Kevin Epps Filmmakers' Lounge in Celebration of Black History Month @ the de Young Koret Auditorium, Golden Gate Park
FREE EVENTS
Saturday, February 4, 3:30 p.m
Which Way is Up2011 de Young Artist Fellow Kevin Epps returns to curate and host a
weekend of films in celebration of Black History Month. Richard Pryor
plays a landmark role - or, actually, three roles in the comedy Which
Way is Up? (1977, 94 min) which has gained cult status among Pryor
fans. As orange picker Leroy Jones, Pryor finds himself fired from his
job and alienated from his friends and family, as a result of
accidentally joining a union strike.
Kevin Epps, brings the
best of local black filmmakers to the de Young's Filmmakers' Lounge.
The Free screening, followed by Q&A with Kevin Epps and
screenwriter Cecil Brown.
Sunday, February 19, 2:00 p.m.What's Going On
What's
Going On: The Life and Death of Marvin Gaye (2006, 100 min) looks at
one of the greatest legacies of American music through interviews and
archival footage. Gaye has endured as "an astounding artist, an
inspiring poet, a man whose fabulous talents and all-too-human flaws
worked together for the sake of song." - David Ritz,
PBS.org.
Q& A with Kevin Epps to follow each screening. Special guest
music historian Rickey Vincent joins the Epps on Sunday, February 19.
Koret Auditorium, de Young, Golden Gate Park. It is a free public
event.
Special
thanks to collaborating partner, the African American Art and Culture
Complex. The Artist Fellows program has been generously funded by The
James Irvine Foundation's Innovation Fund.
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Audience @ de Young's Premiere of Kevin Epps' "FAM BAM" Thanksgiving Weekend 2011.
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About Kevin Epps
Community
activist and award-winning filmmaker, Kevin Epps, grew his skills from
public access shows and classes at the Film Arts Foundation to an
awarded film career with acclaimed documentaries "Straight Outta
Hunter's Point" and "Black Rock". Epps' success scored projects with the
likes of Google, Yahoo, Discovery Channel, Current TV and a host of
other well-known organizations. His passion for advocacy of underserved
communities leads him to give back by working with various community art
spaces, as well as serving on the boards of two local non-profit
organizations. Epps currently has several projects in the works and
looks forward to shooting his first feature film.
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