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The 2017 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) will open on Wednesday February 22 with the feature film “The Preacher’s Son” and close on Saturday February 25 with “Everything But A Man.”
The HBFF will feature an exciting line up of 100 films, along with panels, panelists and festivities over a four-day period. HBFF happens February 22 to 26, 2017 and will be hosted at Hotel MdR, 13480 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. Known as one of the leading Black film festivals in the world, the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) is now in its fourteenth year, the upcoming edition of Hollywood Black Film Festival’s theme is “Festival at the Beach”.
OPENING NIGHT
THE PREACHER’S SON
Director: Trey Haley
Writer: Carl Weber
Stars: Christian Keyes, Clifton Powell, Valarie Pettiford, Vanessa Bell Calloway and MORE…
Based on the characters from New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber’s novel The Preacher’s Son. Bishop T.K. Wilson, his wife & two children are a well-respected family in their community — yet the Wilson kids are fighting temptations, and the bishop’s son, Dante, has plans that don’t include taking over his father’s church. Tri-Destined Studios
CLOSING NIGHT
EVERYTHING BUT A MAN
Writer/director: Nnegest Likke
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Jimmy Jean-Louis and Camille Winbush and MORE…
She’s sexy, smart, successful… and still single. “Everything But A Man” explores the paradox modern career women face, having to think and act like a man in the work world, but still be expected to behave like “a lady” in order to keep a man. The story follows a high achieving but secretly lonely lawyer who despite all her material success is a failure when it comes to love. Things heat up for her when she meets a handsome, mysterious man from another culture. But his radical lifestyle differences threaten to shake up her world and challenge her beliefs on love, relationships and what it means to be a “strong” woman. Race, class, gender and culture all clash in this unconventional romantic comedy-drama. N’Vision Pictures, Jet Media Productions, Bek Films & Sneak Preview EntertainmentThe Preacher’s Son
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THE PREACHER’S SON to Open, EVERYTHING BUT A MAN to Close 2017 Hollywood Black Film Festival
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The 2017 Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) will open on Wednesday February 22 with the feature film “The Preacher’s Son” and close on Saturday February 25 with “Everything But A Man.”
The HBFF will feature an exciting line up of 100 films, along with panels, panelists and festivities over a four-day period. HBFF happens February 22 to 26, 2017 and will be hosted at Hotel MdR, 13480 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292. Known as one of the leading Black film festivals in the world, the Hollywood Black Film Festival (HBFF) is now in its fourteenth year, the upcoming edition of Hollywood Black Film Festival’s theme is “Festival at the Beach”.
OPENING NIGHT
THE PREACHER’S SON
Director: Trey Haley
Writer: Carl Weber
Stars: Christian Keyes, Clifton Powell, Valarie Pettiford, Vanessa Bell Calloway and MORE…
Based on the characters from New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber’s novel The Preacher’s Son. Bishop T.K. Wilson, his wife & two children are a well-respected family in their community — yet the Wilson kids are fighting temptations, and the bishop’s son, Dante, has plans that don’t include taking over his father’s church. Tri-Destined Studios
CLOSING NIGHT
EVERYTHING BUT A MAN
Writer/director: Nnegest Likke
Stars: Monica Calhoun, Jimmy Jean-Louis and Camille Winbush and MORE…
She’s sexy, smart, successful… and still single. “Everything But A Man” explores the paradox modern career women face, having to think and act like a man in the work world, but still be expected to behave like “a lady” in order to keep a man. The story follows a high achieving but secretly lonely lawyer who despite all her material success is a failure when it comes to love. Things heat up for her when she meets a handsome, mysterious man from another culture. But his radical lifestyle differences threaten to shake up her world and challenge her beliefs on love, relationships and what it means to be a “strong” woman. Race, class, gender and culture all clash in this unconventional romantic comedy-drama. N’Vision Pictures, Jet Media Productions, Bek Films & Sneak Preview Entertainment