Hip-Hop Film Fest SOHP Screenings
| Hip-Hop Film Fest SOHP Screenings |
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| Written by Robert ID1405 |
| Thursday, 19 May 2005 08:03 |
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Kevin Epps'' acclaimed Straight Outta Hunters Point film will be screening this weekend in the SF Bay Area. HP is home to many Hip-Hop artists, HP has had periods of extreme violence, as well as varying degrees of governmental repression and neglect. This documentary tells a story of urban survival from an insider's perspective that offers no easy solutions. The film was recognized as Best Documentary at the 2003 Pan African Film Fest in Denver. First up is a noon screening on Sat May 21st at Stanford University. After the screening there will be a 15-20 min Q&A with Kevin The event is sponsored by the Committee on Black Performing Arts Harmony House - 561 Lomita Drive Stanford University Stanford, Ca 94305 Sunday May 22nd On Sunday night at Sadie's Flying Elephant we''ll be hosting a special screening of Kevin Epps film "Straight Outta Hunters Point" at 9 pm . The film is an insider look at the chaos & societal neglect that have plagued the Bayview Hunter's Point district. The award winning documentary provides an eye opening & unwavering look at the history and ongoing problems in this troubled community. There is no admission fee, but patrons are welcome to donate what they can to the survivors fund for the family of our friend & former patron Charles Baker, a recent victim of sensless gun violence in the Bayview. Charles, was one of Sadie's livelier patrons over the years, had numerous friends in the city, and his life was tragically ended last week in a senseless shooting in the Bayview. We''ll be hosting this event as a memorial & passing the hat to raise some funds for his children. We''ll have a large screen projection of the film and afterwards we will play some of his favorite funky tunes, and raise a toast of Madras'', one of Charles fave cocktail concoctions. He was shot Monday May 9 as he stood talking to his landlord at 4 pm on a porch at Kirkwood & Mendell. Gun shots apparently intended for another man hit Baker, and he was mortally wounded in the back of the head. He leaves behind many loved ones including two adopted sons ages, 9 and 5. Police have made no arrests and a $10,000 reward has been posted for anyone who can provide information leading to an arrest & conviction. Donations for Baker's wife and children can be sent in care of the Family of Charles Baker, United Health Credit Union, 1860 El Camino Real, Suite 100, Burlingame, CA 94010. For more information, call (650) 231-1300. Baker's funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Tabernacle of Faith Missionary Baptist Church, 1414 Valencia St., San Francisco. Sadie's Flying Elephant is located at 491 Potrero Ave @ Mariposa 21 + only info on the web at FlyingElephant.com Upcoming: On Sunday June 12th The San Francisco Black Film Festival wraps, with Kevin Epps’ “The Black Rock” providing lift-off. Brief but powerful, this six-minute short of a work under construction, Eps'' latest presents a new vision of feared federal penitentiary Alcatraz. Here the infamous prison is seen through the eyes of infamous black gangster Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson and William Martin, a Black prisoner at Alcatraz who successfully escaped from the confines of the Rock. This screening takes place at the Eureka Theater in San Francisco and we''ll provide more info as we get closer to the date. A full festival schedule with descriptions is available online at www.SFBFF.org more info coming soon... thanx for your support If you haven''t yet, please consider buying a copy of the new S.O.H.P DVD it's available for $20 postage paid from www.Mastamind.com This information was brought to you by organizers of The Hip Hop Film Fest. For More Info Please Visit The Website : |
