6th Annual Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival

The Spaghetti Junction Urban Film Festival exists to provide an opportunity for independent filmmakers of color in which to have their works showcased before the community, as well as, serve as an avenue of discovery for industry professionals seeking new talent worldwide.

Schedule :

April 16, 2008

7:00pm : Opening Night Reception
Cost : $14.00

8:00 PM : Three Can Play That Game

April 17, 2008

12:30 -2:00pm : Panel Discussion: Independent Film Distribution & Pitch Session
Film Distribution & "Pitch" Session: Whether on the telephone, filmmakers face the challenge of having only a few minutes to convince agents, producers, and financiers to look at their projects. Learn from leading professionals as they discuss the essential elements of a powerful pitch and various distrubution forms(internet,dvd,theatrical).
Cost : $19.00

7:00pm : Red Carpet Premiere - Jada ( Early Bird Discount)
Cost : $14.00

7:30 PM : Test of a Man

8:00 PM : Jada (5 min.)
If you look close enough, you can see a man's soul in the dark.
Director : John Norwood

April 18, 2008

1:00pm - 5:00pm : Daytime Screening Block
This screening block includes access to all films screened from 12:00pm - 5:00pm on Friday,April 18,2008. To view the following the films,purchase this pass. All Nighter, Hook, Line, Sinker, Song of Time, Gus & Rose: Reflections of Katrina & The Big Easy, Locks of Life, Sophisticated Romance
Cost : $6.00

12:30pm - 2:00pm : Panel Discussion : "You've Made Your FIlm,Now What?"
Unique opportunity to learn creative ways to build awareness about your independent film. From new media platforms to press kits, this is the forum to learn how to market your film.
Cost : $19.00

3:10 PM : All Nighter (5 min.)

3:20 PM : Hook, Line, Sinker

3:35 PM : The Song of Time
A daring young woman confronts her personal battle with Father Time in the most bizarre way you've ever seen.
Director : Crystal Roberson

3:45 PM : Gus & Rose: Reflections of Katrina & The Big Easy
Gus and Rose Deruise are an elderly couple temporarily stranded in Houston, Texas, trying to make sense of the destruction of their home and displacement by one of the most devastating hurricanes in American history. Hurricane Katrina and the massive floading she left behind destroyed the Deruises home. This documentary examines their anger and history as a couple.S

4:30 PM : Long Locks of Life
An intimate viewing into the spiritual journey of a man, who connects to the earth through the washing of his dreads.
Director : Brandi Mays

4:40 PM : Sophisticated Romance
Najee and Jasmin are two individuals who both find themselves at odds with love. Through their poetry they discover what men and women really want when it comes to love.
Director : Avril Speaks

7:00pm : Red Carpet Premieres -Friday Night Screening Block( Early Bird Discount)
Cost : $14.00

7:30 PM : Careful What You Axe For
It's just another day in the life of the hip hop duo Rumble and Frenzi until they come across a magic bag that gives them whatever they want. But it doesn't take long for them to realize that they better be careful what they ask for.
Director : Shannon Newby

8:00 PM : 20 years
Some Heroes... ain't Heroes. A twist of fate has put Cartel Jones smack in the middle of a life-threatening crisis. But if you think he's come to save the day, think again!

Director : Kevin Gordon
Cast : Sly Augustus, Nicklais ones and Mayisha Dang

8:15 PM : Rhyme Animal
The hip hop/psychological horror tale of a Brooklyn DJ who rides the coat tails of an up and coming rapper. One problem: the rapper might also be a cannibalistic serial killer.

Director : Phil Roc
Cast : MuMs, Al Thompson and Bridget Barkan

8:45 PM : Tupac Assasination: Conspiracy or Revenge
The new documentary film lays out the entire murder conspiracy plot surrounding the tragic murder of Tupac Shakur. The film was written and directed by RJ Bond and Executive Produced by Bond and Frank "Big Frank" Alexander, Tupac's former bodyguard. Tupac: Assassination unfolds as a compelling whodunit that reveals what actually happened the night Tupac was shot and most importantly, why this happened as well as the events leading up to that fateful night and the ensuing investigation. Two perspectives are explored in the film. First, how the shooting happened, what may have led to it and the disconnect between those facts and what the public has been told, and secondly, the testimony of Tupac bodyguards, whose provocative comments provide the answer to why Tupac was shot and killed. These men were never questioned by the police. This film allows them to finally go on the record with what they know.

