposition to marriage . Afraid that marriage will ruin her relationship as it has done to her parents'\, Gina's vowed never to marry. Pressured into marriage with the mother of his two sons\, Kevin's vowed never to marry again. But when G ina's co-worker\, Lenny\, invites her to church\, as he does each Friday \, odd occurrences will lead her to a powerful message. Questions are an swered that she's secretly had in her heart but ignored. Now seeing her relationship with Kevin in a new light\, will she walk away from all tha t she and Kevin have built or ignore the new love that she has found in another? CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Cinema 1402 URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/adeeperlove_sfbff2008 UID:145703851-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T191500 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T194500 SUMMARY:A Good Day to Be Black and Sexy DESCRIPTION:A between-the-sheets peek at Black Love and Sexuality\, prese nted as a mixtape medley of six deftly arranged vignettes that unfold in a single day in Los Angeles. Dortch packs the film full of viscerally s eductive tones and sultry grittiness as he allows us sneak-peek access t o a multitude of motives of desire—a woman in bed with her boyfriend joc keys for position to get hers first\; a teenager explores the limits of her sexuality in questionable situations\; a boy and his ball are held h ostage by interracial taboos. Women unapologetically figure it out for t hemselves\, reclaiminutesg license to be selfish\, rude\, and raunchy in a playfully enduring tug-of-war between the sexes. Explicitly exploring the texture of sex\, Bringing overdone stereotypes about black sexualit y to their knees\, Dortch explodes a constellation of sexy little secret s that we would otherwise keep quiet. Packing a strong voice and innovat ive style\, Dortch’s kaleidoscopic sketches are juicy and surprising wit h every step\, stroke\, and.. ahem. Yes\, he did just go there. West Coa st Premiere CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/agooddaytobeblackandsexy_sfbff2008 UID:145703305-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T220000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080614T223000 SUMMARY:Black Sundance DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Special Program LOCATION:580 Hayes URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/blacksundance_sfbff2008 UID:148990397-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T132100 SUMMARY:Diamonds in the Rough DESCRIPTION:Silas and Krazy Native are the two remaining members of the B ataka Squad\, Uganda’s first major hip hop group to rap in their native language\, Luganda. We follow as Silas returns to his homeland to set up a charity foundation for young people living in Uganda’s ghettos\, and see Silas and Krazy reunited for the first time in ten years. Their jour ney takes us from the riot-torn streets of the Africa\, to the smallest villages in the countryside\; to the United States through their music. On the way we meet a host of other rappers\, tackling subjects from geno cide to AIDS to female circumcision\, as they try to find a way to take control of their lives and give back to the community. CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/diamondsintherough_sfbff2008 UID:145704010-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T153000 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. He is desperate to pass the pan culture to a younger generati on. During this crusade to keep the music alive on his beloved island of St Martin he meets the exceptionally talented Jacko who becomes his sta r apprentice and hope for the future. Harry treats him like the son he n ever had. However when Harry's fame begins to diminish\, Jacko turns aga inst him and embraces instead the world of rock music. But when Harry di es unexpectedly Jacko returns to his island culture to become pan music' s brilliant new icon. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:Yoshi's SF URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/panmanrhythmofthepalms_sfbff2008 UID:145704125-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T143000 SUMMARY:Three Shorts #1 DESCRIPTION: CATEGORIES:Shorts Programs LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/threeshorts1_sfbff2008 UID:145904122-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T153000 SUMMARY:Miss HIV DESCRIPTION:Miss HIV explores the international collision of HIV/AIDS pol icies while following the journey of two HIV-positive women who enter th e contest in Botswana. Filmed across Africa and the International AIDS conference in Toronto this explosive ethnographic film shares both sides of an ideology struggle. What is happening in Botswana\, where half of all pregnant women have HIV\, is set against Uganda who has experienced the largest reductions of new infections ever recorded. Unlike any fil m you've ever seen on AIDS\, the story takes you backstage to the Miss H IV pageant and behind the curtain on what is really happening in the war against a virus that is now the leading killer of people under 60 in th e world. CATEGORIES:Feature LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/misshiv_sfbff2008 UID:145704504-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20091125T044351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20080615T180000 SUMMARY:Tribute: Stanley Tookie Williams (1953-2005) DESCRIPTION:TRIBUTE: Stanley Tookie Williams\, 1953-2005—is a provocative documentary that examines death row prisoner\, Crips gang co-founder\, children’s book author\, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Stanley Tookie Wi lliams. The international campaign for clemency to save him from death b y lethal injection ended on December 13\, 2005\, at 12:35 a.m.\, when he was pronounced dead after clemency was denied by Governor Arnold Schwar zenegger. TRIBUTE includes scenes from a staged reenactment of that exec ution. The reenactment—as well as TRIBUTE—were produced and directed by writer Barbara Becnel and producer Shirley Neal\, longtime friends of St anley Tookie Williams. It was based on their real-life experience at San Quentin’s death chamber witnessing his botched 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. TRIBUTE inc ludes controversial eulogies by Snoop Dogg\, Tony Robbins and Louis Farr akhan and never-before-seen footage of his ashes scattered by Becnel and Neal in South Africa\, as he wished. Q&A with filmmakers Co-presented w ith the Omega Boys Club CATEGORIES:Feature, Featured LOCATION:African American Art and Culture Complex URL:http://sfbff.bside.com/2008/films/tributestanleytookiewilliams1953200 5_sfbff2008 UID:145704651-sfbff.bside.com/2008 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR