2008 RFF Film Database
FILMS: # - B C - D F - L M - O P - R S T - Y
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 This is The Life
8/1/08
Berklee
College of
Music
5:30pm
Documentary
Feature, 1
hour and 37 minutes
Directed by Ava DuVernay and Produced by Ava DuVernay and Ellene Miles
In 1989, a
collective of young artists gathered weekly at a small health food store in
South Central LA called "The Good Life." Their mandate? To explore and expand the musical boundaries
of hip hop. (Screening partner Berklee College of Music)
 Three sixty 360
(Screening with Short Program
and “Beautiful Me”)
8/1/08
MassArt
6pm
Musical
Short, 5 minutes
Directed and Produced by Jibril Haynes
Karma is a beast, the streets are no joke! Victims 8 to 80: dumb desperate and crazy! Oh...and what goes around...
 Traces Of The Trade:
A Story from
the Deep North
8/2/08
MassArt
5pm
Documentary
Feature, 1
hour and 26 minutes
Directed and Produced by Katrina Browne
First-time
filmmaker Katrina Browne makes a troubling discovery - her
New England ancestors were the largest
slave-trading family in
U.S. history. She and nine fellow descendants set off to
retrace the Triangle Trade: from their old hometown in
Rhode Island.
 Train of Sound
(Screening with
Youth Produced Films)
8/2/08 Roxbury Center for the Arts at
Hibernian Hall
2:15pm ages 6-12 free
Youth
Produced Film, 4 minutes
Directed and Produced by Nicholas Wu
The 1.1
million people who ride the
MBTA hear something: music coming from it's many musicians.
 TRIBUTE:
Stanley Tookie Williams, 1953-2005
8/1/08 Wentworth Institute of Tech.
7:30pm
Documentary
Feature, 6
minutes
Directed and Produced by Barbara Becnel
TRIBUTE:
Stanley Tookie Williams, 1953-2005 is a
powerful and moving documentary examining the life and premature death of
condemned prisoner, Crips co-founder, children's book author and Nobel Peace
Prize nominee Stanley Tookie Williams, killed
December
13, 2005,
at
12:35 a.m.
 The Turtle and the Shark
(Screening with short program –
Africa Pride)
8/3/08
MassArt
2pm
Animation, 4 minutes
Directed by Ryan Woodward and Produced by Jared Greenleaf
The Turtle
and the Shark is one of the most popular Samoan legends. It tells the story of a man and a woman who
are to be separated by the King Malietoafaiga. To avoid separation, they flee to another island.
 Unnatural Causes: In sickness and in
Wealth
(Screening with short program – Health
Disparities in Our Community II)
8/2/08 Northeastern University
2pm
Documentary
Short, 56
minutes
Directed by Llewellyn Smith and Produced by Christine Herbes-Sommers, Llewellyn M. Smith
"What
connections exist between healthy bodies, healthy bank accounts and skin color?
Follow four individuals from different walks of life to see how their position
in society, shaped by social policies and public priorities, affects their
health".
 Vista/View (Screens with short program – Where is
the Love?)
8/2/08
Narrative
Short, 16
minutes
Directed by Kofi Oliver and Produced by Tierney Sams
Aaron and
his ambitious actress girlfriend,
Kenya, have run into some hard
times. After moving to L.A. from Atlanta
with Kenya, Aaron can't find work and has become suspicious of Kenya's
'networking'.However, Aaron's time isn't entire spent on the couch.
 Welcome to the Terrordome
8/3/08 Wentworth Inst. of Tech 2:30pm
Documentary
Feature, 2
hours
Directed and Produced by Robert Patrick Spruill
Chronicles the 20 year career of rap band Public Enemy and
their impact on the music world. Known for their ability of weave serious
messages of activism and societal ills into their music, two decades later,
this controversial group of the 80s is still going strong.
 What Makes a Fighter
(Screening with Youth Produced Films)
8/2/08 Roxbury Center for the Arts at
Hibernian Hall
2pm ages 6-12 free
Documentary
Short, 18
minutes
Directed and Produced by Emo Oliver De Mediros
Bobby Everett is a former African-American professional boxer, retired 23 years ago after a 13-year career during which he became one of America's top ten
fighters. Today, after many ups and downs, he's up to a new challenge: passing
on his experience to 15-year old Anthony, teaching him what makes a fighter...
 Who are the Scooby Brothers
8/1/08 Northeastern University
9:30pm
Documentary
Feature 1
hour and 2 minutes
Directed Produced by Michael Phillip Edwards
Friendship,
loyalty and determination is the theme of this inspirational piece about a
group of young men who grew up in South Central Los Angeles and transformed
their lives via brotherhood and rollerskating. First coming together over 30
years ago, the brothers still compete in rollerskating competitions. What they
lack in youthful vigor and gymnastics, these middle-aged competitors make-up
for in enthusiasm and their sense of fun. The viewer is treated to lots of 70s
music as we watch the Brothers do there “Thang” during practice and in
competition. Appearances by Kool Modee, "Kid” from "Everybody Hates
Chris" and The Scooby Brothers.
 Word Girl (Screening with Youth and Animation Workshop)
8/2/08 Roxbury Center for the Arts at
Hibernian Hall
10am ages 6-12 free
Animation, 30 minutes
Directed and Produced by Jody Snider
WordGirl is
a new animated series that follows the every day life and superhero adventures
of “WordGirl” as she fights crime and enriches vocabulary usage, all in a day’s
work.
 Work
(Screening with short program - CHOICES)
8/2/08 MassArt 7pm
Narrative
Short, 10
minutes
Directed by Robert Poole and Produced by Shukree Tilghman
Coming home
isn't always as easy as it seems. 'Work' is a short story about what happens when Tate (an ex-offender)
takes the risk of lying about his prison record on a job application.
 Young Movement
(Screening with Youth Produced films)
8/2/08 Roxbury Center for the Arts at Hibernian Hall 2:15pm ages 6-12 free
Youth
Produced Film, 10 minutes
Directed by Phillip McArdle and Produced by Gerald Jimenez
This film's
goal was to empower
Boston's inner city students to work at community development
through the medium of documentary arts. When we asked the students what was
broken or wrong in their community, each student had stories of violence to
share. We share out to make a short film
to unite members of the students' communities against violence.
 Your Daughter's First Date
(Screening with Sister's Keeper)
8/2/08 Northeastern University 8pm
Musical
Short, 5
minutes
Directed and Produced by Jibril Haynes
Guys, can you remember all the girls
you dogged out?.....Good! Now it's your turn.
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