For Immediate Release
March 30, 2010
Media Contact:
publicity@paff.org
Historical Film Documents Life of Slain Black Panther Leader Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and the Story of the Southern California Black Panther Party for Self Defense
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Mar. 30, 2010) – The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) has announced the extension of its ENCORE program featuring the award-winning documentary “41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers” through Thursday, April 8. Originally scheduled to conclude Thursday, April 1, both the PAFF and the Culver Plaza Theatres agreed to extend the films run thanks to large audience numbers and community support for the indie film. The film can be seen Monday through Thursday at 12 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:45 p.m., and 8 p.m. Weekends, Friday through Sunday, screenings will be held at 12 p.m., 3 p.m., 6 p.m., and 9 p.m. All tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at www.paff.org or www.41central.com. The Culver Plaza Theatres is located at 9919 Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles. For more information, please call (310) 836-5516.
“41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers,” winner of the 2010 PAFF Audience Favorite Documentary, features new and exclusive interviews from Black Panther party leaders Geronimo Ji Jagga, Elaine Brown, and Kathleen Cleaver, Los Angeles City Councilmember and former L.A.P.D. Police Chief Bernard Parks. The film is the first part in a documentary series from filmmaker Gregory Everett that follows the Southern California Chapter of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense from its glorious Black Power beginnings through to its tragic demise and explores the Black Panther ethos, its conflict with the L.A.P.D. and the US Organization, as well as the events that shaped the complicated and often contradictory legacy of the L.A. chapter. Using exclusive interviews with former Black Panther Party members along with archival footage detailing the history of racism in Los Angeles, including the Watt’s Uprising. “41st & Central: The Untold Story of the L.A. Black Panthers” has been called the most in-depth study ever of the murders of L.A. Chapter founder Alprentice “Bunchy” Carter and John Huggins at U.C.L.A. with first hand accounts of the Party’s formation as told by the original surviving members and eyewitness accounts of the murders at U.C.L.A. Also featured in the film are former Black Panther members Ericka Huggins, Roland & Ronald Freeman, Wayne Pharr, Jeffrey Everett, Long John Washington, US Organization member Wesley Kabaila, U.C.L.A. Professor Scot Brown, Bernie Morris, oldest brother of Bunchy Carter, and many others.
About the Pan African Film & Arts Festival
The Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) presents and showcases a broad spectrum of Black creative works, particularly those that reinforce positive images and help to destroy negative stereotypes of Africans and African-Americans. In addition, the PAFF presents a world renowned Art Show featuring over 100 fine artists and craftspeople from around the world showcasing the best in Black fine art, sculpture, photography, unique handmade crafts, home furnishings, designer jewelry, designer fashions and accessories that highlight the artistry and beauty of the African aesthetic. For more information, please visit www.paff.org or call (310) 337-4737.
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