June 7, 2009-Riverside, Ca. Lyfestyles Tv, a division of Urban Lyfestyles is proud to announce Mr. Bill Dukes’ film “COVER” as the feature film for the 1st IE Urban Film Festival taking place at the Ontario Mills AMC Theatre June 20th from 2pm – 6pm.
“Cover” is about a murdered on New Year's Eve and the prime suspect is Valerie Maas, a church-going home-maker whose life unravels when she discovers that her husband of 15 years has been leading a double life. Her strength of character and faith keeps the family alive as a deadly disease threatens to destroy all that they have known. “This film was chosen as the main feature because it deals with HIV, the Down Low syndrome and has a powerfully impacted message to all that watches and in particular..the urban community,” states KimiRhochelle, producer of the first urban film festival to occur in the inland empire.
Additional projects gracing the screen include:
Regina Kimbell “My Nappy Roots”, A Journey Through Black Hair-itage, an edutainment documentary, takes an unparalleled look at how black hair is used as a prism through which to look at cultural, societal, and political issues in the African American community over time. The film reveals the significance and pride of African hairstyles prior to the first arrival of enslaved Africans to America, where the broader struggle of Black people began. This cultural and social struggle created the rise of the first great Black entrepreneurs and the billion dollar ethnic hair care industry-that exist today.
Academy Award Nominated producer Spanky Jackson's Cadillac Dreamz features diverse genres representing relationships between fathers and sons and mothers and community-building relations that bond from core lifestyles straight from the streets. These raw images reveal powerful messages of how our own actions can change the directions for ourselves, our family, our children’s future.
The Africa Channel is a showcase for the African continent's most outstanding English language television series, specials, documentaries feature films, music, event specials, biographies, soap operas, current business analysis, cultural and historical programs..shows that reflect the people of Africa, their incredible stories, their daily lives, their music and art, their successes, celebrations and challenges.
Lyfestyles TV will be launching the Urban Global Digital Distribution Portal through the PanAfricanist African Diaspora VOD platform presented by Actor Mr. Richard Gant and Mr. Terrence Coles. Now, producers and film festivals can trans-market their projects throughout the world at film festivals AND allow viewers to download their films digitally without even being present.. this is the first for the industry and we are very excited to be launching here!” states Actor Mr. Gant, owner of the PanAfricanist.
“Mr. Gant and myself have been working on this digital distribution, along with Mr. Terrence Cole for over a year and to now be able to have it launch at our own film festival is such an honor, states KimiRhochelle.
Tickets are $20 if you purchase them online and $25.00 if you purchase them at AMC. Student tickets/group tickets are available but must call 909-543-2978
The Urban Film Festival is part of the 1st Annual Juneteenth Celebrity Tri-Festival Weekend that includes a celebrity golf tournament in Upland, a Sickle Cell Casino Night (massages, shopping suites and more) at the Aloft Hotel in Rancho Cucamonga and of course the 1st IE Urban Film Festival at the Ontario Mills AMC Theatre. The goal is to raise awareness about Juneteenth and Sickle Cell as well as to raise funds for the Inland Sickle Cell office located in Riverside.
The lineup at the festival is as follows:
1:30-2:00 RED CARPET ARRIVAL
NETWORK
2:15 WELCOME
KIMIRHOCHELLE-
Urban Global Digital Distribution
RICHARD GANT-
PanAfricanist
2:30 CADILLAC DREAMZ
2:40 MY NAPPY ROOTS
3:10 AFRICA CHANNEL
3:20 DISCUSSIONS
3:45 COVER
5:30 DISCUSSION FINALE
For more information or to purchase tickets go to www.urbanlyfestyles.com
ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED A PRIVATE SOCIAL DINNER FOR MR. DUKE AND ALL THE PRODUCERS BUT MUST RSVP @ kimirhochelle@yahoo.com
MEDIA COVERAGE FOR INTERVIEWS AS FOLLOWS:
GOLF TOURNAMENT: MUST SCHEDULE PER INTERVIEW CALL KIMI @ 909-543-2978
CASINO NIGHT: FRIDAY EVENING JUNE 19TH @ 6:30-7:00 PM AS GUEST ARRIVE ON THE RED CARPET
URBAN FILM FESTIVAL: SATURDAY JUNE 20TH @ 6:00 PM (after films are complete) RED CARPET @ 2:00 pm
ALL MEDIA ARE INVITED AS V-VIP STATUS BUT MUST RSVP with name and name of publication.
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