April 19, 2008

10:00am - 5:00pm : Daytime Screening Block
This great value offers attendees the opportunity to view all films screened Saturday, April 19,2008 from 10:00am - 5:00pm. To view the following films,please purchase this pass. "5,"Pop Foul Wannabe, African Underground: Democracy in Dakur, Black to our Roots, African Booty Scratcher, Standing Reign, Swine, Liquor, White Women, Georgiana, Faizon Love,
Cost : $6.00

10:00 AM : "5"
A police detective's daughter is kidnapped by the child of a notorious drug dealer that he killed 15 years ago, who vows to kill his daughter at midnight to avenge her father's death.
Director : Victor Jones

11:45 AM : Pop Foul
When a boy returning from Little League game sees his father take a beating from a thug, the pair enters into a pact designed to hide the incident from the boy's mother.

Director : Moon Molson
Cast : Danielle K. Thomas, Keith Bullard, Sekou Laidlow, Steven Clark
Producers : Jennifer Handorf, Moon Molson
Executive Producers : Geneva Molson, Jennifer Handorf, Moon Molson
Cinematographer: David R. Jones

12:15 PM : The Wannabe (24 min.)

12:45 PM : African Underground: Democracy in Dakur (65 min.)

1:55 PM : Black to our Roots
The inspirational story of the journey that a group of inner – city teenagers take to Ghana, West Africa to reconnect with their ancestral homeland
Director : Ras Tre Subira

2:55 PM : African Booty Scratcher
Prom nears and things seem to be spiraling out of control for the typically composed Isatu. In this coming of age story, West African tradition conflicts with American idealism as Isatu is forced to reassess her idea of the perfect dress.
Director : Nikyatu Jusu

3:15 PM : Standing Reign
A short that challenges views of art and compromise. Just how much will we bend in order to fit into the Hollywood stereotype?
Director : Crystal Roberson

3:30 PM : Swine, Liquor, White Women
In this satire, Miles and Damon, two African-American graduate students, vie for the affection of the same White classmate and discuss their progress over barbecue and whiskey.

Director : Stuart Weinstock
Cast : Steve Gray, Alfred Rutherford and Johanna Parker

3:50 PM : Georgiana
Georgiana is 30, beautiful, and very single. She meets handsome fitness trainer, bob and sparks fly. Fter a very brief and intense relationship, Bob ends the romance. Unable to cope with the breakup, she is encouraged from her friends and co-workers to seek therapy. Join her on a comical journey as she rediscovers her passion while healing a broken heart.

Director : Jowanda Durham
Cast : Jowanda Durham, William Bradd and Matthew Ainsley

4:25 PM : Faizon Love
Comedian/Actor Faizon Love, with support from friends like Robert Townsed, sends up the motion picture biographical documentary and does a free-wheeling spoof on African American influences on martial arts cinema.

Director : Faizon Love
Cast : Faizon Love, Robert Townsend and Leon Spinx

6:00pm : Red Carpet Premiere - Saturday Night Screening Block
Cost : $14.00

6:00 PM : Timing (6 min.)

6:15 PM : Feliz Cumpleanos (18 min.)

7:00 PM : Blues (78 min.)
Personalities collide and paradigms are forever changed when two young men take an old bluesman and his staff hostage in the blues joint that he has called home for seventy years.

8:30 PM : Black August
Political Prisoner George Lester Jacksons (CSI's Gary Dourdan) short life became a flashpoint for revolution, igniting the bloodiest riot in San Quentin?s history. In a story ripped from history?s headlines, Black August traces Jackson?s spiritual journey and violent fate, from being sent up on a one-year-to-life sentence for robbing a gas station of $71, to galvanizing the Black Guerrilla Family with his incendiary book of letters, Soledad Brother, to the fierce August day when his younger brother Jonathan shocked the world by taking a California courtroom hostage to protest Jacksons upcoming trial.

Director : Tcinque J. Sampson & Samm Styles
Cast : Gary Dourdan, Darren Bridgett, Vonetta McGee, Ezra Stanely, Tina Marie Murray, Leith M. Burk, Elizabeth Nunziato, Big' Leroy Mobley
Producers : Jan Mabry, Judd Flemming

April 20, 2008

7:00pm : SJUFF IMPACT Awards Black & White Ball
Cost : $20.00

Date : April 16 - April 20, 2008

Location : Galaxy South Dekalb Funplex 12
2801 Candler Road
Decatur, GA 30034

All Access Pass : $135.00