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SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 15 - 19 NYC 2010

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

SEPT 14 - 18 NYC 2011

Individual Tickets Now Available for Purchase

Individual Tickets provide access to a single screening and are an easy and inexpensive (only $15 each) way to attend the festival. You can purchase Individual Tickets for all festival screenings, however only limited tickets are available for Opening & Closing night films, on a first come, first serve basis. Individual Tickets can be purchased online here (select desired film) or at the AMC 34th Street Box Office, located at 312 West 34th Street. All Access Credentials do NOT need to purchase Individual Tickets.

Opening Night

 Brooklyn Boheme, directed by Diane Paragas and Nelson George – World Premiere

Closing Night

 Kinyarwanda, directed by Alrick Brown – New York Premiere

Spotlights

 All Things Fall Apart, directed by Mario Van Peebles – New York Premiere

 HBO Presents: How To Make It In America – Sneak Peek, Season 2 Episodes

 I Want My Name Back, directed by Roger Paradiso – Work In Progress

 Mamitas, directed by Nicholas Ozeki – New York Premiere

 Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets, directed by Alex Stapleton – East Coast Premiere

 Vh1’s Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation, Directed by Richard Lowe and Martin Torgoff – World Premiere

Narrative Features

 Life Love Soul, directed by Noel Calloway – New York Premiere

 Make A Movie Like Spike, directed by Jamil Walker Smith – New York Premiere

 Restless City, directed by Andrew Dosunmu

 Yelling to the Sky, directed by Victoria Mahoney

 You, Me & The Circus, directed by Ty Hodges – East Coast Premiere

Documentary Features

 Love Arranged, directed by Soniya Kirpalani – World Premiere

 Sole of a Hustla, directed by Chad Heeter – New York Premiere

 Sonia Sanchez: Shake Loose Memories, directed by Jamal Joseph – World Premiere

 The Learning, directed by Ramona Diaz

 The Scroll, directed by Parrish Smith – New York Premiere

 The Start of Dreams, directed by The Horne Brothers – New York Premiere

 Zero Percent, directed by Tim Skousen – New York Premiere

Documentary Shorts

 Common Ground, directed by Holli Fifer – World Premiere

 Jamaica House, directed by Al Gragg – World Premiere

 Love Lockdown, directed by Nadia Hallgren

 The Line of Departure, directed by Folleh Tamba – New York Premiere

 The Rhythm of My Life – Ismael Sankara, directed by Franck Onouviet & Marc A. Tchicot – US Premiere

Narrative Shorts

 A Higher Power, directed by Jacolby Percy – East Coast Premiere

 Bayou Black, directed by Jonas Carpignano – New York Premiere

 Black Swan Theory, directed by Nikyatu Jusu

 The Boxer, directed by David Au and Teddy Chen Culver – East Coast Premiere

 Bump, directed by Rodney Lee – World Premiere

 Burned, directed by Phyllis Toben Bancroft – New York Premiere

 Camilo, directed by Rafael Salazar Moreno – World Premiere

 Counterfeit, directed by Geoff Bailey – New York Premiere

 Crazy Beats Strong Every Time, directed by Moon Molson – New York Premiere

 Digital Antiquities, directed by J.P. Chan – World Premiere

 Homage to Bela, A Prelude, directed by Randy Wilkins – World Premiere

 Jemila's Tale, directed by Christina L. Bryant – World Premiere

 Jerk Chicken, directed by Samuel Stewart – US Premiere

 Karim, directed by Carl Seaton – World Premiere

 L.A. Coffin School, directed by Erin Li – New York Premiere

 Men in Love, directed by Keith Davis

 Reform, directed by Jamal Caesar – World Premiere

 Silencio Fuerte, directed by Ozzy Villazon – New York Premiere

 The Man In The Glass Case, directed by Maxwell Addae – World Premiere

 The Package, directed by Natasha Parker – World Premiere

 The Street Performer, directed by Lamont Stephens – World Premiere

 The Tombs, directed by Jerry LaMothe – New York Premiere

 Underground, directed by Akil DuPont – East Coast Premiere

 Wake, directed by Bree Newsome

 When Cars Sing, directed by Fabien Ortiz – World Premiere

 Wolf Call, directed by Rob Underhill – New York Premiere

Screenplay Finalists

 AFTER THE STORM – Cole Wiley

 BLACKBIRD – David Polk

 MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT – R. Shanea Williams

 THE DIVIDE – Rashmi Singh

 BY MY BOOT STRAPS – Debra Azemar

Teleplay Finalists

 WHITEHALL – Dawn M. Green & Aliza Pearl Kennerly

 UNCLE OLD SCHOOL – Elliott Porter

 NALA’S HEART – Pauline Gray

 MAMA HUBBARD – Marcia Sinclair

 DAI DREAM – Ricardo Sean Thompson

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