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Graduating
from "video girls" to filmmaking women, the International
Black Women's Film Festival was established to provide
a wider audience for Black women filmmakers from around
the world, while sharing a glimpse into the world
of Black women filmmakers.
Few
people are aware of the accomplishments of Black women
filmmakers. Unlike
such African American filmmakers as Spike Lee (Do
the Right Thing, 1991; The Summer of Sam, 1999), the
Hughes Brothers (From Hell, 2002; Menace to Society,
1995) or John Singleton (Baby Boy, 2001; Boyz N the
Hood, 1991), very few people can name such filmmakers
as Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust, 1991; Funny
Valentines, 1999), Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, 1997;
Caveman's Valentine, 2001), Euzhan Palcy (A Dry White
Season, 1989; Sugar Cane Alley, 1983), Pratibha Parmar
(Warrior Marks, 1993; A Place of Rage, 1991) and Rachel
Raimist . Rarely known outside of their communities,
these women have directed beautifully written films
and have had nominal success among the independent
film industry.
In
collaboration with Café de la Soul: Your Guide to
Black Paris and the African American Art & Cultural
Complex, this festival will introduce you to:
- feature
length films
- short
films
- animation
- digital
films
- new
and classic films
- experimental
film
- workshops
and speakers from the film industry in arts-supportive
environments and positive exchanges.
The
IBWFF is slated over three weeks in November 2002:
November 8 - November 24, 2002, in San Francisco,
California --a hub of diversity and innovation!
A
gala screening will be held at the African American
Art & Cultural Complex in San Francisco’s Western
Addition neighborhood, the home of the historic “jazz
district”, beat poets and Bill Graham’s the Fillmore.
This festival is a vanguard event and serves as testament
to the achievement, strength and creativity of Black
women in film and Black women filmmakers. Everyone
will identify their humanity, emotion and spirit in
these films, while recognizing their own heart and
soul in the art of these filmmakers.
So
join us November 8th through November 24, 2002, in
San Francisco, California and help us celebrate the
achievements of Black women and the bright future
of film...
--Adrienne
Anderson, Festival Organizer
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