The Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) is pleased to announce the line-up of independent narrative and documentary features to be showcased at the 9th annual competitive festival for Black filmmakers, to be held June 3rd – 8th, 2008 in Beverly Hills. The announcement of feature film selections rounds out the festival’s complete slate of presentations, which includes short films, music videos, student films and animated projects from over 120 emerging filmmakers of color from around the world.
Below is a comprehensive roster of productions to be featured at the 2008 Hollywood Black Film Festival:
FEATURE FILMS (23)

15 MINUTES OF FAME, written & directed by Jo D. Jonz

A WINTER TALE, Canada, written & directed by Frances-Anne Soloman

ALGENY: THE GENETIC FACTOR, written & directed by Andrew Burroughs

ALL ABOUT THE RING, written & directed by Elliott Porter

CORDIALLY INVITED, written by Lesa McRoyal, directed by Michael Fouther

DEADMEAT, United Kingdom, written & directed by QO

FRED HAMMOND’S CHRISTMAS…WHO NEEDS IT, written by Fred Hammond & PamKenyon M. Donald, directed by Juan Roberts

JINGLE BLUES, JINGLE BELLS, United Kingdom, written & directed by Sylvester Williams

MACHETERO, written & directed by Vagabound Beaumont

ON THE JOB TRAINING, written and directed by Geff Zamor

OVERFLOW, written & directed by Jana Harris

PANMAN, RHYTHM OF THE PALMS, World Premiere, St. Martaan, Netherlands Antilles, directed by Sander Burger

REVERSION, written & directed by Mia Trachinger

SOMETHING IS KILLING TATE, written & directed by Leon Lozano

STREETBALLERS, written & directed by Matthew Krentz

SYMPATHETIC DETAILS, directed by Benjamin Busch

THE DISCIPLE, United Kingdom, written & directed by Rodney Charles

THE LAWN BOY, written by Arthur Marie, directed by Ron Gonzalez

THE LIGHT, World Premiere, written & directed by Reginald Moser

TRICKS, World Premiere, written & directed by DeAara Lewis

TRU LOVED, written & directed by Stewart Wade

HBFF Feature Presentations:

A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY, A Magnolia Pictures Release, written & directed by Dennis Dortch

NORTH STARR, written & directed by Matthew Stanton


DOCUMENTARY (15)

BELLY OF THE BASIN, co-directed by Roxana Walker-Canton and Tina Morton

BLACK TO OUR ROOTS, written & directed by tba

DON’T HATE: STRIPPERS FIGHT THE GOVERNMENT, directed by Jimmy Bell

FANTASY, written by Glen Norman

FAUBOURG TREME: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS, directed by Dawn Logsdon, written & co-directed by Lolis Eric Elie

FIND YOURSELF A DREAM: THE BOB LOVE STORY, written & directed by James White

MEET MARY PLEASANT, written by Susheel Bibbs, co-directed by J. Greenburg & Steve Barger

OUTSPOKEN, written & directed by David Bianchi

PRINCE AMONG SLAVES, written by Andrea Kalin & Lloyd “Raki” Jones, directed by Bill Duke & Andrea Kalin

RAIN IN A DRY LAND directed by Anne Makepeace

SEEN BUT NOT HEARD, written & directed by Cyrille Phipps

STREETS OF COLOR, Trinidad, written & directed by Dalton Narine

THE GAME: LIFE AFTER MATH, directed by Francis Delia

TURNING A CORNER, directed by Salome Chasnoff

WALKING TALL: THE LIFE AND WIFE OF WALT WALKER, written by Isidra Person
Lynn, co-directed by Gail Parker & Isidra Person-Lynn



ANIMATION (2)

OBARA & THE MERCHANTS, written by Michelle Bodden, directed by Manauvaskar Kublall

PORN EDITOR, written by Brian Shackelford, directed by Yehudi Mercardo

MUSIC VIDEO (2)

GIVE IT TO ME, directed by Paul “Coy” Allen and Tim Mosley (Timbaland)

REVOLUTION, written by Trevor Parkam, directed by Aled Ordu



STUDENTS (12)

A FATHER’S PROMISE, written & directed by Bradley Nesbitt

BIRTH, written & directed by Arvel Chappell III

COONS, written & directed by Chris Cloyd

CRENSHAW NIGHTS, written by Greg Navarro, directed by Peter Gelles

HOPE, written & directed by Atiya Wheelings

HUG, written & directed by Khary Jones

KEYS, written & directed by Christopher Babers

LUNCH MONEY, written by Deneen Reynolds, directed by Elvira Carrizal

MAMA ‘N EM, written & directed Omawale Akintunda

MY TURTLE’S NAME IS DUDLEY, written & directed by Johnny Gill

SISTHAS IN THE NAME OF LOVE, written & directed by Kena Tangi Dorsey

URBAN GENESIS, written & directed by Larry Bryant


SHORTS (53)

