{"id":73338,"date":"2015-09-23T12:32:50","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T12:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2015\/09\/23\/19th-annual-urbanworld-film-festival-preview\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:38:43","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:38:43","slug":"19th-annual-urbanworld-film-festival-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/19th-annual-urbanworld-film-festival-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"19th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>19th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival Preview<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n<p>September 23, 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UrbanWorld-Fest15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-65604\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/UrbanWorld-Fest15-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"UrbanWorld-Fest15\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 19th Annual <strong>Urbanworld Film Festival<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanworld.org\">https:\/\/www.urbanworld.org<\/a>) begins today (<strong>September 23-27, 2015)<\/strong> at\u00a0Manhattan&#8217;s AMC Empire 25 on 234 West 42nd Street.\u00a0 Presented by BET Networks\u00a0(BET) with founding sponsor HBO, the nation\u2019s largest competitive multicultural film festival\u00a0will screen over 80 films .<\/p>\n<p><strong>BET\u2019s Muhammad Ali: The People\u2019s Champ<\/strong> will serve as the opening night film\u00a0at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 23. The biographical tribute to the\u00a0former heavyweight champion, directed and executive produced by<strong> Clarence\u00a0\u201cCoodie\u201d Simmons<\/strong> and <strong>Chike Ozah<\/strong>, will connect the fighter\u2019s boxing prowess\u00a0as well as his social media activism, to the millennial audience to reveal\u00a0Ali\u2019s meaning in the world today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Muhammad-Ali-The-People\u2019s-Champ-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-71391\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 169'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Muhammad-Ali-The-People\u2019s-Champ--300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Muhammad Ali The People\u2019s Champ\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Premiering on BET Wednesday, September 23\u00a0at 8:00 p.m. ET\/PT, the special features exclusive interviews with family,\u00a0friends and admirers including Muhammad Ali\u2019s daughter and niece Laila Ali\u00a0and Shaya Ali, LL Cool J, Ludacris, T.I., Nas, Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray\u00a0Leonard, Ray Lewis, Tyrese, Rosie Perez, David Banner, Michael Eric Dyson,\u00a0Billie Jean King, Walt Frazier, Jim Brown, Ronnie Essett, Sway Calloway,\u00a0Wood Harris, Jeffrey T. Sammons, Godfrey C. Danchimah, Richard Sherman, J.\u00a0Ivy and Common. A Q&amp;A with filmmakers will follow.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQPotmdO0jQ?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"580\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-Ballerinas-Tale-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-65648\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 202 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/A-Ballerinas-Tale-poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"A Ballerina's Tale poster\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Ballerina&#8217;s Tale<\/strong> will close the festival on Saturday, September 26 at 8:30pm. The film is an intimate look at a crucial period in the career of principal dancer <strong>Misty Copeland<\/strong> of American Ballet Theatre (ABT). It follows Misty from her triumphant lead performance in Igor Stravinsky&#8217;s Firebird at New York&#8217;s Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center through her painful injury and recovery that followed, to her return to ABT and subsequent pop cultural icon status.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary, directed by <strong>Nelson George<\/strong>, also examines issues of race and body image in the elite ballet world. Sundance Selects will release the film theatrically and on VOD on October 14. After the screening, there will be a Q&amp;A with Copeland and George.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=4156995393001&amp;playerID=1305555504001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAABFqP0aGE~,xWDI0P6QX2mCEUIzHuid_aZSJaBMJUKf&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"https:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"https:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&amp;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashvars=\"videoId=4156995393001&amp;playerID=1305555504001&amp;playerKey=AQ~~,AAABFqP0aGE~,xWDI0P6QX2mCEUIzHuid_aZSJaBMJUKf&amp;domain=embed&amp;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"https:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"580\" height=\"270\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" swliveconnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"https:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" \/><\/object><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nIn addition to BET Networks and HBO, the festival proudly partners with brands who are committed to Urbanworld\u2019s mission. Comcast NBC Universal Telemundo and Time Warner serve as Premiere sponsors. Industry Circle sponsors include Fox Audience Strategy, Fox Global Directors Initiative, Interactive One, VH1, UMC, The Swirl Group, MoviePass, The Directors Guild of America, and AMC. Uptown, Hello Beautiful, Global Grind, NewsOne, TheUrbanDaily and Power 105 are media sponsors.<\/p>\n<p>For additional announcements in September, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanworld.org\">www.urbanworld.