Long Lunch Matinee #2

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
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12:30 PM: LONG LUNCH MATINEE $7 / $2 age 12 and under
AMERICAN RED & BLACK: STORIES OF AFRO-NATIVE IDENTITY
This moving documentary follows Vella, a self-identified African-American, as she researches and reflects on her Native American heritage. People of African American and Native American family backgrounds share their personal perspectives on Native American and African interactions, past & present. Director: Alicia Woods (local). 39 min.

THROUGH MARTHA'S EYES
Historical drama about a female slave's experiences at an Indian Mission school in "Bloody Kansas", 1856. The storyline alludes to the deadly battles over slave/free territory during this painful period of American history. Seattle premiere. The film will be aired in selected PBS markets across the USA this autumn. Director: Chuck Cranston. 42 min.

THE HARDEST PART
Short and sweet, this NYC drama about friendship and first love features a then-unknown Seth Gilliam (The Wire). Film by Mike D. (Mike Dennis) of ReelBlack, Philadephia. 11 min.

UNCLE TOM'S APARTMENT (rough cut)
Two abandoned White children appeal to their Black godfather for help. Directed by Portland, OR-based filmmaker David Walker, who is in Seattle to present this and his Blaxploitation documentary. 80 min.

Late breaking news: guest filmmakers at "Falling Together in New Orleans" screening

We're pleased to announce that Farrah Hoffmire (director) and Mitchell Davis (producer) , the makers of FALLING TOGETHER IN NEW ORLEANS will make a special surprise appearance at the screening of their film on Thursday, April 26 at 12:30 p.m. We're pleased to welcome them to the LHAAFF. The documentary sensitively tells the inspiring true story of how individual people joined together to attempt to rebuild the lives of New Orleanians affected by Hurricane Katrina. The film is preceded by two shorts, Brigid Maher's AWOL, the story of an African American female soldier who goes AWOL in Iraq, becomes lost in the desert, and is rescued by Iraqi children; and FINDING A JOB IN HOUSTON, an information video produced by the Community Settlement Network of Houston, featuring actual Katrina survivors in a short film intended to aid in resettlement efforts. Admission to the program is $7. Please join us for this thought-provoking selection of independent films addressing contemporary concerns in American life.