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"To capture the imagination
of a new generation"
Next Festival is in 2005!

The International Black Panther Film Festival

The International Black Panther Film Festival is a non-competitive cultural program that expresses the spirit of liberation exemplified by the Black Panther Party. Exuberant images of fighting black youth have inspired artists around the world to make films about the struggle waged by the Black Panther Party. More than 20 such films have been produced, most of which are rarely seen. The genesis of this festival is to show a new generation of black and Latino youth this powerful story of resistance.

We present dramas, documentaries, and shorts; some made in 1968 and 1970, others produced within the last few years and several directed by former members of the Black Panther Party. The festival also will host discussions with film makers and question-and-answer sessions. Finally, there also will be a panel with hip hop artists who will discuss their relationship to this artistic legacy.

The 2003 IBPFF Directors and Advisors are:

• HONORARY CHAIR: Danny Glover, actor, producer; commmunity activist. (biography)
• St. Clair Bourne, Chamba Media Works, Inc.
• Kathleen Cleaver, IBPFF co-founder; senior research associate at Yale Law School
• Lewis Cole, Columbia University Film Division School of the Arts
• Randall Dottin, FOCUS Columbia University School of the Arts
• King Downing, attorney
• Sharon Hamlet, production manager
• Jamal Joseph, IBPFF co-founder, Columbia University Film Division School of the Arts
• Bahati Kamnanwire, Harlem/New Heritage Films
• Dan Kleinman, chair of Columbia University Film Division School of the Arts
• Deidra McIntyre, redIbis.com & redibishosting.com
• Rosemari Mealy, attorney
• Iris Morales, Latino/a Education Network Service
• Melanie Williams Oram, FOCUS Columbia University School of the Arts
• Voza Rivers, HARLEMWOOD/New Heritage Films
• Kofi Taha, Active Element Foundation

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