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">URBANWORLD 2015 FILM SLATE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>OPENING NIGHT FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Ali: The People\u2019s Champ \u2013 Directed by Clarence \u201cCoodie\u201d Simmons &amp;<br \/>\nChike Ozah (USA) &#8211; Presented by BET Networks<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>CLOSING NIGHT FILM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A Ballerina\u2019s Tale \u2013 Directed by Nelson George (USA) &#8211; Presented by Sundance<br \/>\nSelects<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SPOTLIGHT FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-\u00bd-Minutes-10-Bullets-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignright size-medium wp-image-72444\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 204 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/3-\u00bd-Minutes-10-Bullets-poster-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"3 \u00bd Minutes, 10 Bullets poster\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>3 \u00bd Minutes, 10 Bullets \u2013 Directed by Marc Silver<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; Presented by HBO<\/p>\n<p>In <em>3 \u00bd Minutes, Ten Bullets<\/em>, two lives intersected and were forever altered. On Black Friday 2012, two cars parked next to each other at a Florida gas station. A white middle-aged male and a black teenager exchanged angry words over the volume of the music in the boy\u2019s car. A gun entered the exchange, and one of them was left dead. Michael Dunn fired 10 bullets at a car full of unarmed teenagers and then fled. Three of those bullets hit 17-year-old Jordan Davis, who died at the scene. Arrested the next day, Dunn claimed he shot in self-defense. Thus began the long journey of unraveling the truth. <em>3 \u00bd Minutes, Ten Bullets<\/em> follows that journey, reconstructing the night of the murder and revealing how hidden racial prejudice can result in tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/117437994\" width=\"580\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stretch &amp; Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives &#8211; Directed by Bobbito Garcia <\/strong>(USA)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Stretch-Bobbito-Radio-That-Changed-Lives.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter size-full wp-image-72445\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 500 323'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Stretch-Bobbito-Radio-That-Changed-Lives.jpg\" alt=\"Stretch &amp; Bobbito Radio That Changed Lives\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During the 1990s,<strong> Stretch and Bobbito<\/strong> introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun, as well as an unknown Jay Z, Eminem, and the Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their show exceed 300 million.\u00a0The late-night program had a cult following in the art\/fashion world and prison population as well. All would loyally tune in for the offbeat humor just as much for the exclusive tunes. Stretch and Bobbito brought a unique audience together, and created a platform that changed music forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Man In 3B &#8211; Directed by Trey Haley<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; East Coast Premiere<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Man-in-3B-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignleft size-medium wp-image-72446\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 300 300'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/The-Man-in-3B-poster-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Man in 3B poster\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Based on the characters from New York Times Best Selling author Carl Weber&#8217;s novel &#8216;The Man In 3B&#8217; &#8230;. Darryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can&#8217;t stop talking about him. He immediately becomes intertwined in each of the tenants&#8217; lives&#8230; but when a murder happens in the building everyone becomes a prime suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Starring<strong> Lamman Rucker, Christian Keyes, Brely Evans, Anthony Montgomery, Robert Ri&#8217;chard, DB Woodside, Kellita Smith, James Black, Olivia Longott, Trisha Mann<\/strong>, with <strong>Jackee Harry, Marla Gibbs<\/strong> and <strong>Billy Dee Williams<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EB1V8IGk2sA\" width=\"580\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NARRATIVE FEATURE FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>After School \u2013 Directed by Carlos Melendez &amp; Mauricio Mendoza<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<div class=\"Text\">A gun shot is heard after school and 12year old Jacky, is discovered alone holding a gun, with blood on his shirt. Due to budget cuts and a police strike, Sergeant Olivia Hanson is the first officer on the scene and in charge for quite a while. Jacky refuses to give up his stand off and will only talk with former after school program teacher, Michael Brooks, who is under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Hanson and Brooks are forced to work together in order to find the answers to this mysterious situation and their lives are changed forever.<\/div>\n<p><strong>A Girl Like Grace \u2013 Directed by Ty Hodges<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>The film stars <strong>Ryan Destiny, Meagan Good, Garcelle Beauvais, Raven-Symone, Romeo Miller<\/strong>, <strong>Blair Redford, Marcus Lyle Brown, Leticia Jimenez <\/strong>and <strong>Paige Hurd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Girl Like Grace<\/strong>, follows seventeen-year-old \u201cGrace\u201d (Ryan Destiny), who grows up in a dysfunctional home raised by her single mother \u201cLisa\u201d (Garcelle Beauvais). Entering her senior year of high school, Grace fights for acceptance in the world while being bullied at school by \u201cMary\u201d (Raven Symone). Grace looks for guidance from her best friend \u201cAndrea\u201d (Paige Hurd) and becomes heavily influenced by Andrea\u2019s older sister \u201cShare\u201d (Meagan Good). Grace spirals into a dark world of sex, rebellion and her idea of womanhood. Faced with