THE FILMS - ABOUT PLACES
This year’s film festival features several films by Oakland Filmmakers or by people in Oakland. Some of these stories are told in short documentaries some in narratives.
“Fire of Renewal,”
Margaretta K. Mitchell, author and photographer, has created a visual documentary of the firestorm disaster, the aftermath and recovery, as a 20th anniversary commemoration. more - http://oiff.org/firrenewal.html
Reflections -
a Reflections profiles artist Nedra T Williams, Ayodele “WordSlanger” Nzinga, Eesuu Orundide, Adimu “WolfHawkJaguar” Madyun and Shaka “Olu 8” Redmond
Alley Cats, is a documentary that aptures an Oakland landmark where Rod Dibble, piano player for over 50 years, and a group of regular singers. more http://oiff.org/alley.html
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is at 1000 Oak Street, at 10th Street, in Oakland. OMCA is situated between downtown Oakland and Lake Merritt. The entrance to the parking garage is on Oak Street between 10th and 12th streets. Disabled parking slots and entrance to the Museum are on the street level of the garage. A disabled pedestrian entrance ramp is located on Oak Street, and at 10th and Fallon Street.
INTERNATIONAL FILMS
This years main international film selections consist of short films organized by the Basque Government's Department of Culture in collaboration with Euskadiko Filmategia-Filmoteca Vaso and Etxepare Basque Institute. This series is called Kimuak 2011.
We are featuring a few feature length documentaries and narratives from the Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia this year. A few of these films are: 12 onzas, Principe azteca, Anos Despues and El Cielo abierto.
ORIGINAL NARRATIVES
Directed by Althea Root and starring Jules Bruff, PART TIME FABULOUS weaves a narrative of love, pain, and healing with real-life stories in an exposé on living with Clinical Depression. Mel (Jules Bruff), falls in love with Don (Bjørn Johnson), while on vacation. So taken with each other, he moves in twelve days later. It’s not until then that her deeprooted and untreated Clinical Depression reveals itself. Mel’s inability to deal with her illness pushes a wedge between them and ultimately breaks them apart. She is forced to face her disease alone. In the quest to heal herself, Mel sets out to make a documentary that exposes her truth, and the heartfelt truth of others dealing with Clinical Depression. screens April 7th, at 2:15 p.m. session.
Basketball 3-16 is a story of when a man who bears the scars of a
secret family tragedy, simply says enough and decides to correct a
lifetime of mistakes and bad decisions that he has made. When things
look hopeless does it matter where you find redemption?
Mac Mall will be presenting at
this years Music Video Panel
THEME - BIG IN OAKLAND
The Big things happening this year in the Oakland International Film Festival can be defined by this years themes.
They are: Made in Oakland, Black in Oakland, and Healthy Economics. They are meant to work together to make things Big in Oakland.
Made in Oakland represents films we are showcasing Made in Oakland and/or Made by soomeone from Oakland.
Black in Oakland represents networking the film community of Oakland to move our economy out of the Red, into the Black.
Healthy Economics represents, while attempting the above, we utilize the audience of the festival to increase volunteerism in Oakland to improve our schools and the communities around.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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THANKS Mr. JAMES CALHOUN FOR MAKING OUR COMMERCIAL!
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One of the most controversial independent films ever made was "The Spook that Sat By the Door." Written by Sam Greenlee,
"The Spook that Sat By the Door," tells the story of an FBI agent who uses his experience in the FBI to educate and mobilize gangs in the hood to start a revolution.
When the film "The Spook Who Sat by the Door," was released in 1973, it was removed from the threaters by the FBI.
The
10th Oakland International Film Festival is excited to close out this years festival with a screening so revolutionary. The Spook Who Sat By the Door screens April 8th during the 6:30 - 9:00 session.
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FILMS- SOCIAL JUSTICE/ENVIRONMENTAL/HEALTHY
Who Bombed Judi Bari ? Earth First! organizer Judi Bari gives her testimony in her lawsuit against the FBI and Oakland Police for arresting her and organizing partner Darryl Cherney for car-bombing themselves in Oakland. while on a musical tour for Redwood Summer 1990, a campaign which brought thousands of protesters to northern California to save the ancient redwoods. screens - April 8th during the 12:00 -2:30 session.
The Documentary, “Block Reportin 101,” tells the story a true voice of the people that points a finger at the mainstream media, police and government terrorism. JR explains his background and allows audiences to follow him in a series of interviews through the sreets of Oakland. Screens April 7th during the 3:15-5:15 p.m. session.
The documentary “A Darker shade than Green” documents global resistance to policies that claim to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation.with interviews and testimonies from Mexico, Brazil, Panama, Philippines, Indonesia, Nepal, Uganda, India and California. - Screen April 8th, at 3:00 -5:15 p.m. session.
“Snow” - Directed by Isaac Ergas captures the great cholera outbreak of 1854, which sends London spinning out of control. The story is based on a true story of Dr. John Snow who stands up to the city’s most powerful players in exposing the ugly truth about London’s water supply.
Screens twice: April 6th @ 1:00 PM to 3:15 PM & April 7th during the 1-3 p.m.
FILMS - HAITI - AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
WE ARE SCREENING TWO FILMS THAT DEAL WITH HAITI Directed by Michele Mitchell, Haiti- Where Did All The Money Go? who presented her documentary to the congressional briefing sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke, Rep. Barbara Lee, and Rep. Donald M. Payne (CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot spoke at the briefing, and CEPR helped to publicize the event.) Through visits to Haiti in 2010 and 2011 in which she conducted interviews with IDP camp residents, NGO spokespersons, aid workers, and others, and through other background research, Mitchell examines why so many people (currently half-a-million) remain stuck in tent camps with few services, despite the billions of dollars pledged for relief following the earthquake.
Screens twice: April 6th - 12:00 - 3:15 session & April 7th 1-3 p.m. session
Directed by Siraj Fowler and J.R. The Minister of Information, "Haiti- Rising out of the Ashes," gives you a look of a Black medical/media team on a mission to help their brothers and sisters in a time of need.
screens April 6th during the 4- 6:15p.m. session
“Aztec Prince “- Shows two sides of the December 1997 killings in the Zapatista community of Acteal are confronted through two connected stories- a gladitor wrestler in prison and the Zapitista community.
Screens: April 7th during the 11:30 -1:30 p.m. session:
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