BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-9583 SEQUENCE:9583 CREATED:20040203T182300Z DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n\nThe Hip Hop \nFilm Fest & Black August Media Forum.- A Fundraiser for The San \nFrancisco Bayview Newspaper -This Saturday & Sunday - Aug 17th & \n18thevent runs both days from 5 p.m to approx 12 a.m \nmidnightWhat ?: Y'all should come on down to see the most \npopular films of The Hip Hop Film Fest like "Freestyle:The Art of Rhyme", and \n"Straight Outta Hunters Point". In addition to great indie films and \nperformances from rap and spoken word artists like T-Kash of The Coup, Jymini, \nand Natural Blackness, the Fest also promises awareness building dialogue with \nlocal alternative media panelists. Opportunities to win raffle prizes, enjoy the \nvibe and suck up some some Hot BBQ & Louisiana Gumbo in the \ncourtyard.location information:934 Brannan Street (between 8th and \n9th Streets)San Francisco CASomar Event Line: \n415.552.2131x401info@somarts.org admission : $5 students/ $7 adult$20 all day benefit pass \nat the doorThe indie filmmaking crew that is \norganizing the ongoing Hip Hop Film Fest tour, is throwing a festive and \neducational event Saturday Aug 17th & Sunday Aug 18th at SomARTS Center \nin San Francisco. Folks of all ages and races are invited to see \nscreenings of the most popular films in the festival as well as \nparticipate in Indie Media Forums with some of the Bay Area's leading \nalternative media writers and visual artists. In addition to unique \nfilms, each day will feature an alternative media panel with visual artist, \njournalists, writers, and representatives from publications and media outlets to \nhold open ended discussion about local community issues and current events. \nThere will also be refreshments and food available with proceeds directed to \nhelping out the venerable, yet financially troubled SF Bayview newspaper, the \nlast remaining black owned newspaper in San Francisco. An outdoor \nBar BQ will coincide in the somARTS courtyard with musical performances by \nT- Kash of The Coup, Jymini, DJ Undercut , spoken word from Natural Fact, \nPitch Black, and others to be announced. Raffles will be held for prizes \nwhich include new CD's, Video Games, and more. 5:00 p.m Voice of The \nVoiceless (US 2001 49mim) dir: Tania Cuevas-MartinezAward winning short \ndocumentary film about the movement surrounding the appeal process for Mumia Abu \nJamal. Many notable hip-hop artists andactivists explain their support and \nstruggle for the liberation of thiscondemned political prisoner on Death \nRow. Features Michael Franti, DeadPrez, Mos Def, Gil Scott Heron and \nmore.6:00 p.m a Bay Area Alternative Media Panel :Saturday \npanelists will focus on issues facing contemporary alternativemedia TBA. \nModerator JR of Black Imperial Society/SF Bay View7:30 p.mNobody \nKnows My Name (2001 60 min) dir: Rachel RaimistGoing beyond the "bling \nbling" and "bootay" that is the mainstream musicvideo mainstay, Raimist \nreveals the lives of real women, connected by theirlove of the elements of \nHip Hop. This intimate film draws you into thestories of talented women who \nare poets, performers, and artists of greatethnic diversity that believe in \nhip hop as a way of life such as Medusa &DJ Symphony (the sole female \nmember of the The World Famous Beat Junkies).9:00 p.mFreestyle : \nThe Art of Rhyme (US, 2002 57min) dir: Kevin FitzgeraldAn award winning film \nthat explosively documents the world ofimprovisational Rap. Shot over a \nperiod of more than seven years by aco-operative of students, filmmakers, \nDJ's, b-boys, and MC's, FREESTYLEtakes viewers on a journey through \npreviously unexamined dimensions ofhip-hop. Improvised poetry challenges \nconventional linguistics, politics andculture as language is re-appropriated \nas a tool for empowerment. Freestyleis packed with rare and archival footage \nof some of the most amazing hip-hopMC's ever to bless the mic, including \nSupernatural, Mos Def, Last Poets,Biggie Smalls, Black Thought of The Roots, \nFreestyle Fellowship, LordFinesse, Tupac Shakur, MC Juice, DJ's Cut Chemist \n& Numark of Jurassic-5,and DJ Kool Herc.Sunday - scheduling \nTBA - info below is tentative but screenings willinclude:5:00 \np.m"Breath Control: The History of The Human Beat Box" (US 2001 73min) \ndir:Joey GarfieldBreath Control is a documentary about making music via \nthe human beat box,easily one of the key elements in the development of \nHip-Hop culture,alongside Dj-ing, Graffiti, Breakdancing, and MC-ing. \nUnfortunately, itscontribution has been largely overlooked, as has the fun, \nexpressive, human,and spontaneous dimension of Hip-Hop that it represents. \nBreath Control: TheHistory of the Human Beat Box uses interviews, live \nperformances, archivalfootage, and animation to bring to light this \nimportant and neglectedingredient of Hip Hop's identity. Beat Box pioneers \nand luminaries such asDoug E. Fresh, Biz Markie, The Fat Boys, The Roots, \nand Zap Mama trace thisart form from its basic beat to the present \nday.7:00 p.mEstillo Hip Hop (2002 15 min) dir: Vie BravoA \nstunning and inspiring short preview of a work in progress documentarythat \ntravels the nevert before seen world of South American Hip Hop. Youmeet the \nyoung