Our Audience is Your Audience..
Investing in the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival is an investment in the community. Visibility for your company will be high among a diverse cross section of Seattle and King County, WA residents. The festival offers 9 days of exposure to thoughtful audiences who carry the experience of the festival into the greater community dialogue. Collateral and marketing materials are high quality, high impact pieces that traditionally have a shelf life long past the festival. The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival (LHAAFF) supports community building by providing opportunities for artists and audiences to connect using the medium of film as ...
2010 Festival Call for Work
The April 2010 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, an annual presentation of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle, Washington, USA invites independent film entries of any length. Genres/subject areas: narrative, documentary, children’s, youth-made movies, shorts, Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, animation, experimental. Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should include a significant amount of content involving people of African descent. Films are reviewed by a jury process. Entry fee: $25 USD; please make checks payable to “LHPAC”. Please include a postage paid envelope if you want your work returned. All preview copies must be marked with your name and ...
LangstonPasses Now Available!
The LangstonPass is an all access festival pass that gets you into all events, galas workshops and films with no hassle. With over 40 films, shorts, workshops and parties, the LangstonPass is a true bargain for your entertainment dollar. The LangstonPass makes a perfect gift for friends, family and colleagues. Give the gift of independent films that are by and about Black People that simply can't be found on Netflix or your local independent video store. Get your LangstonPass Now! Availability is limited.
Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property Screens February 18, 2010
Nat Turner's slave rebellion is a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. Nat Turner: A Troublesome Property is directed by Charles Burnett and tells the story of that violent confrontation and of the ways that story has been continuously re-told during the years since 1831. It is a film about a critical moment in American history and of the multiple ways in which that moment has since been remembered. Nat Turner was a "troublesome property" for his master and he has remained a "troublesome property" for the historians, novelists, dramatists, artists and many ...
Josephine Baker: Black Diva in a White Man’s World Screens Tuesday, January 26, 2010.
A tender, revealing documentary about one of the most famous and popular performing artists of the 20th century. Her legendary banana belt dance created theatre history; her song "J'ai deux amours" became a classic, and her hymn. The film focuses on her life and work from a perspective that analyses images of Black people in popular culture. It portrays the artist in the mirror of European colonial clichés and presents her as a resistance fighter, an ambulance driver during WWII, and an outspoken activist against racial discrimination involved in the worldwide Black Consciousness movement of the 20th century. A panel ...
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Our Audience is Your Audience..
Investing in the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival is an investment in the community. Visibility for your company will be high among a diverse cross section of Seattle and King County, WA residents. The festival offers 9 days of exposure to thoughtful audiences who carry the experience of the festival into the greater community dialogue. Collateral and marketing materials are high quality,... [Read more]
2010 Festival Call for Work
The April 2010 Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, an annual presentation of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle, Washington, USA invites independent film entries of any length. Genres/subject areas: narrative, documentary, children’s, youth-made movies, shorts, Lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender, animation, experimental. Filmmakers do not have to be Black, but films should... [Read more]
LangstonPasses Now Available!
The LangstonPass is an all access festival pass that gets you into all events, galas workshops and films with no hassle. With over 40 films, shorts, workshops and parties, the LangstonPass is a true bargain for your entertainment dollar. The LangstonPass makes a perfect gift for friends, family and colleagues. Give the gift of independent films that are by and about Black People that simply can’t... [Read more]
