Caribbean Film Festival Atlanta-Fulton Public Library

ANANCY FESTIVAL AND CARIBBEAN SPELLING BEE COMING SOON!! Listen to Caribbean storytellers regale the audience with tales from the West African trickster, Anancy. Also, kids up to rising 8th graders can compete in the first ever Caribbean Spelling Bee. Prizes and trophies will be awarded for the top 3 places. These programs are free and open to everyone. Please spread the word and see you all on Saturday June 14 from 1-5 at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square in downtown Atlanta.

The 2013 Caribbean Film Festival was a success, and I have so many people to thank for this. My daughters Jacqui Brown and Jordan Brown were always at my side and had my back to make sure all the little things went smoothly so that I could take care of the bigger things. My right hand man/technical person/projectionist/more than just a co-worker, Stan Sewell has been a 6 year long source of support for the Caribbean Film Festival; and I tease him that he isn't even from the Caribbean. I have conferred honorary Caribbean status on him though. Other family members like Jheanelle Brown, my cineaste daughter and my mother and brother also offered valuable support. My friend Vanessa Fisher and her daughter Karis threw themselves into volunteering at some of the events and were a great help. The Guyana Association of Georgia, Atlanta Jamaican-Association, Royal Caribbean Bakery, Stir it up restaurant, and the Roaming Chef all donated delicious refreshments so that film festival attendees could enjoy Caribbean themed refreshments. Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition supported me with their partnership and publicity. Evelia Hinds and Jean Bushnell along with their friends provided refreshments for the Panama Canal film reception. Filmmaker and author Clairmont Chung came in from NY at his own expense for the film screening; and local filmmaker Andrew Brereton for 'Born to run' and producer Tina Dunkley for 'The Merikins' also facilitated discussions at the films. Paul Doyle, agent for top Jamaican and international athletes was also in attendance for 'Born to run' and fielded questions. All of these persons and others each contributed in their own way to the success of 'the little film festival that could'. My final thanks go to my audience members who return year after year to support me, and also spread the word about the festival in this effort to showcase Caribbean culture through film. Your support is invaluable and greatly appreciated. Planning is already underway for 2014 so stay tuned. I just got my first permission to screen a film in the 2014 lineup today. Thank you, thank you, thank you! If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me.

Hello friends,
This is a reminder that the Caribbean Film Festival begins this Saturday at 1:00 pm. Here is the lineup.
• Saturday June 8: ‘The Merikins”, ‘Journey of the Lion’, and ‘Africa Unite’;
• Sunday June 9 : WAR Stories;
• Tuesday June 11: Panama Canal
• Thursday June 13: La ultima rumba de Papa Montero;
• Sunday June 16: Born to run: an island built on speed.

Please continue to spread the word about the film festival, and I look forward to seeing you there.

Remember to spread the word about the Anancy Festival on Saturday June 15, and the ‘Celebrate Local Caribbean Authors’ on Saturday June 29. Each young attendee at the Anancy Festival will receive a gift courtesy of the Atlanta Fulton Public Library Foundation. All of these programs are in celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
Monica

Save the date for the 6th annual Caribbean Film Festival 2013 at the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library! Please note the format change this year. Instead of the film screenings being held each Wednesday in June as they have been for the past 5 years, the festival will be condensed into 8 days. This year the dates are: Saturday June 8, Sunday June 9, Tuesday June 11, Thursday June 13 and Sunday June 16. Please spread the word to your family and friends. Stay tuned for further publicity in the next month, and as usual, expect an exciting film lineup.