I just got back last night from an international black film festival in Berlin, Germany--the Black International Cinema festival. Our documentary, A Zest for Life, screened on Sunday. We had an appreciative audience, and afterwards, I was interviewed for German television by Dr. Donald Griffith, the festival´s organizer.
All in all, I´m pleased with our documentary´s reception.
During the week I was in Berlin, I went to lots and lots of films. Some were fantastic. Two that stand out in particular were Africa, the Beat, by filmmaker Samaki Wanne and Dar He: the Lynching of Emmett Till, by Robert Underwood (director) and Mike Wiley (screenplay and actor).
There were also a group of very interesting shorts from Iran and Afghanistan.
I did not watch every single one of the films, so there may have been other great presentations that I missed. I´m only reporting here on what I was able to see.
Of course, I also did lots of walking around Berlin, a fascinating city.
All in all, it was a very good experience. The festival organizers, hard-working people all, were friendly and a delight to get to know. I hope to keep up my connections with them.
After I have a couple of days to catch my breath, I´ll post some photos of the film festival, etc..
OUR NEXT POST will be about -- photos of the Black International Cinema festival, and Berlin
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