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Ft. Mckinley Restaurant owners Tiffany Le and Barry Picazo host special event for Oakland International Film Festival Tonight.
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Mayor Gonzalez to Welcome Red Carpet Reception Revelers as Oakland International Film Festival Highlights
"Rice Field of Dreams" in South San Francisco
South San Francisco - March 28, 2013 - South San Francisco
Mayor Pedro Gonzalez will
be on hand to bring greetings at the Oakland International Film Festival
"Rice Field of Dreams" Red Carpet Preview Reception at Ft. McKinley
Restaurant in South San Francisco Thursday, March 28, 2013.
Other invited but not yet confirmed guests
include area mayors: Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, San Francisco Mayor Ed
Lee, San Bruno Mayor Jim Ruane, San Mateo Mayor David Lim, San Leandro
Mayor Stephen H. Cassidy, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, Brisbane Mayor Ray
Miller, Burlingame Mayor Terry Nagel, Millbrae Mayor Gina Papan,
Pacifica Mayor Len Stone; Actor/Humanitarian Danny Glover, Actress &
Take Wings Foundation Founder Terri J. Vaughn, Fashion
Producer/Actor/Writer Charleston Pierce, Actor/Producer Shabaka Henley,
Oakland A's Legend Vida Blue, Giants Legend Willie Mays, other
celebrities and community leaders.
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OIFF Executive Director David Roach, Zsa Zsa Rensch of Fusicology,
World Renowned Saxophonist John Handy & Jackie Wright of Wright
Enterprises at previous OIFF Reception.
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"The Oakland International Film Festival
is multicultural and we screen films from around the world," said David
Roach, Executive Director. As we have people from around the world come
to Oakland as a destination for the Arts during the festival, we want
to also reach out to our nearby neighbors. "We appreciate Ft. McKinley
owners Tiffany Le and Barry Picazo for hosting "Rice Field of Dreams"
thanks to prompting from San Francisco businessman and philanthropist
Henry Chu," added Roach.
"As a graduate of the Academy of Arts University, I am pleased that my film is bringing various cultures and cities
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Daron Ker, Producer & Director of "Rice Field of Dreams"
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together to find
out about this unique mix of the Cambodian and Cambodian American
cultures, baseball, and the universal theme of overcoming challenges,"
said "Rice Field of Dreams" producer and director, Daron Ker. Asian
Week interviewed me this week and its great to talk about the purpose of
the film that I hope inspires people to dream big and take bold steps!
I hope the film will be a catalyst to expand filmmaking and media
education in Cambodia."
Tonight's
event will be from 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. At 8:15 p.m. a short ceremony
emceed by San Francisco Filmmaker Jacquie Taliaferro will include South
San Francisco Mayor Pedro Gonzalez, David Roach, Daron Ker, and the
amazing San Francisco Trumpeter Gabriel Angelo, who has appeared on the
Ellen Show, and a call to action for "Freska" of 99. 7 as "Freska
Strikes Out Breast Cancer" with her own personal campaign of survival.
The
Oakland International Film Festival, April 4th-7th will include two
screenings of the 75 minute "Rice Field of Dreams:" Oakland Asian
Cultural Center, Thursday, April 4th at 2:15 p.m. and the San Leandro
Performing Arts Center, Sunday, April 7th at 2:25 p.m. Filmmaker Ker
will be at both screenings for a question and answer period. For more
details and a schedule of other films and screening times visit www.oiff.org.
Sponsors to date include:
Oakland A's, AC Transit, Liquid Nitro, Ft. McKinley Restaurant, KONO
Neighborhood Association, Golden Gate Litho, LaHitz Media, KBLX, KPFA,
Made in Alameda, Fly Oakland, Oakland Visitors Bureau, FAZ Restaurant
and the Marriott Hotel. Sponsorships for the festival and year around
events are available. Call Jackie Wright at 415 525 0410 for more information.
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MORE COMMUNITY NEWS
Kudos
to fellow Baker High School Alum & fellow Military Brat
(Columbus,GA/Fort Benning,GA), Actress/Singer Peggy Blow for her recent
Los Angeles Critics Circle Award for her performance in "Red And Brown
Water."
Some may recall Peggy's
stellar San Francisco performance as a lead in "Crowns" produced by our
own hat loving and former hat shop owner Ruth Garland Dewson, who
provided hats for "Da Mayor," Willie L. Brown Jr and other celebrities.
Remember "Mrs. Dewson's Hats" in the Fillmore?
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Actress Peggy Blow, "Crowns" Producer Ruth Garland Dewson and Actress Kelly Wright.
Photo by Jakub Mosur; Courtesy SF Gate
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Quote from Article on "Crowns" /Ruth Garland Dewson said of the impact of the play: "The white ladies didn't even know they could wear that kind of hat. I started a new thing,
white women are buying black church hats." |
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 Jackie Wright President Wright Enterprises "I love helping people become successful!
As a three-time Associated Press Award-winning journalist and seasoned
communications and public relations leader, I am goal oriented,
results driven and I work diligently to get the job done. When I take
on any assignment, my goal is to empower an organization/company to
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Training, Community Relations, Local, National and International
Media Campaign Management. Contact: jackiewright@wrightnow.biz; 415 525 0410. http://www.linkedin.com/in/wrightenterprises
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