washington, dc -black documentary series

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Sherrod Jennings
(202) 409-7240
Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.
P.O. Box 6885, Alexandria, VA 22306
Press@UrbanFilmSeries.com
http://www.urbanfilmseries.com/


Next Generation Awareness Foundation Launches
Annual Black Docs Film Series at Landmark Theatre


Harlem Globetrotters, Bill Duke, BET Program, and
Celebrity Doctors to Contribute / Down Low,
Steppin, Hood and Ghetto Lifestyles, and Sports Legacies Included


Washington, DC -- May 16, 2006 -- Next Generation
Awareness Foundation, Inc. (501(c)(3)) (NGAF),
producers of the Black History Month Film &
Discussion Series and the Urban Film Series Tour,
announced today that Landmark Theatre will host
the First Annual Black Docs Film Series.Black
Docs will be be produced from May through August,
at Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, located at
555 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC. All members
of the public are invited to come and support the
May 25th opening featuring the Official Public
Premiere of the Harlem Globetrotters' recently
completed documentary, The Team That Changed The
World. Tickets prices range from $7.50 - $10.50
and can be purchased at Landmark Theatre. The
four-month fundraising event will benefit NGAF's
upcoming community programming and help send its
2007 Urban Film Series Tour to underserved communities in the United States.

Sticking true to the motto of Connecting
Communities with History and Progressive Cinema,
Black Docs is the only program of its kind in
that it focuses exclusively on documentaries
related to urban lifestyles and issues. "The
program has been in development for over a year
due to the over 150 quality submissions we have
received for the annual February tour," says
Corey Jennings, founder and project coordinator.
"Many filmmakers have little or no programs
available that provide exposure to documentaries
of this sort," says Jennings.

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Next Generation Awareness Foundation Launches
Annual Black Docs Film Series at Landmark Theatre

Harlem Globetrotters, Bill Duke, BET Program, and Celebrity Doctors to Contribute / Down Low, Steppin, Hood and Ghetto Lifestyles, and Sports Legacies Included

Washington, DC -- May 16, 2006 -- Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc. (501(c)(3)) (NGAF), producers of the Black History Month Film & Discussion Series and the Urban Film Series Tour, announced today that Landmark Theatre will host the First Annual Black Docs Film Series. Black Docs will be be produced from May through August, at Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema, located at 555 11th Street, NW, Washington, DC. All members of the public are invited to come and support the May 25th opening featuring the Official Public Premiere of the Harlem Globetrotters' recently completed documentary, The Team That Changed The World. Tickets prices range from $7.50 - $10.50 and can be purchased at Landmark Theatre. The four-month fundraising event will benefit NGAF's upcoming community programming and help send its 2007 Urban Film Series Tour to underserved communities in the United States.

Sticking true to the motto of Connecting Communities with History and Progressive Cinema, Black Docs is the only program of its kind in that it focuses exclusively on documentaries related to urban lifestyles and issues. "The program has been in development for over a year due to the over 150 quality submissions we have received for the annual February tour," says Corey Jennings, founder and project coordinator. "Many filmmakers have little or no programs available that provide exposure to documentaries of this sort," says Jennings.

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Who: Next Generation Awareness Foundation, Inc.

What: 1st Annual Black Docs Film Series

Where: Landmark Theatre's E Street Cinema

When: May 25th, June 29th, July 27th and August 24th, from 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Tickets: Students/Seniors: $7.50; Adults: $10.50; Group Rate (4 or more): $9. Prices may vary per month.
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Official Black Docs Schedule

May 25 – Basketball ~ The Official Public Premiere
Harlem Globetrotters: The Team That Changed The World (2005)

Invited Guests: Coaches John Thompson II & III

About the Documentary: The new award-winning documentary about the team that defied all challenges and defined the role of minority athletes in entertainment and sports. Winner of a 2006 Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism. Narrated by Chuck D, featuring celebrity interviews and footage with Phil Jackson, Henry Kissinger, David Stern, Larry Brown, John Chaney, Bill Cosby, Bob Cousy, Connie Hawkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Magic Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Isiah Thomas and others. Witness how, in 1948, the all-black Globetrotters challenged and took on the all-white World Champion Minneapolis Lakers amid a hostile climate of segregation and discrimination, and their historic trip to Cold War Berlin in 1951 as ambassadors of democracy. Website: www.HarlemGlobeTrotters.com


June 29 – Down Low ~ The Official Premiere Screening
Project W.O.W.: A Look Into the Lives of Men Having Sex With Men (as seen on BET) (2005)

Featuring a Q&A with Talk Show host and producer Lisa Durden, recently featured interviewing author JL King and others on BET.

About the Documentary: A shocking documentary never-before witnessed, probing into the secret world of men having sex with men while masquerading as heterosexuals in a dangerous gamble with lifes of female partners. The spread of HIV/AIDS becomes the pawn in the battle stretching from prison to the pulpit. Website: www.LisaDurden.com


July 27 – Ways of Life ~ Two World Premieres
Steppin: A Way of Life

About the Documentary: As popularly recognized from R. Kelly's Step to the Name of Love, a Chicago ballroom dance that is more than a style, but a way of life for many.

Hot Ghetto Mess
About the Documentary: A documentary narrated by DC's own Lazy Lamont, former co-host of the Russ Parr Morning Show. Featuring the work of one of America's most popular websites which challenges the African American community with how it is looking and acting, including some of the most hilarious and suddenly shameful presentations. You have seen America's Funniest Home Videos, now see Hot Ghetto Mess and you will never, ever forget this program. Website: www.HotGhettoMess.com

Featuring a Brief Q&A with filmmakers Mel Devonne (Steppin: A Way of Life) and Jam Donaldson (Hot Ghetto Mess).


August 24 – Perseverance ~ Mid-Atlantic Premiere
The Pact: Three Young Men Make A Promise And Fulfill A Dream (2006)

Featuring a Q&A with The Doctors and The Spark Media and Duke Media (Bill Duke) Team, including filmmaker Andrea Kalin.

About the Documentary: From the NY Times Bestseller, comes a gritty, provocative true-life story of three friends from the 'hood, Rameck Hunt, Sampson Davis, and George Jenkins, who made a pact in high school to find a way to go to college and then medical school. They not only accomplished this, but they're now spreading the word to inspire other inner-city kids to stay off of drugs, out of gangs and to take the educational route to a better life. THE PACT captures the pathos of the men's individual journeys, the integrity of their voices and the power of their rare friendship. Their stories affirm the values that ultimately sustained and drove them: courage, tenacity, and faith. And they give tribute to the life of the mind and its power to turn dreams into reality. Website: www.thepactthemovie.com


Visit www.InsiderEntertainment.com, NGAF's official marketing resource, or UrbanFilmSeries.com, for more and to learn about the cities, films, themes and participants selected for this year's series.


Press/Media: Members of the press should contact us at press@urbanfilmseries.com or (202) 409-7240. Please forward us your media credentials (media source, circulation/viewership, affiliation, title, and complete contact information) and state your request(s) as exact as possible (interview, article, pictures, attendance).

Sponsors: Sponsorship, signage and other marketing opportunities are available. Name sponsor opportunities are still available. Contact us at info@ngaf.org.

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