people communicating in the international language of Hip Hopin their \nrespective countries such as Argentina, Chile', Brazil andelsewhere. Learn \nof their struggles and triumphs while they set out todefine their role in \nthis burgeoning movement.Voice of The Voiceless (US 2001 49min) dir: \nTania Cuevas-MartinezAward winning short documentary film about the \nmovement surrounding theappeal process for Mumia Abu Jamal. Many notable \nhip-hop artists andactivists explain their support and struggle for the \nliberation of thiscondemned political prisoner on Death Row. Features \nMichael Franti, DeadPrez, Mos Def, Gil Scott Heron and more.The \nSunday Media Panel follows "Voice of The Voiceless" and precedes"Straight \nOutta Hunters Point".9:00 p.mStraight Outta Hunters Point (US, \n2002 74min) dir: Kevin EppsDirector Kevin Epps will be present to screen \nthe latest cut of his own filmas well as a few shorts made by local Bayview \nyouths. He'll engage inaudience Q & A afterwards. Soundtrack CD's will \nbe available.This critically acclaimed portrait of life in San \nFrancisco's notoriousHunters Point Housing Projects, S.O.H.P has screened at \nseveral film fests, and is returning by popular demand to the City. In this \nflick, Director Kevin Epps explores conditions in the black ghetto neighborhood \nwhere he grew up and still lives. Examine a litany of urban woes from alleged \ngang related "Rap Wars" to economic redlining, meanwhile a vital underground \nhip-hop scene provides the essence of hope for the youth. A raw gripping film \nthat depicts a neighborhood transformed from a once thriving area into a toxic \ndumping ground and Super Fund site. The result is a gripping insider portrait of \na community in crisis persevering despite theodds .Features Bay Area \nartists like RBL Posse, Herm, Baby Finsta, Seff Tha Gaffla, and JT The Bigga \nFigga.plus shorts:Miracle Makers ( Girls 2000, Just Think 11 min. \n)A tribute to grandmothers who raise grandchildren in the Bayview Community. \nTwelve girls celebrate grandmothers as caregivers, role models and the person in \ntheir lives who keep things together when times are rough.Where We \nAt (girls 2000, Just Think 5 min. )A rarely seen female viewpoint of the \nkillings happening in HP, As fourgirls re-construct the altars they usually \nmake in remembrance of their lostones, they express their feelings and \nthoughts.Hunter's Point on Fire ( Youth in Action 2001) - a look at the \nmysteriousfires and that burned for weeks on the Naval Base in 2000.more \nTBAHip Hop Film Fest Tour continues this fall:Durham NC Sept 20 \n-22Santa Cruz Oct 12-13see for updates and additional dates to beadded. Coming soon \nPortland OR, Houston TX, Austin TX, Chicago IL, etc.The \nconcept of Black August allows hip hop culture to be placed within the \nhistorical and political context that can inform, inspire and guide new \ngenerations as we confront the issues facing our communities, our society \nand our world. Black August is a time of remembrance for those lost and a \nchance to embrace the principles of unity, self-sacrifice, resistance, \nspiritual renewal for all of those working in the ongoing struggle to free \nourselves from political oppression and break the chains that bind us. \nBlack August grew out of the California Prison system by the men and \nwomen of the Black/Afrikan Liberation Movement as a means of acknowledging \nand studying the legacy of resistance in the Americas. They had a need to \nexpose the heroic deeds of Afrikan women and men who have recognized and \nstruggled against the injustices heaped upon people of color on a daily \nbasis in America. These include fallen soldiers such as Soledad Brother, \nGeorge L. Jackson who was killed in prison August 21, 1971 and his younger \nbrother, Jonathan Jackson who was killed in the parking lot of a Marin \nCounty courtroom after liberating Ruchell Magee among other brothers on \nAugust 7, 1970. The arrival of the first Africans here for the purpose of \nenslavement was in August (1619). The first and only armed revolution \nwhereby Africans freed themselves from chattel slavery commenced on August \n21, 1791 in Haiti. Nat Turner's slave rebellion began on August 21, \n1831, and Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad started in August. \nPhiladelphia Police began raiding and murdering MOVE members in their homes \nbeginning in August 8, 1978 . As Mumia Abu Jamal, whose own execution was \nstayed in August 1995, has written "Their sacrifice, their despair, their \ndetermination and their blood has painted the month Black for all time." \nWe invite you to come on down to experience this unique gathering \nand important cultural event. For Info See:http://www.SFBayview.comFor a history of Black August related information and timeline \nvisitFor The SF Bay ViewFor Our Website:contact event co-curator: Kevin EppsToll Free Voice Mail \n866.206.9071 x9211rsvp@hiphopfilmfest.com additional media & PR info:LilMike of EventMagic \n415.626.6501<===:<-  <===:<-  \n<===:<-   details details details  ->:===>  \n->:===>  ->:===>We appreciate your adventurous nature \nand previous support for da wily events underground. If such is not the case, \nthen by all means delete us and move on. 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