AFRICAN AMERICAN CINEMA IN COLOR, BLACK & WHITE

Featuring Short Films by Millennial Filmmakers and Directors
Adams Wilkinson, Kali Baker Johnson, Thomas Stewart, Elle Jae Stewart
3:35 – 3:50pm “PUBLIC RELATIONS”
Chelsea, a celebrity publicist is tested when her relation to the
public is threatened. Learning of her husband’s infidelities spins
this professional fixer into a web of damage control when her
vendetta turns violent. 2016. Thriller. 22 Mins.
4:00pm – FILMMAKER’S TALK
Adams Wilkinson, Kali Baker Johnson,
Thomas Stewart, Elle Jae Stewart
FILM SCREENINGS
1:00 – 1:45pm “SOIL”
After being banished from his village, the son of a
chief is asked to return as his dying father’s last wish.
However, complications arise in his new home when
people find out he is not just another poor man.
2011. Comedy. 43 Mins.
1:55 – 2:15pm “FIVE”
A suburban family is rocked by the suicide of their
young daughter who struggled for years with mental
illness. 2014. Drama. 16:50 Mins.
2:25 – 3:00pm “JUNIOR”
A mother struggles with a new normal after her
teenage son is murdered by an off-duty police officer.
2016. Drama. 28 Mins.
3:10 – 3:25pm “SOLOMON OF THE ROSE”
While home for Thanksgiving, a college student
raised as Eric by his uncle Judd, is visited by his
mother, who possesses a garment that reveals his
lineage to Jesus Christ. 2017. Action. 13:27 Mins.
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
Saturday, 23 @ 1 pm
$5 – Screening and Talk Back
Documenting and filmmaking through a new set of lenses, the Wazi Group,
an LA-based company, partners with TBAAL to present several new short
films, filmmakers and directors.
APRILBlossom and bloom with a new crop of poets on
stage, who share their poetic thoughts in a night
of spoken words. Hosted by B. Randall.