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Golden State Warriors Invited as Danny Glover's "93 Days" Opens San Francisco Black Film Festival XIX
June 16, 2017

Amid the excitement of the opening of Actor & Humanitarian Danny Glover's "93 Days," a Nollywood produced film, the Golden State Warriors are invited to attend San Francisco Black Film Festival XIX, June 15-18 with films from around the world to entertain, educate, enlighten and engage.  Wright Enterprises' Jackie Wright, a first time filmmaker has a film co-directed with Jack LiVolsi in the festival, "Love Separated in Life...Love Reunited in Honor" that screens at the Marines Memorial Hotel, Sunday, June 18th during a "Tribute to Veterans & Fathers," 3:45 p.m.  The screening to include other films, begins at 2:00 p.m.  Marines Memorial Hotel is located at 609 Sutter Street in San Francisco.  See all the great films of San Francisco Black Film Festival XIX, including a free community program at the DeYoung Museum in Golden Gate Park, Tonight, June 16, 2017.

From June 15, Wright Enterprises Community Spotlight

Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight
Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight Press Release
June 15, 2017
Silence
 
...There was silence in heaven for the space of half an hour, Revelation 8:1
 
And on earth....

As volunteers, partners, sponsors and workers of San Francisco Black Film Festival work feverishly to ensure our valued guests to the San Francisco Black Film Festival have a wonderful time of fun, engagement and enlightenment, we are aware of happenings at home and across the nation. 

Thanks to The Cesar Chavez American Legion Post 505, the hosts of Robin Bates and Constance Bryan's Maison Noire Américaine's VIP Reception & Screening of Mariannes Noires  and our media briefing last night, we were housed in the sacred San Francisco Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Street, San Francisco, representing those who invested their lives for the betterment of our country so that we can enjoy the fruit of freedom.  

It was only fitting and the circumstances of June 14, 2017 in Washington and San Francisco, from the east to the west, called for the evening to begin with a MOMENT of SILENCE...AND SO IT WAS SILENT!  Those of us working to make sure everyone has an enjoyable time @SFBFF understand that hearts are aching many times as we seek to be solaced by what joy we can find.  We extend condolences for those affected by the violence of yesterday and the violence that never makes the headlines...We remember Orlando, Dallas, Manchester, London, Mogadishu...We remember the world, "The San Francisco Black Film Festival healing the world one film at a time." 

 
Wright Enterprises salutes San Francisco Black Film Festival Directors Kali O'Ray and Katerra Crossley for carrying on the spirit of reconciliation, enlightenment and understanding between races & cultures on the platform of an African Diaspora festival that founder Ave Montague created and worked tirelessly to establish.  Keep up your good work to bring healing to our broken world.  I pray many others will stand with you! 
 
Jackie Wright, Wright Enterprises

Minutes after writing condolences, a dear friend and community colleague, Kelly Armstrong, founder of Primed and Prepped at the Bayview YMCA called saying how saddened she was because "Big Mike" the UPS driver in the Diamond Heights area had been among those slain yesterday.  "We are more connected than what we realize."   Turning to Revelation again for inspiration, Revelation 21:1-4.

 
Tribute to UPS Driver "Big Mike" from friends the Diamond Heights Shopping Center.   
Photo 6-15-17 Courtesy of Kelly Armstrong. 
 


 
Hey World! Your Seat to the World Awaits You as San Francisco Black Film Festival Opens Tonight
 

San Francisco Native, Danny Glover" in role as Dr. Benjamin Ohiaeri in "93 Days,"
a Steve Gukas film dedicated to Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh.
 

WARRIORS YOU HAVE A SEAT RIGHT NEXT TO
ACTOR & HUMANITARIAN DANNY GLOVER!
SEE YOU AT THE SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL TONIGHT
AFTER THE PARADE!
2 in 3--Congratulations_ Well Deserved_ Second Championship in Three Years_ Graphic Design by Christian Wilson check him out on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cwtributeart/ 
 
Talent, Determination & Hard Work! You the MVP, Man! M-V-P: Mighty-Virtuous-Person! Congratulations! Graphic Courtesy of Christian Wilson. Hire Christian: https://www.instagram.com/cwtributeart/.
 
 "Doing Business in Africa for Commerce and Healing"
 
Sankofa... Connecting the Dots...
 
Sankofa Trailer
Sankofa Trailer
Durban Essence Magazine Inaugural International Festival

"Sankofa...Connecting the Dots"-Damon Jamal (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. Jamal, an LA based filmmaker, recognized by the San Francisco 7 Day Film Festival as "Best Directors" whose work has included a plethora of music videos.
 
"Sankofa...Connecting the Dots" lives up its name and affirms the San Francisco Black Film Festival brand to grow to create its workforce development program to give youth and transitional adults marketable skills. 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.
 
2:00 P.M. SUNDAY MARINES MEMORIAL CLUB & HOTEL

AFRO GERMANY
 




3:45 Trip to VIETNAM featured in "Love Separated in Life... Love Reunited in Honor by Jackie Wright & Jack LiVolsi
 
Love Separated in Life... Love Reunited in Honor (New Trailer)
Love Separated in Life... Love Reunited in Honor (New Trailer)
 
Brown Babies
Rolling in the Deep
95 Never Looked So Good

Panel Discussion Follows: "Veterans Don't Serve Alone"
MORE FROM AROUND THE WORLD & AT HOME

ITALY
TRAILER BLAXPLOITALIAN
TRAILER BLAXPLOITALIAN
 
REPAIRations! The Musical - :30 second teaser
REPAIRations! The Musical - :30 second teaser

TAKING ISRAEL

BRAZILIAN WAVY

COCOA BUTTER

LAST STOP

THE SARA SPENCER WASHINGTON STORY

THE RED EFFECT

JUNIOR
 
Check out "Instance" with Community Leader (Healing 4 Our Families & Nation) Mattie Scott's niece Chenell Foster-Spencer.  Who else will you see in and
at the San Francisco Black Film Festival XIX! 
 
See all the Films from Around the World and Here at Home that await you at SFBFF.ORG
 
Be a "BFF" with SFBFF-Donate
 
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OTHER COMMUNITY NEWS
 
 
Thanks to Comcast for airing SFBFF PSA's 
 
Happening Friday--KUDOS SFAACC

During Black Music Month
San Francisco Black Film Festival is a Proud Sponsor of Juneteenth 
 
     
Wright Enterprises-Community Spotlight, P.O. Box 884714, San Francisco, CA 94188

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