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GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL GCUFF.ORG SEPTEMBER 2016 Olympic Pride American Justice Shaker Square Cinema (13116 Shaker Square , Cleveland Ohio 44120) Filmmakers: Deborah Riley Draper This documentary explores the trials and triumphs of the 18 African-American Olympians who participated in 1936 games. Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler's Olympics or participating in the Third Reich's grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin. Run Time; 79 min Director: Deborah Riley Draper Screening: 9/ 18 @ 4:30 pm Jim Brown?s Amer-I-Can Dream Shaker Square Cinema (13116 Shaker Square , Cleveland Ohio 44120) Almost half a century after Jim Brown left the game of football, he remains known as the most dominant running back ever. Hailed by many as one of the greatest athletes in American history Brown headed from the football field to Hollywood stardom. However his accomplishments in film and sports pale in comparison to his relentless commitment to social change. For the past 20 years the NFL legend has been unwavering in his mission to end the deadly epidemic of violence among America?s youth. Senseless killings have claimed the lives of thousands of young men and women. What seemed to be a problem reserved for large cities like Chicago and Los Angeles is now jolting smaller towns with equal frequency. The death-toll has reached inconceivable heights. In ? Jim Brown?s Amer-I-Can Dream? Filmmaker Aurora Ferlin takes you into the heart of Jim Brown?s Amer-I-Can foundation where former rival gang members re-invent themselves from predators to peacemakers. According to Brown, a lifetime marred by death and incarceration has molded these men into the perfect vehicles of change. The odds seemingly stacked against them we follow this unlikely band of brothers as they set out to change their lives and the lives of those around them. ?This intimate journey defies the typical snap shot of street culture and becomes a compelling roller-coaster ride, where the commitment of everyone involved will be put to the ultimate test. Run Time: 92 mins Director: Aurora Ferlin Screening: 9/ 18 @ 7:00 pm
GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL Opening Night Film & Reception GCUFF.ORG Closing Night Film & Reception SEPTEMBER 2016 Jerico This is the Closing Night Film of the 5th Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival. An awards presentation and Q&A with VIP?s from the movie will follow the screening. Special admission $25; Cinematheque members and CIA & CSU I.D. holders $20. (No ?25 & under? price for this film.) Cleveland Museum of Art - Gartner Auditorium 11400 Euclid Ave, Cleveland OH Join us for our opening night reception for the screening of "9 Rides." Director Matthew Cherry will be on hand for a Q&A immediately following the screening. There will be a reception with light appetizers at Zanzibar Soul Fusion Restaurant on Shaker Square. Tickets are $35 for General Admission or Free with the purchase of All Access Pass Doors Open at 6:00 pm Film starts at 7:00 pm USA, 2016, Seckeita Lewis How does one make a comedy about the Jim Crow South? Somehow the husband and wife indie filmmaking team of Brandon (screenwriter/ lead actor) and Seckeita Lewis (director) have pulled it off. Set in a rural Mississippi town on the morning of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the film follows two African American best friends who apply for a promotion at the printing company where they work. But their gesture is rebuffed by those who don?t do change as well as they do, and pretty soon they?re running for their lives from a lynch mob and much more. With Irma P. Hall. Cleveland premiere. DCP. 98 min.
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