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June 12, 2017 |
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Warriors!
Tell the CAVS "NOT TODAY!"
GET IT DONE TONIGHT!
Hard in the Paint Tonight Warriors!
See Ya at the SFBFF Opening Night With Actor & Humanitarian Danny Glover on Thursday!
Graphic by Christian Wilson-
Warriors There's a Seat with Danny Glover at the
San Francisco Black Film Festival Opening Night
Thursday, June 15
Fast Approaching
San Francisco Black Film Festival XIX, June 15-18
THANK YOU SPONSORS!
The San Francisco Black Film Festival sponsors to date include: Comcast, California Arts Council, San Francisco Arts Commission, PG&E, Film Bread, Rainbow Grocery, Comerica Bank, DeYoung Museum, SPUR, African American Arts and Culture Center, Marines' Memorial Association, Dolby Laboratories, P. Harrell Wines, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Westin St. Francis Hotel, Dolby Laboratories,Cesar Chavez American Legion Post 505, National Coalition of Black Veteran Organizations, OneVet OneVoice, San Francisco Veterans Film Festival, Maison Noire Américaine, The National Coalition of 100 Black Women San Francisco Chapter; The San Francisco Bay View Newspaper, Block Report Radio, KPOO Radio, LaHitz Media, The Village Project, Shelly Tatum Presents, Ink Tip, San Francisco Juneteenth, and Wright Enterprises.
Thought-Provoking Films & Panels, Parties...
WEDNESDAY MEDIA BRIEFING @ SF VETERANS BUILDING...401 VAN NESS AVE
Special Thanks Eddie Ramirez
Cesar Chavez American Legion Post 505
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission
June 14 -In Association with the Cesar Chavez American Legion Post 505 & the San Francisco Veteran's Film Festival-A Media Briefing 5:30-6:00 p.m. followed by VIP Reception and Screening of Mame Fatou Niang & Kaytie Nielson''s "Mariannes Noires" by SFBFF & Maison Noire Americaine. Click Here for Media Advisory!
Click Here for Tickets to VIP Reception & Screening
Special Thanks to Andrea Martin
The Art of the Journey - The Ben F. Jones Story
New Jersey-born, Professor, Activist, Artist Ben Jones has used his art to bring awareness to the plight of people throughout the world with a strong concentration on the struggles of the people of Cuba.
Abina and the Important Men (click Image)
Trevor Getz and Liz Clark's graphic novel about a young woman who fights for her freedom in the courts of Africa's gold coast in the late 1800's comes to life in an animated feature produced by the Documentary Film Institute at San Francisco State University. The novel won the James Harvey Robinson prize in 2014.
SFBFF Showing Some Love for Oakland
THE SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL & MAISON NOIRE AMÉRICAINE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENT MAISON NOIRE DINNER + DISCUSSION WITH DR. NIANG @ BISSAP BAOBAB OAKLAND
Join us for an intimate evening with Dr. Mame-Fatou Niang, director of the film "Mariannes Noires" to discuss the theme of Blackness and womanhood in France.
Our good friends over at BISSAP BAOBAB have assembled a mouth-watering, West African inspired prix fixe menu (appetizer + entree + dessert) for guests. Vegetarian options will be available.
Dinner will be followed by dancing courtesy of the king of Afro beats, DJ Claude!
EVENT DETAILS:
When: Friday, June 16, 2017, 7:00 pm
Where: Bissap Baobab Oakland
381 15th Street | Oakland, CA 94612
Price: $45.00
Saturday@SPUR
Special Thanks Gabriel Metcalf
"Sankofa...Connecting the Dots"-Damon Jamal
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Damon Jamal Chronicles Historic Nov. 2016 CA Trade Mission to Durban/Essence Festival In "Sankofa...Connecting the Dots" Produced by Roland Washington.
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(director/photographer)-40 minutes- is a documentary based on a historic California Trade Mission to Durban, South Africa, during the inaugural Essence Magazine & City of Durban's "Essence Durban Festival" in November 2016. "Sankofa...Connecting the Dots" lives up its name. Following the screening of the film at SPUR, an organization dedicated to "Ideas and Action For a Better City," there will be a panel discussion "Doing Business in Africa for Commerce and Healing." Panelist to date will include Damon Jamal, San Franciscan Roland Washington, producer of the film and sponsor of the California Trade Mission to Durban, South Africa, and Florida A&M Professor Brian Sims, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, who has led several student and faculty trips to Africa!
Sunday@Marines Memorial Club & Hotel
Veterans Tribute
Special Thanks Major General Mike Myatt
Cesar Chavez American Legion Post 505
National Coalition of Black Veterans Organizations
SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES MEMORIAL DAY TRIBUTE ON FATHERS DAY, JUNE 18
THANK YOU COMCAST!
IT'S AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FOR ALL MEDIA & PUBLIC TO SHARE THANKS FOR FBing & TWEETING THIS LINK:
Increase your company or organization's social responsibility capital by sponsoring a day, a film, reception, contest or panel. Contact the San Francisco Black Film Festival at sfbff@sfbff.org for sponsorship opportunities that are still available.
Visit www.sfbff.org for more films, panels, parties, "My Dad Is My Hero" Contest and more!
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San Francisco Black Film Festival, A Proud Sponsor!
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