Oakland- The Sixteenth Annual Oakland International Film Festival recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the theme "Where Do We Go From Here," closes today with screenings at Jack London Regal.
Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O'Malley will be on hand for the screening today at 5:30-7:30 p.m. of
Melody Miller's "California's Forgotten Children," a film that is "a movement" to stop child sex-trafficking. O'Malley, who has established a nonprofit battling,
http://www.heatwatch.org/,the human scourge, is in the film that screens in auditorium 5. Filmmaker Melody Miller will also be in attendance. Both will be available for interviews and questions. This is the second showing of the film during the festival (See trailer below).
On a lighter note, in auditorium 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Cheryl Fabio's "Evolutionary Blues" hits the big screen chronicling "West Oakland's Music Legacy." The line up of stellar talent includes: Sugar Pie DeSanto, Bob Geddins, Jr., Bob Geddins, Sr., Marvin Holmes, Faye Carol, Larry Vann, Jim Moore, Lenny Williams, Ronnie Stewart, John Turk, Leon Williams, Lee Hildebrand, Alabama Mike, Ron Wells, Fantastic Negrito, The Hartfield Brothers, Freddie Hughes, Wylie Trass, Jesse James, Lady Bianca, Tom Bowden, and D'Wayne Wiggins. Legends such as Charles Sullivan, T-Bone Walker, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin, Big Mama Thronton, and Omar Sharriff are incorporated through short vignettes. Many, like Johnny Talbot and De Thangs or Larry Graham are talked into the story.
The musicians are invited to attend. To date Cheryl Fabio the director is confirmed to be present and will be available for interviews. Today's screening is the second during the run of the festival.
Jack London Regal Theater
"I'm Somebody's Daughter Too, Will You Please Let Me Go."
"I Should Have Been Dead by 19."
"I've Exceeded Beyond Anything I Could Have Imagined. "
"We Can All Do Something...We Can Change the World.
Evolutionary Blues West Oakland's Music Legacy by Cheryl Fabio
Note of Thanks from David Roach, Founder & Executive Director, Oakland International Film Festival:
"Special thanks to Akonadi Foundation, The City of Oakland, P Harrell Wines, R.B. A Create, MyronPoteir.com, Regal Theater, Holy Names University, Warehouse 416, SOA Arts, La Hitz Media, Genx , The Grand Lake Theater, Jack Wright Enterprises, Block Report Radio, KPFA radio, KPOO radio, Lungomare Restaurant, Jack London Square, The Civility Zone, MadeInTheBayArea.com and the many filmmakers who put everything into telling stories through the moving image."
Free Party from 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the OIFF official lounge
Lungomare.Lungomare is located at 1 Broadway (right next to The Waterfront Hotel) at Jack London Square, Lungomare is located just around the corner and across the rail tracks from the Jack London Regal Theater
Join the filmmakers and friends from 3:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Last Call Tonight for Oakland International Film Festival parties.
PARTY-FREE TO THE PUBLIC!
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