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BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL IS BACK, AND IT MATTERS MORE THAN EVER

Marangeli — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 14:11:57 +0000

The BlackStar Film Festival is a yearly celebration of cinema focused on work by and about people of African descent in a global context.

THE 4th PHILADELPHIA LATINO FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF CON SABOR!

Marangeli — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:40:49 +0000

Affectionately shortened to PHLAFF, the Annual Philadelphia Latino Film Festival celebrates Latino cinema and offers an impressive selection of the most captivating, riveting films of Latin America.

THE 3RD ANNUAL BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL

Marangeli — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 14:34:13 +0000

The BlackStar Film Festival is the only event of its kind in Philadelphia

BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL 2013 | AUGUST 1ST TO 4TH

GBLoredo — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 22:40:24 +0000

Attention Film lovers & supporters! Have you ever wished you could slap Hollywood out of its monopolizing gaze and yell in their face that more diversity is necessary in the film industry? Oh it

THE SUMMER OF GODS KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN

GBLoredo — Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:51:29 +0000

Attention Film lovers & supporters! Have you ever seen a compelling film and wish that you had something to do with it, somehow? Well, it seems your opportunity is here. Eliciana Nascimento, a Brazilian filmmaker who is currently pursuing her MFA at San Francisco State University, is seeking support funding via her Kickstarter campaign for her visually-dazzling film,

The Second Annual Filadelfia Latin American Film Festival | April 27-28, 2013

GBLoredo — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:25:35 +0000

Atencion Cinema Lovers! The 2^nd annual Filadelfia Latin American Film Festival has returned, and guarantees to satisfy your voracious, widescreen-loving appetites for fresh independent flicks. It all takes place on the last weekend of April between two theatres (the International House

T’ain’t Nobody’s Business: Celebrating 40 years of “Lady Sings The Blues” & Wayna @ The Barnes Foundation

Marangeli — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:08:05 +0000

As with most anniversaries, the question always pops up: Has it really been that long?! Yes, it’s true. Forty years has passed since the day “Lady Sings The Blues” – the cinematic portrayal of blues & jazz legend Billie Holiday (starring the awesome, hazy-eyed Diana Ross) – hit the silver screen. Like “Sparkle” & “Dreamgirls”, it was a perfect collision of Black music & Black cinema as a backdrop to a life story of a woman on a mission to follow her dreams. Her journey, on film & in life,

Marangeli — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:49:21 +0000

AfroTaino Productions, Joann Jimenez in partnership with The BlackStar Film Festival present…

The BlackStar Film Festival is near! Aug 2nd-5th

Marangeli — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:40:39 +0000

ATENCION! All you cultural-conscious producers, cinema buffs, industry hopefuls, filmmakers, actors!

The 1st Annual BlackStar Film Festival will take place August 2-5, 2012, and Afro-Philadelphia will never be the same. Its mission is to celebrate the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and to showcase film and video works by and about black people from across the globe. For all you Afro-cinema fans, you won’t want to miss it, as the festival’s lineup promises to DELIVER! We’re talking about insightful conversations with industry insiders like Ava DuVernay; filmmaker workshops, documentaries, film shorts, and of course, movies. Some of the festival’s most anticipated films, like: ‘Restless City’, a tale of African underworld activity in NYC; ‘United States of Hoodoo’, a man’s search for the Gods of Africa in America; and ‘Fly Away Beetle’, a story interweaving the social dynamics of capoeira and

Loop on the Radio

Marangeli — Tue, 15 May 2012 02:22:19 +0000

Familia, remember to get your ‘In The Loop’ hook up every Friday! Your week is hectic and you didn’t have time to check your emails before you the