20 YEARS, written & directed by Kevin Gordon

A BABY WAY, written & directed by Courtney Franklin

A COLD DISH, written by Corey Stevens & Donnie Leapheart, Directed by Janaya Black

AKIRA’S HIP-HOP SHOP, written by Joe Doughrity

AN INCIDENT IN THE LIFE OF A SLAVE GIRL, written & directed by Karen Hayes

B.A.M., written by Neil Lewis, directed by Laron Austin

BENJAMIN, written & directed by Traci Nickerson

BLOOD OVER A BROKEN PAWN, written & directed by Chadwick Boseman

BURUNDI FILM CENTER: 5 SHORT FILMS, Canada, executive produced by
Christopher Redmond

CHOICES, written by Maurice Hines, directed by Michael David Ricks

CLASSIFIED, written & directed by Sherman Payne

COMMUNITY ALERT, written by Alvaro Visers, directed by Richard Islas

CURTAIN CALL, written & directed by Hezekiah Lewis

DISTRACTIONS, written by Kevin Craig West, directed by Michalina Almindo

DON’T GO, written & directed by D. Kevin Epps

DRAWING ANGEL, written by Craig Williams, directed by Rosalyn Coleman Williams

FELIZ CUMPLENOS, written by Roger Payano, directed by Frank Jackson

FIVE MAN CONFESSION, written & directed by Jeffrey Williams

HOMELESS DESTINY, written by Kathryn J. Taylor, directed by Trey Haley

HYPOTHETICALLY, written & directed by Jeffrey Snell

IN TIME, written by Adetoro Makinde, directed by Adetoro Makinde & Maurice A. Dwyer

JAMERICAN, written & directed by Sharena Downey

KeANTHONY: A HUSTLAZ STORY, written by Marshall Dean, directed by John Tucker

LIFE IS…, written & directed by Tommie Tyhefe Bayliss

LIFTED, written & directed by Randall Dottin

LOVE CONQUERS ALL, written & directed by Kamali Minter

MAN II MAN, written & directed by Eddie Smith

MENTAL BLOCK, United Kingdom, directed by Karen Palmer

MISTA NICE GUY, written & directed by Stacy Pyles

MURDERING MAMA’S BOY, written by Katherine Cunningham-Eves & Emily Raboteau, directed by Katherine Cunningham-Eves

ONE WORD, written & directed by Shalako Gordon

PROMISES KEPT, written & directed by Jason Camp

RABIA, written & directed by Muhammad Ali Hasan

RAIN: A LOVE STORY, written by Anthony Brooks, directed by Elizabeth Shivers & Anthony Brooks

SIRI OKO FO, written by Ebbe Bassey & Heather Murphy, directed by Heather Murphy

SNITH, written by Eric Richardson Hagans & Richard Johnson, directed by Eric Richardson Hagans

SPENT, written by Angela Perkins, directed by Boris Schaarschmidt

STEEP, written by Adetoro Makinde & JoNell Kennedy, directed by Adetoro Makinde

SUICIDE BOYZ, written & directed by Anthony Martin

TAXI FOR THE COMEDIAN, United Kingdom, written & directed by Matt Blaize

TEARS ON A LETTER, written by Billy Shell, directed by Billy Shell & Patrice Marret

THE BUZZARD, written & directed by Troy Ransome

THE CLUB, written by Ilunga Adell, directed by Ian Foxx

THE CURRY CLUB, United Kingdom, written & directed Rita Osei

THE DON OF VIRGIL JUNIOR HIGH, written & directed Deon Dayman

THE DOLL, written & directed by Dante James

THE QUICKIE, written & directed by Cosmos Kiindarius

TOOLE’S SUBSTITUTE, written & directed by Arvel Chappell III

VILE, written & directed by J. David Shanks

VISTA VIEW, written & directed by Kofi Oliver

WHAT A DIFFERNECE A DAY MAKES, directed by Guensly Delva

WHISTLE LESSON, written & directed by Nikki Young

WOMAN’S WORK, written & directed by Chad Benton

Additions:

Feature:
FRED HAMMOND’S CHRISTMAS…WHO NEEDS IT, written by Fred Hammond & PamKenyon M. Donald, directed by Juan Roberts

HBFF Feature Presentations:
A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY, A Magnolia Pictures Release, written & directed by Dennis Dortch

NORTH STARR, written & directed by Matthew Stanton

Documentary:
PRINCE AMONG SLAVES, written by Andrea Kalin & Lloyd “Raki” Jones, directed by Bill Duke & Andrea Kalin

Short:
IN TIME, written by Adetoro Makinde, directed by Adetoro Makinde & Maurice A. Dwyer
MURDERING MAMA’S BOY, written by Katherine Cunningham-Eves & Emily Raboteau, directed by Katherine Cunningham-Eves

STEEP, written by Adetoro Mankinde & JoNell Kennedy, directed by Adetoro Makinde