life\u2019s cruelty, Grace must find a way to make peace with herself and claim her own beauty in this gritty yet relatable coming-of-age story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Breaking Through \u2013 Directed by John Swetnam<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; US Premiere<\/p>\n<p>When Casey, a dancer who is discovered on YouTube, gets thrust into the modern world of internet celebrity and culture, she must find a way to balance her true identity with her online persona, or risk losing everything she cares about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carmin Tropical \u2013 Directed by Rigoberto Perezcano<\/strong> (Mexico) &#8211; New York Premiere &#8211; Presented by NewFest in Partnership with Outfest<\/p>\n<p>This mesmerizing mystery delves deep into the heart, mind, and soul of Mabel, a Mexican <i>muxe<\/i> (transwoman) who revives past demons when she comes face to face with the people, places, and memories of a faraway life. After learning that her dear friend Daniela has suddenly died, Mabel travels back to her hometown of Juchit\u00e1n only to discover that everything is both the same and different at once. As she cautiously navigates her old haunting grounds, we learn more about the life she left behind and the senseless violence that reigns in all areas of her former home. She soon finds herself immersed in a tale of crime and passion that reveals shocking moments of emotional turmoil and unadulterated truth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter &amp; Verse \u2013 Directed by Jamal Joseph<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Upon his return from serving a ten-year sentence in prison, reformed gang leader, S. Lance Ingram, struggles to adapt to a changed Harlem. Unable to use the technological skills he acquired in jail, Lance is forced to accept a position delivering meals for a local food bank. It is here that he befriends Ms. Maddy, 75, a past beauty with a irreverent and hardened shell to whom he delivers dinners. Through her, Lance finds hope, relearning the joys of life and living despite the outwardly bedeviled society in which they find themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flow \u2013 Directed by Fenar Ahmad<\/strong> (Denmark) &#8211; US Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Michael lives in a housing project. He and his friends make music together. Michael is clearly the biggest talent in the group, and one day he is discovered by the established rapper Apollo who makes Michael his ghostwriter. A big opportunity for Michael, this also means moving forward without his friends and breaking the unwritten rule of loyalty. Michael focuses on his music, hoping that the situation will resolve itself. As his friends lose their patience, a dramatic showdown is\u00a0inevitable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honeytrap \u2013 Directed Rebecca Johnson<\/strong> (UK) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Layla arrives in Brixton from Trinidad, full of fantasies about her new life ahead but she soon realises she is an outsider, both at home and among her peers. She finds a friend in underdog Shaun but yearns for status and belonging. Rescue comes in the dazzling form of local top boy Troy, who sweeps her off her feet into a world of romance. But when Troy dumps her, she is left heart-broken and socially shunned. Layla vows to rebuild herself as a hardened player in order to win Troy back and Shaun becomes a pawn in her game. A rarely seen female perspective on gang culture, Honeytrap is authentically local in setting but universal in its themes of passion, jealousy and revenge.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Knucklehead \u2013 Directed by Ben Bowman<\/strong> (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Cast: Gbenga Akinnagbe, Alfre Woodard, Amari Cheatom, Justin Myrick, Nikiya Mathis, Carla Duren<\/p>\n<p>When his brother is shot, mentally disabled Langston Bellows (Gbenga Akinnagbe) is left without a protector in Brooklyn\u2019s housing projects. Now under the control of his abusive mother (Alfre Woodard) he must take his future into his own hands. Langston strives for independence from his prior life, from his mother, and from his fractured mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Night \u2013 Directed by Harold Jackson III<\/strong> (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Love at first sight wouldn\u2019t appear to stand a chance when Jon (Gavigan), a young would-be businessman at loose ends in his career, spots knockout fashion model and downright cranky Sky (Blair) in a Washington, D.C., coffee shop. He\u2019s loopy and impulsive; she\u2019s all but engaged to her upwardly mobile rock-steady boyfriend Daniel (Benton Greene). In the romantic spirit of BEFORE SUNRISE, LAST NIGHT spins an unexpected adventure when verbal sparring takes an intimate turn into soul-baring disclosures between strangers who might never meet again<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pocha \u2013 Directed by Michael Dwyer<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>After being deported from the USA for credi t card fraud, Claudia (22) is forced to go to her estranged father\u2019s cattle ranch in northern M\u00e9xico. Str uggling to adapt to family and a way of life she has never known, she partners with a smuggler who promis es to get her back to America if she helps him trespass on her family\u2019s\u00a0ranch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primero De Enero (January 1st) &#8211; Directed by Erika Bagnarello<\/strong> (Dominican Republic) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>When a 12-year-old boy learns that his father&#8217;s beloved piano is stolen, he and his two best friends set out on an exciting, cross-country journey through beautiful DOminican Republic to bring it back home before January 1st.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riding 79 \u2013 Directed by Karola Hawk Gonzalez<\/strong> (Puerto Rico) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Riding 79 is a coming of age movie set in magical Puerto Rico. it\u2019s 1979 and Miguel is about to go on the ride of his life to meet his dream girl Stella.