2023 Film Lineup
October 11-15, 2023
EVENT SCHEDULE
ALL EVENTS ARE FOR AGES 18+
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
5pm-9pm
“A Real One” (Short Film) – McKenzie Chinn, Director
“We Were Meant To” (Short Film) – Tari Wariebi, Director
“ARTiculate ATL, A Decade of Art, Music, and Expression” (Short Film) – Esohe Galbreath, Chief Executive Consultant
Discussion: Tari Wariebi & Esohe Galbreath
“One Shot” (Short Film) – Damien Wilkins, Overtime Elite
Discussion: Damien Wilkins
“Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Story” (Feature Film) - Joe Brewster, Michele Stephenson, Directors
VIP Reception at Fixins Soul Kitchen (For Guests with VIP Passes ONLY)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
5pm-9pm
“Own the 8 Count” (Short Film) – Dawn Manning, Production Executive
“Regret to Inform You” (Short Film) – Yusuf Nasir, Director
“Hampton University: One of the Wonders of the World” (Documentary) – Phill Branch, Director
“Pretty Boy” (Short Film) – Kevin Coleman-Cohn, Director
Discussion: Dawn Manning , Yusuf Nasir, Phill Branch, Kevin Coleman-Cohen
Victor Luckerson Author Talk: Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District
“Somewhere in America: Presidents, Protests and a Race Massacre” (Short Film) – Brian Schodorf, Producer
“Rebuilding Black Wall Street: Reinvest” (Short Film) - RiKarlo Handy, Artist & Ananda Lewis, Activist
Discussion: Victor Luckerson, RiKarlo Handy, Ananda Lewis & Brian Schodorf
VIP Reception at Fixins Soul Kitchen (For Guests with VIP Passes ONLY)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
5pm-9pm
“Honor Student” (Feature Film) – Tamika Miller, Director
Discussion: Tamika Miller
Clint Lanier Author Talk: Ted Mack and America’s First Black Owned Brewery
“One Pint at a Time” (Feature Documentary) – Aaron Hose
Jackie Ruffin Actress Talk: Patsy Young Oral History:The Fugitive Brewer
“Black is Beautiful” (Feature Documentary) – Marcus Baskerville, Weathered Souls Brewing Co. Marco Ortega, Director
Discussion: Clint Lanier, Aaron Hose, Marcus Baskerville, Marco Ortega & Ted Mack II
VIP Reception at Fixins Soul Kitchen (For Guests with VIP Passes ONLY)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 (50th Anniversary of Hip Hop)
5pm-9pm
“Boogie Rage” (Short Film)
“Hails from Shaolin” (Short Film)
“You Can’t Erase Me by Special K” (Feature Film)
“Eve After Dark” (Feature Film)
Discussion: CR (Hip Hop Film Festival), Alonzo Williams(Eve After Dark, Producer)
VIP Reception at Fixins Soul Kitchen (For Guests with VIP Passes ONLY)
Slim & Husky’s Hip Hop Post Party (Open to ALL Guests)
Sunday, October 15
1pm-5pm
“King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones” (Feature Film)
Discussion: Harriet Marin Jones
“Black Barbie: A Documentary” (Feature Documentary)