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Thank you for attending the 3rd annual Women of Colors Arts & Film Festiva (WOCAFF) Atlanta. The festival screened over 25 films from local and international women of color filmmakers with a record number of filmmakers in attendance. 
 Friday, March 23rd 2007 6:00pm - 7:00pm - Meet & Greet Reception with Filmmakers Suggested Donation $20 Hosted by Women in Film & TV/Atlanta & Reflecting Black Space is limited - Please RSVP by March 20th reflectingblack@yahoo.com 7:30pm - 10:00pm - Film Screenings Saturday, March 24th 2007 Film Screening times 12 noon - 6:30 pm @ Auburn Avenue Research Library Music Showcase 7.30pm -11.00pm (doors open @7.30, show starts @ 9pm prompt!) Apache Cafe, 64 Third Street, Atlanta Featuring: Tiwa Savage - Up & Coming Dynamic Nigerian RnB Princess www.myspace.com/tiwasavage St Juste - Eclectic Queen of Alternative Soul www.myspace.com/stjuste Toni Blackman - Royal Ambassador of Hip Hop www.myspace.com/toniblackmanmusic Sunday, March 25th 2007 Film Screening times : 1:00pm - 6:00pm @ Aubun Avenue Research Library Please note that schedule is subject to change. Check back regularly for updates.
For Love of Indigo showcases the ground-breaking work of Batik artist Nike Okundaye through her initiative "Art Enterprise." It shows how "Art Enterprise" is a successful way of addressing difficult development issues including the rehabilitation of illegal African immigrants in Europe. Besides creating artistic masterpieces, Nike has given her life to training young people in batik, painting, poetry and performance art.
This poignant tale examines decisions one has to make in this day of HIV.
Days Past the Storm examines the resiliency of the human spirit and the positive impact Katrina survivors are making in communities where they’ve relocated across the United States. The media has shown numerous generalized and unflattering reports of Katrina survivors who are finding it difficult to integrate into their new communities. This documentary shows us another side of the story. We see a woman who lost almost everything, but was able to get back on her feet and -within four months of one of this nation’s most horrific human tragedies- become a first-time business owner through faith, perseverance and a victorious mindset.
16 year old Filmmaker Kiri Davis revisits the Black-doll White-doll experiment and discovers that the standards of beauty in America are still very whitewashed.
Joe (David Oyelowo) is a teacher with a mission. He's determined to save the black youngsters at his school from a life of gangs, crime and underachievement - whether they like it or not. But when a seemingly minor incident rapidly escalates out of control and he loses his job, he turns against his own community. He quickly descends into madness and hits rock bottom, before realizing he has a lot to learn about love, understanding and a different way of seeing his world.
"For though the twins were not yet born and had not done anything good or bad it was said to her; the other will server the younger." And so it was for the ever-warring Malik, Chase and Roc Bishop, prodigy of ruthless entrepreneurial mastermind Richard 'Roc' Bishop.snr. Malik and Chase he loved, Roc he hated, but Richard's sins haunted them all.
Sandra Aguebor, a fully trained motor mechanic, set up The Lady Mechanics Initiative In Lagos, Nigeria five years ago. She wanted to empower and equip young women with technical skills so that they could become independent and self sufficient. Mechanical Women tells one woman's story of breaking down gender stereotypes and providing economic empowerment for women.
Keisha Johnson, an African American soldier , goes AWOL in Iraq after she flees a violent incident. On her "walkabout" journey, she encounters children who decide to help her despite their fear. Keisha and the children grow to understand each other in the face of political barriers that have torn their lives apart.
This award winning documentary tells the story of Miss Edna Lewis, the granddaughter of freed slaves from Virginia. It chronicles her life on the farm in Freetown, VA and her exodus to New York City where she became the adored chef for post WW II artists, writers, scholars and performers in Manhattan at Café Nicholson. There she cooked simple but elegant meals on her family's approach to food, fresh and local. In the early 80's Miss Lewis befriended Scott Peacock, an Alabama-born white chef almost 50 years her junior. They were called "the odd couple" of the cooking world and co-authored a popular cookbook, 'The Gift of Southern Cooking" (Knopf, 2003). Miss Lewis died in February, 2006, but Scott ensures her food legacy lives on in his recipes as Executive chef at Watershed Restaurant in Decatur, Georgia. Q & A with Fillmaker Bailey Barash
The bitter sweet story of a young Jamaicans girl's attempt to save her dying mother. In the guise of her alter-ego, Danger Girl, she sets out to catch the infamous Duppy Bat--a creature within Jamaican mythology symbolizing the imminent death of someone close.
