SFBFF - Sat, June 19th - Fillmore Heritage Center

1330 Fillmore Street,San Francisco CA 94115

19 June, 2021

Description

San Francisco Black Film Festival - Saturday, June 19th - Fillmore Heritage Center Diatribe: From The Village To The Streets | Director: A. Wone A concert documentary featuring the evolutionary lineage between African dance traditions and the dance styles from today's youth. Master Drummer Obo Addy, MC Mic Crenshaw and poet A.J. Wone converge to present a history of African music and dance from its traditional roots introducing a live audience to a rhythmic reunion of soul for one evening. Timeless Mrs. Taylor's Show And Tell: A Prince Story | Director: Victor Dean Disabled filmmaker Victor Dean has a knack for engaging with extraordinary people in an endearing and down-to-earth way. Mrs. Taylor’s Show & Tell chronicles a chance meeting with His Royal Badness, Prince, back in 2001. This animated short tells the tale of a chance encounter-turned-serendipitous elevator ride with The Purple One. Big Dubb | Director: Mira Campau A nostalgic ride through the memory of Big Dubb - a true West Oakland boogaloo dance pioneer. As Dubb drives around today's Oakland he reflects on the social value of dancing in a politically and socially vibrant time. Low Key | Rock White An unfulfilled salesman and his eccentric streetwise manager come together to navigate Dallas' underground music world for a chance at a record deal. SAN FRANCISCO BLACK FILM FESTIVAL’s MISSION is to celebrate African American cinema and the African cultural Diaspora and to showcase a diverse collection of films – from emerging and established filmmakers. This is accomplished by presenting Black films, which reinforce positive images and dispel negative stereotypes, and providing film artists from the bay area in particular and around the world in general, a forum for their work to be viewed and discussed. SFBFF believes film can lead to a better understanding of and communication between, peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while simultaneously serving as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times. An early proponent of the global perspective, the festival has always been ahead of its time. Long before popular culture paid lip service to ‘going global’, we were walking the walk, presenting global motifs and topics from filmmakers around the world.