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The c0-founder of our sister site, HelloBeautiful, is hoping to spread the distribution of black-themed films with her new organization, African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement.

Black film festivals in New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Seattle and Los Angeles will be the first backers of this movement led by filmmaker Ava Duvernay.

Duvernay told the New York Times, she imagines a time when black-theme pictures will flourish in places where African-American film festivals have already found eager viewers.

Her new film, “I Will Follow”, which she wrote and directed, stars Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Omari Hardwick, will be the first film coming out of the AAFFRM and will be shown in theaters in the aforementioned cities.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzwatch/ jazzwatch

    Bet it’ll be BETTER than B.E.T…..the H-O-T-T-I-E knows what she’s doing ;)…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mkie24/ Mkie24

    Way to go my love, this is very good news. Eventhough it maybe should’ve been done long time, but better late than never! keep it up you will inspire more people of the African community.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/courtneyR/ courtneyR

    Great thing..Now I hope african americans will show case real stories about love,drama,doc**entaries,period pieces,history,action hero movies,etc and not the same nonsense ,drug related,baby momma daddy,in jail,over sexed nonsense that you always see .like their is nothing else to us but bulls**t……no thought,creativity,imagination.Positivity…

    I wish this lady success..

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    i support it…yunno i support my black people..but its ok to have a little sexed up drug sh*t in some movies sometimes..yunno its a part of a lot of peoples lives…as long as you have other stuff too….just jeep it real(that saying shout never die..only fake people dont understand it or think its a fad)

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    I hope they are quality movies and not the typical hood and comedy shyt we seem to love so much. If the films are independent, I’d expect more depth though.

    I’d like to see some depth and range here.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mc086249/ mc086249

    “nightowl358″ I agree with you 100 percent!!! We are a diverse group of people and enjoy many different things…I think the networks label us to only like certain types of shows, so they wont try anything different… I for one love above all else, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and action/adventure!! So it is difficult for me to support “supposed” African American themed shows when i dont like them, .. So my friends and family tell me that i dont support the African American shows, and i get a little upset because that is not the case.

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    I’m all about this. I want to support this sista, because she is supporting US.

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    That’s wussup!!

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    i like it …too bad tyler perry aint in it maybe oprah would have supported it then

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    I am so so so happy! I hope it showcases all types of Black genre to exhibit the spectrum of creativity. I’ll definitely show support anyway I can!

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    This is a good thing…

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    Thank God!!! maybe now more positive films will be shown featuring african Americans.

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