Fri Jul 17 - Sun Jul 19 2009 International Black Women's Film Festival Tel. 888-217-2511 Email 2009 International Black Women's Film Festival Website

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Description Since 2002, the International Black Women’s Film Festival has been bringing you unequaled, quality film featuring Black women from around the world, while also showcasing the talents of Black women filmmakers.Join Us for an Evening of Entertainment, Music, Fun and Film at the Beautiful Oakland Museum of California! Kick-off the Festival Weekend with delicious hors d'oeuvres & Refreshments, Live Music, Prizes, Silent Auction...and fun!! FRIDAY - JULY 17, 2009 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION West Coast Premiere of SAY MY NAME, a film by Nirit Peled OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA 1000 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94607 TIX: http://ibwff.ticketleap.com $12/Gen, $10/Student, $5/Senior (62+) or Supervised Teens **Discounted Tickets Require a Valid ID** - 6-7 pm, Hors d'oeuvres, Refreshments and Entertainment in the Lobby - 7-9 pm, Screening in the James Moore Theater SAY MY NAME (directed by Nirit Peled of Mamamess) Featuring interviews and musical performances from a diverse cast of women including Remy Ma, Rah Digga, Jean Grae, Erykah Badu, Estelle and newcomers Chocolate Thai, Invincible and Miz Korona, this powerful documentary delves into the amazing personal stories of women balancing professional dreams with the stark realities of poor urban communities, race, sexism, and motherhood, as the more than 18 artist featured in Say My Name battle for a place in a society that creates few chances for women. -------- SATURDAY - JULY 18, 2009 A DAY OF PREMIERES! **** FREE ADMISSION **** KORET AUDITORIUM - SF MAIN LIBRARY 100 LARKIN STREET, SF CA 94103 These shorts and features have never been screened publicly...until now! -THE VINEYARD (2008, USA - Short) - Premiere! The Vineyard is the story of what happened when the parables of old transcend the world of dreams. -IN SEARCH OF CONSONANCE (2009, USA - Feature) - Premiere!(Adult language) | A hilarious comedy with a dramatic theme, Shelly’s therapeutic exercise turns out to be a lengthy document that exposes her deepest thoughts and shines a light on her dysfunctional family. -SUSHI (2009, USA - Short) - Premiere! Two Black women discuss a major commitment over a sushi lunch. Some commitments should be kept. What is the secret that binds, and tears them apart? - BLUE COVERS (2008, USA - Short)(Adult themes)| A visual poem that re-imagines the possibility of healing all exists within the space of a moment. -CRUZEIRO (2009, Brazil/Netherlands - Documentary/Feature) Premiere!Four young inhabitants from the favela Vila Cruzeiro film their own lives and each others. -------- SUNDAY - JULY 19, 2009 DELANCEY STREET THEATER 600 EMBARCADERO ST, SF, CA TIX: http://ibwff.ticketleap.com $10/Gen, $8/Student, $5/Seniors (62+) Celebrate the closing night of the 2009 International Black Women's Film Festival with inspiration, hope and change! A showcase of emerging talent performs in the Sister Soul Showcase. Rounding out the closing night are two west coast premieres, and our closing film, New York 45! New York 45 is by veteran filmmaker and IBWFF alumn Jacques Zanetti! His film is about how 45 people from different races, backgrounds and classes, perceive their city, New York City, along with all of its tragedy, complexity and wonder. 45 very different New Yorkers create a common voice… A real human voice… 20 born and raised New Yorkers, 11 new Americans and the rest, Americans but born in other states. A magnificent testament and document of the heart and soul of New York City, post-9/11, and on the brink of change to a new President. Inspirational and an ode to the American spirit! -DEF DANCE JAM (2008, USA - Documentary) 16 minutes An intimate short documentary about the Def Dance Jam Workshop, a nonprofit organization in Harlem, New York, that brings the differently-abled and conventially abled communities together through dance. -THE HANDS (2008, USA - Short) - Premiere! 11 minutes The Hands is a story of the love between a father and daughter that can't last in its original pure state. As the grown-up daughter now sits at her father's bedside in his final hours, she becomes fixated upon his hands and what they represent. -NEW YORK 45 (2008, USA - Documentary/Experimental :: Closing Night Film) 1 hour, 24 minutes New York 45 is a film about how 45 people from different races, backgrounds and classes, perceive their city, New York City, along with all of its tragedy, complexity and wonder. 45 very different New Yorkers create a common voice… A real human voice… 20 born and raised New Yorkers, 11 new Americans and the rest, Americans but born in other states. A magnificent testament and document of the heart and soul of New York City, post-9/11, and on the brink of change to a new President.

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