2010 Festival Press Kit
MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT * MEDIA ALERT *
February 9, 2010
CONTACT:
Jennifer Rice, Rice Public Relations LLC
Rice1234@yahoo.com; (206) 285-5175
Festival Info:
http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org/
Press Photos:
http://www.nursefighterboy.ca/home.html#downloads
http://stillbillthemovie.com/press-materials/
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center Executive Director: Royal Alley Barnes
7th Annual Langston Hughes
African American Film Festival
April 17 – 25, 2010
WHAT: The 2010 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) takes place April 17 – 25, 2010. In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Sickle Cell Anemia in the U.S., the LHAAFF will partner with the Northwest Sickle Cell Collaborative (NSCC) to raise awareness of the disease that occurs in about 1 in every 500 African-American births and 1 in every 1000 to 1400 Hispanic-American births. About 2 million Americans, or 1 in 12 African Americans, carry the sickle cell trait.
The 2010 African American Film Festival’s Opening Night Gala Reception and film screening on April 17th (location TBD) will highlight LHAAFF and NSCC’s collaboration and shine a spotlight on the Sickle Cell Centennial.
Opening Night Film 4/17/2010:
- NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY is a film about a mother struggling with Sickle Cell Anemia and its devastating effect on her family and her own life. The film is directed by young Canadian filmmaker, Charles Officer. Officer’s sister was stricken by Sickle Cell and told that she would not live past 30.. NURSE.FIGHTER.BOY is an urban love story about the soul of a mother, the heart of a fighter, and the faith of a child. http://www.nursefighterboy.ca/home.html#screeningroom
Closing Night Film 4/25/2010:
- Still Bill is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day,” “Grandma’s Hands,” and “Just the Two of Us.” With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has written the songs that have – and always will – resonate deeply within the fabric of our times.
WHEN: April 17 – April 25, 2010
WHERE: Due to the planned seismic & electrical upgrades of the historic Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center facility in Seattle’s Central District, the 2010 film festival will take place at a variety of film screening locations all over Seattle. Exact locations will be posted at www.langstonblackfilmfest.org after March 15th.
TICKETS: All access festival passes are on sale now for $50 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/94778. Information about how to obtain single tickets will be posted at www.langstonblackfilmfest.org, after March 15, 2010.
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