ROBERT TOWNSEND
"HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE MAN"- PRODUCER OF FAN-FAVORITE"FIVE HEARTBEATS"
IN SAN FRANCISCO
THURSDAY TO PROMOTE NEW FILM "IN THE HIVE"
Who:Robert Townsend, Actor, Comedian, Producer, Director, Writer, Television Executive, Kali O'Ray, Co Director San Francisco Black Film Festival, Peter Fitzsimmons, Chairman Jazz Heritage Center, Dion Roberts, Executive Director, Mary Elizabeth Inn, Steven Anthony Jones, Artistic Director, Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, Filmmakers: Kevin Avery, Kevin Epps, Jacquie Taliaferro, JR Valrey and others.
What: News Conference highlighting The San Francisco Black Film Festival that opens with "In the Hive," a film produced with the public/private partnership of Townsend and the Rey Ramsey
founded, One Economy Corporation, a global nonprofit operating on four
continents dedicated to providing low-income people with digital
access.
"In the Hive" is based on the true story of Vivian Saunders,
a North Carolina cook who founded an alternative school to help
troubled young men overcome challenges to be productive members of
society. The film stars Loretta Devine ("Grey's Anatomy" & "Boston Public") as Vivian Saunders, Michael Clarke Duncan ("The Green Mile" with Tom Hanks) and Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day with Will Smith). "In the Hive" is a universal story of triumph over the odds.
When: 3:30 p.m., Thursday, June 14, 2012
Where: The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, 450 Post Street @Powell, Union Square, San Francisco.
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Note to Editors:
Mr. Townsend will also be available for interviews at the San Francisco
Black Film Festival pre-festival mixer at the Jazz Heritage Center with
Kevin Avery's "Thugs, The Musical," also "Elrus Pearsley." Time: 6:30
p.m.
Mary
Elizabeth Inn's Happy Hour to End Homelessness salutes the San
Francisco Black Film Festival from 6-9 pm at Infusion Lounge, 124 Ellis
Street. Mr. Townsend is scheduled to arrive at 8 pm.
Friday morning, Mr. Townsend is available for morning TV, radio and print interviews through 9:00 am.
Background Information:
In the Hive Opens SFBFF
San Francisco Bayview News Coverage
Bill Cosby's Legendary Cartoonist Leo Sullivan @SFBFF & Digital Workshop
VISIT WWW.SFBFF.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION.
