Hollywood Black Power Turn-out At The American Black Film Festival

The American Black Film Festival kicked off day 3 of their 16th year anniversary celebration with a jam packed line up of five star events. At the festivals peak, Hollywood power couple, Salim & Mara Brock-Akil were spotlighted for their exceptional work in the world of visual entertainment with “A Conversation with…” sponsored by American Airlines. The festivities continued with the introduction of ABFF’s first ever Webisode Challenge, where winner Donnie Leapheart, was awarded with a plaque and a check for $2,500 for his outstanding work on “Osiris: The Series”. Attendee’s also had the opportunity to view a sneak peak of Film Life TV’s first ever webseries, the “Q and A Show” starring creators Quin Walters and Addison Henderson, the event was hosted by funny man, Chris Spencer. Before the night ended, ABFF held an evening with filmmakers and cast of the hit film “Think Like a Man.” 

Will Packer, Rob Hardy, Tim Story and Terrence J took part in the panel and in the end, ABFF Founder, Jeff Friday, awarded filmmakers Will Packer and Rob Hardy with the ABFF Hall of Fame award for their outstanding achievements in the film industry, which has undoubtedly helped rewrite the future of black cinema. The cast and creators led a shoes off panel offering anecdotes about the film and thanking ABFF creators and supporters for being the bookend to their success story; Packer and Rob Hardy began their careers at ABFF with the premiere of their first feature film “Trois” in 2000 and have since been a pivotal part of the ABFF journey. The event was sponsored by Crown Royal.

Photo credit: Terrence Jennings

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