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Sundance London Unveils Lineup For Inaugural Event ("An Oversimplification of Her Beauty" Makes Cut)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 7, 2012 9:57 AM
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We already told you this was coming, so you folks in the UK get ready to check out some films we've written about and recommend like 2 Days In New York, Filly Brown, LUV, An Oversimplification Of Her Beauty, and Under African Skies.

Jesse Owens Doc World Premiere Will Open Full Frame 2012 + Tribute Honoring Stanley Nelson

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 6, 2012 9:06 PM
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Announced earlier today... The opening night film of the 2012 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival on Thursday April 12th will be the World Premiere of Laurens Grant’s Jesse Owens, which was produced and written by 2012 Full Frame Tribute honoree Stanley Nelson.

MIFF '12 Preview: Short Film "Immune" (Composer Desperately Seeks Missing Piece of Music)

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 6, 2012 6:16 PM
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The 30-minute film, Immune, is premiering at the Miami International Film Festival, which began March 4th and will go on until March 11th. Immune, written and directed by Andrew Lathrop, revolves around a music composer who "risks a journey to find a missing piece of music."

MIFF '12 Preview: Coming of Age Drama Set In Florida Panhandle "Born & Raised"

  • By Vanessa Martinez
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  • March 6, 2012 5:53 PM
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Premiering at the Miami International Film Festival, which runs from March 4th until March 11th this month, Born and Raised is a coming-of-age drama about a teenager in the Florida panhandle who begins considering venturing out of his small town to escape his interpersonal conflicts.

SXSW 2012 Preview - "Trash Dance" (How To Make A Garbage Truck Dance)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 6, 2012 1:27 PM
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A SXSW 2012 doc feature profile we overlooked and I was just reminded of, so here it is...

TFF 2012 Preview - "Babygirl" (Teen Sets Up Trap To Expose Mother's Creepy Boyfriend)

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 6, 2012 12:30 PM
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And the film festival beat goes on... one after the other... I gets no breaks; heading to SXSW this Friday, then once I get back, rolling right into New Directors/New Films, and soon after that, this one, the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival. 

7th Annual Women Of Color Arts & Film Festival Announces Opening, Closing, Centerpiece Films

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 6, 2012 9:51 AM
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For those of you in ATL... all 3 films have been covered on S&A, so hopefully you're familiar. 

SXSW 2012 - Watch Gabrielle Union In Trailer For Indie Couples Dramedy "In Our Nature"

  • By Tambay A. Obenson
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  • March 5, 2012 10:00 PM
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The last time Gabrielle Union was in a theatrically released movie was in 2008's Cadillac Records, although it feels like it's been longer than 3+ years.
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2012 New Voices in Black Cinema Festival Wrap-Up (+ Photos!)

  • By Jasmin
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  • March 3, 2012 1:11 AM
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This post comes a tad late, but in case you missed NVBC Fest 2012, or would just like to relive a few great cinematic moments, read on ;)

The 2012 DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF) Opens Today

  • By Emmanuel Akitobi
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  • February 29, 2012 2:01 PM
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It's not too late to get tickets for screenings at the 2012 DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF), which runs from February 29 - March 4 in our nation's capital.
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