Director – Charles Officer
USA 2009 93 Minutes
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.
Jude is a single mother who descends from a long line of Jamaican caregivers. SILENCE is a past his prime boxer who fights illegally to survive. [...]
RETURN propels us into the unseen world of indigenous African medicine through ritual, spiritual connections and sacrifice. Through exclusive visits with traditional healers across the African continent, we experience their ancient practices first hand. The film chronicles the journey of two African American professionals as they reconnect to the cultures of their ancestry, and encounter [...]
The 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival brought over 1200 eager audience members, including capacity crowds for Opening and Closing nights. “The impact of the festival goes beyond the festival”, notes the Seattle Office of Film and Music.
Audiences praised the festival, which featured more than 38 films from around the world and hosted filmmakers [...]
Filmmaker Alrick Brown walked away with the Audience and Jury awards at the 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, marking yet another first as this 6-year old festival posted record attendance for opening and closing nights and an eclectic array of narrative, documentary, experimental and youth films.
The 2009 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival promises to bring delightful, provocative and engaging film from around the world bringing its annual eclectic mix of historic and contemporary film. With 9 days of film screenings, workshops and lively gala events, this festival is a feast for the senses, with inspiring post-screening discussion with filmmakers [...]
This is not a market festival…it’s a people festival, driven by the passion of filmmakers for their craft and audiences hungry for films outside the Hollywood machine. Audiences overwhelmingly rate this festival highly and many return year after year. “While the African American Film Festival, now in its fifth year, is marked by steady success, [...]
