Schedule
Friday, July 17, 2009 – Opening Night
The International Black Women’s Film Festival presents the West Coast Premiere of SAY MY NAME
General Admission (Non-students between 18-62 years old), $12.00
Senior (62 years of age, or older, with a valid ID), $5.00
Student (Students 18 years of age or older, with a valid school ID)
$10.00
Supervised Teens more info
$5.00
Join Us for an Evening of Entertainment, Music, Fun and Film at the Beautiful Oakland Museum of California!
Kick-off the Festival Weekend with…
:: Delicious Hors d’oeuvres & Refreshments
:: Live Music!
:: Prizes!
:: Silent Auction!
:: …and fun!!
- 6-7 pm, Hors d’oeuvres, Refreshments and Entertainment in the Lobby
- 7-9 pm, Screening in the James Moore Theater
The International Black Women’s Film Festival
presents the West Coast Premiere of
SAY MY NAME (directed by Nirit Peled of Mamamess)
SYNOPSIS:
Featuring interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women including Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, Estelle and newcomers Chocolate Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona, this powerful documentary delves into the amazing personal stories of women balancing professional dreams with the stark realities of poor urban communities, race, sexism, and motherhood, as the more than 18 artist featured in Say My Name battle for a place in a society that creates few chances for women. From emerging artists filled with new creativity, to true pioneers like MC Lyte, Roxxanne Shante, and Monie Love, these are women turning adversity into art.
SECOND FILM TBA !
Directions
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Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
AC Transit – 18 Montclair, 59A, 72/72R, 1R
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BART – Lake Merritt BART Station
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Saturday, July 18, 2009
A Day of Premieres!
Koret Auditorium – San Francisco Public Library, SF, CA
12 noon – 3 pm (*Food and drinks are NOT allowed in the Koret Auditorium)
SATURDAY’S SCREENINGS ARE **FREE** AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Please RSVP (for free), or you can add a donation to your RSVP!
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-THE VINEYARD (2008, USA – Short) – Premiere!
11 minutes
The Hands is a story of the love between a father and daughter that can’t last in its original pure state. As the grown-up daughter now sits at her father’s bedside in his final hours, she becomes fixated upon his hands and what they represent.
-IN SEARCH OF CONSONANCE (2009, USA – Feature) – Premiere!
1 hour, 20 minutes
(Adult language)
A hilarious comedy with a dramatic theme, Shelly’s therapeutic exercise turns out to be a lengthy document that exposes her deepest thoughts and shines a light on her dysfunctional family. Through a series of events, her “therapeutic exercise” gets in the hands of a literary agent who wants to publish it. Chaos begins…
-SUSHI (2009, USA – Short) – Premiere!
13 minutes
Two Black women discuss a major commitment over a sushi lunch. Some commitments should be kept. What is the secret that binds, and tears them apart?
- BLUE COVERS (2008, USA – Short)
8 minutes
(Adult themes)
A visual poem that re-imagines the journey from childhood sexual abuse, where the lover, trauma and the possibility of healing all exist within the space of a moment.
-CRUZEIRO (2009, Brazil/Netherlands – Documentary/Feature) – Premiere!
45 minutes
Four young inhabitants from the favela Vila Cruzeiro film their own lives and each others. Despite preconceptions and violence, favela life is not only a life of misery. The favela has many beautiful things and beautiful people.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Delancey Street Theater, 600 Embarcadero, SF, CA
12 noon – 3 pm
$10/GEN, $8/Students, $5/Seniors
Celebrate the closing night of the 2009 International Black Women’s Film Festival with inspiration, hope and change! A showcase of emerging talent performs in the Sister Soul Showcase. Rounding out the closing night are two west coast premieres, and our closing film, New York 45!
New York 45 is by veteran filmmaker and IBWFF alumn Jacques Zanetti!
His film is about how 45 people from different races, backgrounds and classes, perceive their city, New York City, along with all of its tragedy, complexity and wonder. 45 very different New Yorkers create a common voice… A real human voice… 20 born and raised New Yorkers, 11 new Americans and the rest, Americans but born in other states.
A magnificent testament and document of the heart and soul of New York City, post-9/11, and on the brink of change to a new President.
Inspirational and an ode to the American spirit!
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-DEF DANCE JAM (2008, USA – Documentary)
16 minutes
An intimate short documentary about the Def Dance Jam Workshop, a nonprofit organization in Harlem, New York, that brings the differently-abled and conventially abled communities together through dance.
-THE HANDS (2008, USA – Short) – Premiere!
11 minutes The Hands is a story of the love between a father and daughter that can’t last in its original pure state. As the grown-up daughter now sits at her father’s bedside in his final hours, she becomes fixated upon his hands and what they represent.
-NEW YORK 45 (2008, USA – Documentary/Experimental :: Closing Night Film)
1 hour, 24 minutes
New York 45 is a film about how 45 people from different races, backgrounds and classes, perceive their city, New York City, along with all of its tragedy, complexity and wonder. 45 very different New Yorkers create a common voice… A real human voice… 20 born and raised New Yorkers, 11 new Americans and the rest, Americans but born in other states.
A magnificent testament and document of the heart and soul of New York City, post-9/11, and on the brink of change to a new President.
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