JUNE 17^th thru 20^th, 2010

Thursday June 17, 2010 – Sundance Kabuki Theater (Japan Town)

6:00pm

Mountains That Take Wing – Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama

Directors: C.A. Griffith and H.L.T.Quan

Documentary | USA | 97 minutes

Mountains that take wing features conversations that span 13 years between two formidable women whose lives and political work remain at the epicenter of the most important civil rights struggles in the US. Through the intimacy and depth of conversations, we learn about Davis, an internationally renowned scholar-activist and 88-year-old Kochiyama, a revered grassroots community activist and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee's shared experiences as political prisoners and their profound passion for justice.

Friday June 18, 2010 – Jazz Heritage Koret Theater

11:00am

Johnny’s Leaving

Director: Kali Baker-Johnson

Short | USA | 8 minutes

'Johnny's Leaving' follows titular star Johnny and baby brother Kevin who suffer from violently abusive parents. Moments before running away, Johnny is torn between caring for his younger brother, or following his dream to become a professional superhero.

DWB

Director: Reed Jones

Short | Canada | 6 minutes

Assumptions of control and questions of race on a dark city street, 'DWB' dramatizes the true story of racial profiling which occurred to writer/director Reed 'iZrEAL' Jones. Crafting his personal experiences into a theatrical, stripped-down look, Jones presents an example of the conflict that can erupt when two white officers pull over two black citizens.

Abidjan

Director: Alexander Etseystse

Short | Cote d Ivoire | 30 minutes

A young soccer player is taken somewhere he never imagines.

The Rhythm, The Rebel

Director: Gemal Woods

Music Video| USA | 5 minutes

Every line's a line of HOPE in the music video.

Fresh Peas

Director: Rebekah Meredith

Documentary | USA | 4 minutes

FRESH PEAS is a short documentary about a struggling black California farmer who finds support for his produce in an unlikely place.

Poetri-n-Motion

Director: Deon Hayman

Short | USA | 26 minutes

Where Comedy and Poetry meet over a cup of coffee.

2:00pm

Karma

Director: Roger Slagle

Short | USA | 16 minutes

Do unto others as they do unto you... or the KARMA's going to be all over you...

Flags, Feathers, and Lies

Director: Pablo Palacios

Documentary | USA | 80 minutes

Behind the luxurious extravaganza of the famous Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, on the desolate back streets, devastated by Katrina, survives one of the most ancestral and hidden celebrations of the African-American population: The Mardi Gras Indian.

4:00pm

Behold The Swelling Scene

Director: April Baskin

Shorts | USA | 27 minutes

Hollywood has stereotyped, typecast and darn right blacklisted light-skinned Black males as players...not all of us are that way!

The Good Fight: James Farmer Remembers the Civil Rights

Director: Jessica Schoenbaechler

Documentary | USA | 65 minutes

A relentless leader, a dynamic speaker, and a forceful organizer, James Farmer was one of the first civil rights activists to use nonviolent direct action to fight for dignity and justice.

6:00pm

Finding Jacob

Director: Brett Stumpp

Shorts | USA | 23 minutes

Deeply affected by what was taken from him years ago, Jacob Brown's potential was never fully realized. Now content with this meager existence, Jacob is challenged by a life he thought was beyond his reach.

The Wayman Tisdale Story

Feature | USA | 60 minutes

“You can never give up because quitting is not an option. No matter how dark it is or how weak you get, until you take that last breath, you must fight.” - Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009).

7:55pm

Positive

Director: Jamal Caesar

Short | USA | 8 minutes

In search of his younger brother, Tony discovers something far more damaging than he ever could have expected...

Suicide Dolls

Director: Keith Shaw

World premiere | USA | 91 minutes

Two lonely girls decide to chronicle their last 24 hours before they commit suicide.