The Hollywood Black Film Festival lineup
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
