Day of Black Docs 2011

Black Association of Documentary Filmmakers West presents

DAY OF BLACK DOCS

Saturday, November 5, 2011

1:00 – 6:00 p.m.

American Film Institute – Mark Goodson Theater

2021 Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 (1/4 block North of Franklin )

Admission: $15.00

Purchase your all-access event tickets on Nov. 5^th at AFI or go to www.DayofBlackDocs.org.

THE BLACK POWER MIX TAPE 1967-1975, a fascinating new take on the racial history of the U.S. in the 60′s and ’70′s;

SING YOUR SONG, on the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte;

THUNDER SOUL,the Jamie Foxx produced documentary following the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band.

THE BLACK POWER MIX TAPE 1967-1975

Harry Belafonte and Cast – SING YOUR SONG

Conrad O. Johnson Sr. prepping for Kashmere performance

(Photo: Courtesy of HBO) THUNDER SOUL

Moderated by Award Winning Actor/Director Carl Franklin

Mr. Franklin wrote the screenplay and directed Denzel Washington in Walter Moseley’s Devil In A Blue Dress and directed One True Thing with Meryl Streep, Renee Zellweger and William Hurt. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the crime drama One False Move, earning the Los Angeles Film Critics Assoc.’s New Generation award, MTV’s Best New Filmmaker award and the IFP Spirit Award for Best Director. He is currently in developing the Sam Cooke story.

THE BLACK POWER MIXTAPE - an award winning compilation feature documentary that displays the story of the African-American community 1967-1975, the people, the society and the style that fueled a change. Told with beautiful footage and lost in the archives in Sweden for 30 years. Written and directed by: Göran Hugo Olsson; co-produced by: Joslyn Barnes & Danny Glover, Louverture Films.

SING YOUR SONG – Susanne Rostock’s inspiring and biographical documentary of the life and times of singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. From his rise to fame as a singer, inspired by Paul Robeson, and his experiences touring a segregated country, to his provocative crossover into Hollywood, Belafonte’s groundbreaking career personifies the American civil rights movement and impacted many other social-justice movements.

THUNDER SOUL – A Jamie Foxx executive produced documentary detailing the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band. It follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old “Prof,” their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school’s struggling jazz band into a world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s.

“These are amazing stories that underscore how the human spirit can blossom when adversity meets determination” says BAD West co-chairperson Denise Hamilton. “I’m really excited about the diversity of the documentaries we have this year” adds BADWEST co-chairman David Massey.

SCHEDULE

1:00 – 1:10 pm Opening remarks and presentation tape by CAAASA

1:10 – 2:55 SING YOUR SONG

3:00 – 4:40 BLACK POWER MIXTAPE 1967-1975

4:40 – 4:50 Intermission

4:50 – 4:58 BAD West - clips from 5 films in progress by BAD West members

5:00 - 6:15 THUNDER SOUL

6:15 – 6:45 Q&A

Q&A guest panelists include Director Mark Landsman and Community Engagement Director Kimber Smith of Thunder Soul.

Day of Black Docs is co-sponsored by the International Documentary Association, the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators; the Education is a Civil Right Committee and Hollywood Shorts.

www.DayOfBlackDocs.org

All Day Event Tickets Only $15