Established in 1992, The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation dedicated to the promotion of cultural and racial tolerance and understanding through the exhibition of film, art and creative expression. PAFF's goal is to present and showcase the broad spectrum of black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images. PAFF believes film and art can lead to better understanding and foster communication between peoples of diverse cultures, races, and lifestyles, while at the same time serve as a vehicle to initiate dialogue on the important issues of our times.
The 2002 Official Feature Film Selections:
100 Days directed by Nick Hughes, A Jewel in History, the Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital for Colored directed by Chike C. Nwoffiah
A Reasonable Man directed by Gavin Hood, Ali Zaoua directed by Nabil Ayouch
All About You directed by Christine Swanson, As An Act of Protest directed by Dennie Leroy Moore
Bar-B-Que Peugeot directed by Jean Odoutan, Birds of Darkness (Tiour el Zalam) directed by Sherif Arafa
Black Atlantic--On the Route of the Orisha directed by Renato Barbieri, Blood Crisis directed by Gerald K. Barclay
Blue Hill Avenue directed by Craig Ross Jr., Book of Love directed by Jeffrey W. Byrd
Camp de Thiaroye directed by Ousman Sembene, Closure directed by Joseph Sellera
Crazy as Hell directed by Eriq La Salle, Daresalam directed by Issa Serge Coelo, Dôlè directed by Imunga Ivanga
Hard Earth - Land Rights in Zimbabwe directed by Mukundwa Francis Zvoma, Harlem Aria directed by William Jennings
Journey to Ouaga (Voyage a Ouaga) directed by Camille Mouyeke, Kali's Vibe directed by Shari Carpenter
Karmen Gei directed by J. Gay Ramaka, Kirikou & the Sorceress directed by Michel Ocelot
Little Senegal directed by Rachid Bouchareb, Living In Paradise directed by Bouriem Buerdjou
Love Hurts directed by Darryl McCane, MacArthur Park directed by Billy Wirth
Malunde directed by Stefanie Sycholt, Me and Mrs. Jones directed by Edward La Borde Jr.
Minister directed by Temesghen Zehaie Abraha, Omar 2000 directed by Ahmed Atef
One Drop directed by James Banks, Pure Blood directed by Kenneth Kaplan
Roads & Bridges directed by Abraham Lim, Roaring Across the Horizon directed by Chen Guo Xing
Room to Rent directed by Khaled El Hagar, The Rosa Parks Story directed by Julie Dash
Roues Libres directed by Sadiki Bakaba, Sia:The Dream of the Python directed by Dani Kouyate
Skin The Cat directed by Lolita Stewart-White, The Great Betrayal directed by Ingolo wa Keya
The Last Place on Earth directed by James Slocum, The Price of Forgiveness (Ndeysaan) directed by Mansour Sora Wade
The Storm (Al Assifa) directed by Khaled Youssef, Thirty Years to Life directed by Vanessa Middleton
Voices of the Voiceless directed by Tania Cuevas Martinez, Wake Up (Musinsimuke) directed by Elizabeth Markham, Waterproof directed by Barry Berman
Welcome to the Terradome directed by Ngozi Onwurah, Yo Alien directed by Foster V. Corder & Nathaniel Bellamy and YolnguBoy directed by Stephen Johnson.
MacArthur Park will be screening at it's LA Premiere at the Pan African Film Festival, with 2 screenings. Friday Nite @ 8:15 PM and Monday 11th @ 8:30 at the Magic Johnson Theatre, Baldwin Hill Crenshw Plaza.
Our Congratulations to Billy and the cast/crew of MacArthur Park and we wish them a great festival.
For more information, updates, opening and closing nite showings check out Pan African Offical Festival Site
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