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Germany's Brown Babies & More @SF Black Film Festival & Other News
June 24, 2013


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Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight Press Release

"Brown Babies: Germany's Lost Children Today at SF School of Digital Filmmaking 5 p.m.

San Francisco Black Film Festival Celebration of Juneteenth and Father's Day Continues...
"Brown Babies:" Genealogist Henriette Hood Cain & Veteran Actress Peggy Blow ( seen in Lorraine Hansberry Theatre production of "Bricktop," Ruth Garland Dewson "The Hat Lady's" production of Crowns & an episode with Will Smith on Fresh Prince of Bel Air, "Those Were the Days" that made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the most watched episode.

San Francisco - June 15, 2013 -
Veteran actress Peggy Blow and genealogist Henriette Cain, actual "Brown Babies" themselves will be at the 5:00 Screening of made for German Public TV film "Brown Babies: Germany's Lost Children by Michaela Kirst at the San Francisco School for Digital Filmmaking, 925 Mission Street (Next Door to the San Francisco Chronicle).  The screening is free with first come first served limited seating.


Highlights on the festival on today include a 3:00 p.m. appearance by Actor, Director, Producer, Choreographer and Author Derrin Henson ( of Showtime's "Soul Food" series fame) along with the screening of his film "Hotel!"  Henson will also sign his book, "Intimate Thoughts."

Father's Day, June 16 is the perfect day for the encore of "#10-DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream.  The film by Jackson's brother, Byron Jackson, himself an accomplished athlete who played football for San Jose State University and by Hollywood Director, Kern Konwiser received raved reviews at the news conference and VIP screening at Dolby Laboratories on Thursday (Thank you very much Team Dolby!)  Although the film focus' greatly on Bill Jackson, Byron in his opening comments gave great kudos to Gayle Jackson who was in attendance, DeSean's mother for her role in helping the family achieve it's dreams. ( Spoiler Alert: Bring the hankies... the film made grown men cry for joy!) Gary Cablayan, DeSean's Track and Endurance Coach and SportsRhythms Academic Director Karlos Carter gave great insight to DeSean's development and the next steps toward using the documentary film as an inspirational educational tool, respectively.  More to come as reports roll out including a video of the press conference by Ken Johnson and others.

 
Jackie Wright, Wright Enterprises and Jacquie Taliaferro, LaHitz Media present a Certificate of Honor to San Francisco Black Film Festival Co-Director Katera Crossley on behalf of Supervisors London Breed and Malia Cohen at Dolby Laboratories Thursday news conference and VIP screening of "#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream." Photo by businessman and philanthropist Henry Chu via I-phone. 

SUNDAY, JUNE 16-FATHER'S DAY!

San Francisco Black Film Festival Father's Day Celebration at the California College of the Arts, 1111 Eighth Street, San Francisco 94107, in the Potrero Hill Neighborhood.  Special Thanks to Supervisor Malia Cohen for her assistance with securing the site.

Program:

2:00 p.m. Brown Babies: Germany's Lost Children

2:30 p.m. "#10 DeSean Jackson: The Making of a Father's Dream"

4:00 p.m.  Q & A

Screening is Free-- Limited Seating--First come-first served.  Treat your Dad to a Great Day!  The winner of "My Dad is My Hero Contest will be announced.  Thanks to InterContinental San Francisco for the top prize of a weekend stay for two at the hotel where President Barack Obama recently stayed.  This is the second consecutive year the InterContinental has supported the San Francisco Black Film Festival.  We thank you!


San Francisco Black Film Festival Salutes Juneteenth going on now through 7:00 p.m.  Kudos to the Juneteenth Committee for keeping the festival going and reclaiming musical Jazz roots in the Fillmore, Baby! Come on out and Dance to the Music!





Click image to read about community campaign to save Marcus Bookstore, the oldest Black owned Bookstore in the U.S.A.

OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS


Executive Director of the Bay View YMCA, Gina Fromer joins forces with Chef Faz, Faz Poursohi of FAZ Restaurants for a delightful and delicious grand opening for the YMCA's state of the art demo kitchen that will be cooking up some great things for the community. You're invited for the June 28th grand opening.


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