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GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL GCUFF.ORG SEPTEMBER 2016 Halfway ?Halfway is a right-of-passage story seen through the eyes of our protagonist and further themes that run through the story include strong family values and the belief that everyone deserves a second chance. Byron?s story asks the audience to consider the serious systematic failure within the American prison system, where a lack of opportunity for those who have transgressed in their past seems to guarantee a future behind bars.? Run Time: 104 min Director: Ben Caird Screenings: 9/ 18 @ 1:30 pm l 9/ 22 @ 3:30 pm East Cleveland: A Tale of Two Cities East Cleveland, one of America?s last surviving majority black run cities, a once great city is now in a state of flux plagued with blight and uncertainty. This is the story about what happens when kids are armed with cameras and a microphone, and an opportunity to tell the tale from their point of view. Free and Open to Public: Ticket Required. Tickets available at Shaker Square Cinemas Box Office Screening: 9/ 17 @ 2:00 pm Ben And Ara Ben, a passionately agnostic PhD student, falls behind in his dissertation and is surprised to find a muse in Ara, a devout Muslim. Ben and Ara fall in love but grapple with differences in their core beliefs and lifestyle choices. Stars , Joseph Baird, Constance Ejuma, Akuyoe Graham, Michael Chieffo, Q\ 'orianka Kilcher. Director: Nnegest Likke Run Time: 86 mins Screenings: 9/ 18 @ 2:30 pm l 9/ 21 @ 1:30 pm Dirt & Deeds in Mississippi A provocative account of how Black landowning families in Mississippi who believed in armed self-defense became the secret weapon of the ?non-violent civil rights movement?for voting rights and racial equality. Narrated by Danny Glover Run Time: 82 min. Director: David Schulman Screenings: 9/ 19 @ 1:00 pm l 9/ 22 @ 3:30 pm Lambadina Joseph, the son of an Ethiopian politician, is left to fend for himself when his father is jailed and his relatives abandon him. But Joseph is resilient and hard working and struggles through many challenges, including the loss of his first love when her family moves to the US. When he wins a lottery allowing him to immigrate to the US, he is determined to find his lost love. Stars Tsion Mekonen, Bersu Samson, Addis Kidane, Michael Temesgen, Yosef Ewnetu, Messay Getahun. Run Time: 115 min Director: Messay Getahun Screenings: 9/ 18 @ 4:00 pm l 9/ 21 @ 3:30 pm Meet t he Act ors at The Reel Lounge 13210 Shaker Square | 9/ 16 @ 4:30 pm
GREATER CLEVELAND URBAN FILM FESTIVAL GCUFF.ORG SEPTEMBER 2016 The Science of Wisdom The science of wisdom explores the academic study of wisdom and current concepts in education that may lead to promoting wisdom in marginalized groups. The film addresses the importance of wisdom in everyday life specifically in light of neo-progressive movements in the United States. Run Time: 62 min Director: Jason Boulware Screening: 9/ 17 @ 12:30 pm I 9/ 19 @ 3:30 pm Sleeper A wanted man hiding out in a secluded house tries to convince his friend and hostage that he's not the one who killed the President, it was his clone. This one will keep you guessing Run Time: 100 min Director: Christopher Miles Screening: 9/ 20 @ 1:30 The Journey: From Tragedy To Triumph Poignant, personal, educational, and endearing, ?The Journey, From Tragedy to Triumph? is a testimony about recovering lives damaged by the tragedies associated with mental illness and addiction. ?The Journey? is a film that beautifully captures the essence of the recovery movement, and the Life Exchange Center?s (LEC) mission to support a community plagued by stigma and misunderstanding. Run Time: 60 min Director: Kevin Cameron Screening: 9/ 20 @ 5:00 pm Up This Hill Cleveland area teens take a week long service-learning trip to Harlan, Kentucky to build homes for low-income families. They give their all, laboring under an unforgiving sun, and lifting each other up along the way. They end up getting much more in return. Run Time: 60 min Director: Paul Sobota Screening: 9/ 20 @ 6:00 pm The Writer's Block A young musician, Jordan ?JW? Wright (Eric Beal), has his world turned upside-down through tragedy and life's vicissitudes. Although supported by family and good friends like Boney (Camari Brown), JW?s pain causes him to question his faith and flirt with dangerous choices. Despite his actions, mindset, and poor choices, God's unfailing love remains unrelenting throughout his period of rediscovery; causing him to finally experience a deeper dimension of his faith, forgiveness, and purpose. Run Time: 99 min Director: Sonya Blakeley Screening: 9/ 22 @ 8:45 pm The Land THE LAND tells the story of four teenage boys who devote their summer to escaping the streets of Cleveland, Ohio to pursue a dream life of professional skateboarding. But when they get caught in the web of the local Queen-pin, their motley brotherhood is tested, threatening to make this summer their last. Run Time: 100 min Director: Stephen Caple Jr Screenings: 9/ 20 @ 6:30 pm l 9/ 20 @ 8: 40 pm
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