The San Diego Black Film Festival is proud to announce
our 2012 Awards Dinner
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OPENING FILMS
8:00pm
Joe Frazier (When the Smoke Clears): Feature Documentary, 72 mins., UK/USA, 2010;
Dir. Mike Todd. He was one of the most famous athletes in world. A look at the life of Joe Frazier, after Ali.
w/ Junior and The Saint: Drama, Short, 15 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Lamont Stephens. A champion prizefighter must divide his time between training for the biggest fight of his life and being a single parent.
8:00pm
Hopelessly In June: Comedy, Feature, 90 mins., USA, 2010; Dir. Vincent Brantley. A financial analyst from a staunch Baptist family falls hopelessly in love with June, a successful business woman whose parents are nontraditional.
w/ Bathroom Vanities: Comedy, Short, 8 mins., USA, 2010; Dir. Christopher Cherot. A don't judge a book by its cover comedy about one woman's unforgettable experience in a ladies bathroom.
8:00pm
Ties That Bind: Drama, Feature, 110 mins., Ghana, 2011; Dir. Leila Djansi. Three women, three lives, one hope. An African “Waiting to Exhale.”
8:00pm
Opening Shorts Package: (Total run time of 78 mins.)
(1) The Collegians: Drama, Short, 18 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Bryan Lewis. A swinging drama based on the story of trumpet legend Erskine Hawkins days in college during the great depression.
(2) Women in Hats: Drama, Short, 28 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Brandi Brown. A young woman fuses god and dance to bridge the generation.
(3) Our Rhineland: Drama, Short, 15 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Faren Humes. Under the Third Reich, Germans of mixed race and African blood were identified, located and rendered sterile. But, two sisters fought back.
(4) Brotherly Love: Drama, Short, 17 mins., USA, 2011; Dir. Choice Skinner.
Three brothers are confronted with a horrible act committed by the youngest due to the pressure of bullying from a local gang.