Indians of African descent go back to the thirteenth century in India and were brought from Africa as soldiers, domestic servants, slave and royal bodyguards. This documentary is an engaging portrait of a contemporary Sidi family in Bombay India.
Raju Dhillon returns home after picking up her mother Uma Dhillon's ashes. She is depressed, isolated and is taking the loss of her mother heavily. She meets up with her estranged father who informs her that her mother had requested that her ashes be taken to India by both of them. A story of race, rejection and forgiveness.
The documentary follows filmmaker Shundell Prasad's journey as she travels three continents to trace her roots back to India. Filmed on location in New York, Toronto, Guyana and India, the film examines the massive Indian Diaspora estimated to be over 20 million. The film explores the dark imperial rule over India when Indians were taken as indentured servants and cargoed throughout the world as commodity.
An urban suspense thriller about a woman who spent the greater part of her childhood consuming the principles of purity. As an adult, she questions what is 'Forbidden' when she meets a handsome gentleman.
Inez Brown never imagined herself to be an artist. In fact, she did not discover her artistic talent until the age of 74. Now her artwork is being exhibited throughout the San Francisco Bay area in places as prominent as the M.H. de Young Museum. The film celebrates the life of an artist who, in losing her natural voice, found her true voice through her art.
If only Sionne could beam herself away to a world where young girls never got their periods, then she would be happy. Fat chance, defying the laws of nature is virtually impossible. Sionne will get her period, it's just a matter of when, where, and in front of whom. What will she do?
This film looks at the formidable women traders in Western Nigeria known as the 'Mama Benz' (from their habit of doing business driving around in Mercedes Benz automobiles). Physically flamboyant and with a reputation as tough, no-nonsense negotiators, the Mama Benz buy and sell everything from textiles to machinery in the markets of Lagos, occupying a key entrepreneurial role in the thriving market businesses of the country. But officially, their contribution's don't appear in Nigeria's GDP figures, where they remain an invisible force. Q & A with Filmmakers Lisa Acrond & Nancy Thompson
One marriage two sets of customs.
"Dance Historian, Deejay Pnut, explains the evolution of Chicago footworking."
This film explores the long neglected female side of Reggae and Dancehall music in Jamaica. Three generations of women in the Jamaican music business tell us about their role in past and present, their first steps into the career, their struggle for acceptance in a male-dominated business, their life paths and big success. World-famous musicians such as Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Sasha, Cecile, Chevelle Franklyn, Queen Ifrica, Macka Diamond and Lady G - just to name a few, as well as women behind the scenes, f.e. Barbara Makeda Blake Hannah (Rastafari activist, film-maker, author, journalist, broadcaster), Nordia Rose (hottest music video director in Jamaica), Jade Lee (artist management) or Sandra Joy Alcott (founder of JAFA - Jamaica Association of Female Artists), give us an understanding of Jamaica's music scene from a female point of view.
On her journey to peel away at layers to uncover the reasons why people still lighten their skin, filmmaker Dami Akinnusi meets with experts in the field of Dermatology Psychiatry and Cultural History. Dami also seeks the voice of the community on Angie Le Mar's radio show on London's Black Radio Station,Choice FM and joins in the public debate. As she journeys with a young woman who lightens her skin, she asks the question: why in the 21st Century is there still a negative attitude towards darker skin?
This lyrical, unsettling film conveys the experience of children of mixed racial heritage. Suffering the aggression of racial harassment, a young girl and her brother attempt to wash their skin white with scouring powder. Starkly emotional and visually compelling, this semi-autobiographical testimony to the profound internalized effects of racism and the struggle for self-definition and pride is a powerful catalyst for discussion.
Inspired by a poem by Maya Angelou, this powerful film explores images of Black women in the media, focusing on the myths surrounding Black women's sexuality. Like COLOR ADJUSTMENT, in which Marlon Riggs looked at images of Black people on television, AND STILL I RISE uses images from popular culture to reveal the way the media misrepresents Black women's sexuality. A combination of fear and fascination produces a stereotypical representation which in turn impacts on the real lives of Black women. AND STILL i RISE intercuts historical and media images with hard-hitting contemporary views of women of African heritage as they struggle to create a new and empowered perspective.
A short film about a date gone wrong.
Many have heard of the alleged voting irregularities that occurred during the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004. Until now, these incidents have gone under- reported and are commonly written-off as insignificant rumors or unintentional mishaps resulting from an overburdened election system.
American Blackout chronicles the recurring patterns of voter disenfranchisement from Florida 2000 to Ohio 2004 while following the story of Georgia Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. Mckinney not only took an active role investigating these election debacles, but has found herself in the middle of her own after publicly questioning the Bush Administration about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
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