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Somewhere In The Middle \u2013 Directed by Lanre Olabisi<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Four lovers collide into each others&#8217; lives as one marriage morphs into several intertwining affairs. SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE was born out of a year long improvisational process in which the actors and director mutually crafted an ensemble drama. Structured like a jigsaw puzzle, no character fully grasps their current dilemma as interwoven stories are retold from varying viewpoints.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Stockroom \u2013 Directed by Victor Cruz<\/strong> (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Cast includes Victor Cruz, April Hernandez Castillo, Luis Antonio Ramos, Liza Colon-Zayas, and Tracy Perez as &#8220;Lilly&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The year is 1998. Our story follows Joseph Rodriguez, a stockroom supervisor who once had a dream to be a stand-up comic. After a failed promotion, his original dream begins to resurface. Urban legend tells us, if you&#8217;ve been in the stockroom for ten years or more, you&#8217;ll never leave. Joseph is about to hit that mark and he&#8217;ll have to decide what he is going to do with his life before the clock strikes midnight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Two Of Us \u2013 Directed by Ernest Nkosi<\/strong> (South Africa) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Set in Alexandra township, South Africa, a brother and sister journey through life knowing they have no one but each other. Schoolgirl Zanele falls in love with an older man where a series of events are set in motion and reveal much more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anatomy of a Dress \u2013 Directed by Flora P\u00e9rez-Garay (Puerto Rico) &#8211; New York<br \/>\nPremiere<\/p>\n<p>Can You Dig This \u2013 Directed by Delila Vallot (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic Escape \u2013 Directed by Nick Quested (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Hate Crimes in the Heartland \u2013 Directed by Rachel Lyon (USA)<\/p>\n<p>In Football We Trust \u2013 Co-Directed by Tony Vainuku and Erika Cohn (USA) &#8211;<br \/>\nNew York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Romeo is Bleeding \u2013 Directed by Jason Zeldes (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Tap World \u2013 Directed by Dean Hargrove (USA)<\/p>\n<p>We Like It Like That \u2013 Directed by Mathew Ramirez Warren (USA) &#8211; New York<br \/>\nPremiere<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DOCUMENTARY SHORTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By Jamal Joseph: A Life Transformed by the Arts \u2013 Directed by Mike De Caro<br \/>\n(USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Looking at the Stars \u2013 Directed by Alexandre Peralta (Brazil) &#8211; New York<br \/>\nPremiere<\/p>\n<p>Quest for Cuba: Questlove Brings the Funk to Havana \u2013 Directed by Jauretsi &amp;<br \/>\nDaniel Petruzzi (USA) &#8211; Presented by Okayplayer Films &amp; Jill Newman<br \/>\nProductions<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NARRATIVE SHORT FILMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#American \u2013 Directed by Nate Parker (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>1440 &amp; Counting \u2013 Directed by Tony Gapastione (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>2nd Life \u2013 Directed by Jake Alexander McAfee (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Ackee &amp; Saltfish \u2013 Directed by Cecile Meke (UK)<\/p>\n<p>About That\u2026 \u2013 Directed by Damien Smith (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Amishi \u2013 Directed by Malinda Kaur (UK)<\/p>\n<p>Ana \u2013 Directed by Renee Marie Petropoulos (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Bad Hunter \u2013 Directed by Sahim Omar Kalifa (Belgium) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Beyond The Passage \u2013 Directed by Terrence Jones (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Blackcard \u2013 Directed by Pete Chatmon (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Boxed In \u2013 Directed by Tasha Smith (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte \u2013 Directed by Angel Kristi Williams (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Clean \u2013 Directed by Gabriel Wilson (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Debt to Society \u2013 Directed by Tristan Daley (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Dream \u2013 Directed by Nijla Mu\u2019min (USA) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Dubois \u2013 Directed by Kaz Ov\u00e9 (Trinidad &amp; Tobago) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Fanta Face \u2013 Directed by Yaa Boaa Aning (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Forgiving Chris Brown \u2013 Directed by Marquette Jones (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Gang \u2013 Directed by Clayton Vomero (USA) &#8211; US Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Human Behavior \u2013 Directed by Carey WIlliams &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>In the Clouds \u2013 Directed by Marcelo Mitnik (Argentina) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>King of Guangzhou \u2013 Directed by Quester Hannah (China)<\/p>\n<p>Late Expectations \u2013 Directed by Laurie Arakaki (USA) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Lia \u2013 Directed by Ethosheia Hylton (UK) &#8211; World Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Love for Passion \u2013 Directed by Nathan Hale Williams (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Mandala \u2013 Directed by Guan Xi (China) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Marianne \u2013 Directed by Tomisin Adepeju (UK) &#8211; New York Premiere<\/p>\n<p>Only Light \u2013 Directed by Evita Castine (USA)<\/p>\n<p>Roubado \u2013 Directed by Erica A. 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