Long Island University, Spike Lee Screening Room 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn (At Flatbush Ave and Dekalb Ave)

People or Puppets? dir. Naima E. Simpkins, Kenny Ackerman, Vincent Bryant, James Camp, Manuel Colocho, Eva Duarte, Juan Davis Navarez, Carlos Perez, Ryson Thomas, Franklyn Tineo. (Veridiana Montas: vmontas@evc.org) Educational Video Center (EVC), Documentary, 19mins, 2006 World Premiere This Documentary Workshop new release takes its inspiration from the fact that in the United States, the average child spends at least 19 hours a week watching television. Children over 8 years spend 7 hours a day using a wide range of media. EVC youth filmmakers take a hard look at media representations of teens and how this affects their body image, fashion and gender roles.

Repeating History dir. Layla Gardner (Padmini Narumanchi: padmini@reelworks.org) The Lab: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking Documentary, 9mins, 2006 Four generations of women in my family share one important detail of their upbringings: growing up with the absence of a father. This film attempts to measure the impact of this experience, and discover how and why this cycle has repeated itself.

Lost Minds dir. Keisha Frazier (Padmini Narumanchi: padmini@reelworks.org) The Lab: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking Documentary, 8mins, 2007 Change is an important part of life that is sometimes good, sometimes bad and many times unavoidable and uncontrollable. In Lost Minds two very different families are connected by the same life-changing disease that has greatly affected the people that they love. This film takes the viewers on a journey from the onset of the disease to the final stages of the disease and explores how these families have struggled, accepted and overcome.

A Message to Marlene dir. Jasmine Britton (Padmini Narumanchi: padmini@reelworks.org) The Lab: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking Documentary, 7mins, 2007 After a family has been separated for a year, a woman buys a house to bring them back together. This film shows how she struggles to juggle her stressful job and family, while dealing with the stress of being a first time homeowner.

Hopeful Home dir. Ryan Bethune (Padmini Narumanchi: padmini@reelworks.org) The Lab: Reel Works Teen Filmmaking Documentary, 8mins, 2007 A teenager explores his family?s experience living in a NYC homeless shelter after the death of his grandmother.

Animated Short - 1:30pm

But Some are Brave dir. Grace Channer (bathariproductions@gmail.com) Canada Animation, 5mins, 2007 New York Premiere But Some Are Brave is a five-minute oil painted animated film infused with evocative vocals and a lyrical soundscape. A poetic chronicle, it weaves the cultural and political histories of communities under attack into a visually spectacular testament to the power of struggle and resistance.

Subira dir. Ravneet Chadha (sippy@hotsunfilmsltd.com) Kenya Narrative, 12mins, 2007 North American Premiere Swahili with English Subtitles Subira is the story of a rebellious young girl?s coming of age. She struggles against her mother's wishes and wants the freedom to play freely like her young brother. Does she have the courage to break free?

A Clean Woman dir. Yibo Koko (Victorino Sanghee: sanghee905@gmail.com) Nigeria/US Narrative, 13mins, 2007 Amie, a beautiful African American woman, whose soul radiates more than the physical attributes, is about to get married but is traumatized by her experience during her initiation into womanhood.

Must be a God Fearing Christian Girl dir. Wanjiru Kairu (wanjiru_kairu@yahoo.co.uk) Uganda/UK Narrative, 22mins, 2007 World Premiere John Webuye is a smart, successful man ? living at home with his mother. After some failed attempts at internet dating, he finds love in the most unexpected of places.

What Happened in Room 13? dir. Dilman Dila (dilmandila@yahoo.com) Uganda Narrative, 18mins, 2007 World Premiere When an accident leaves his friend?s wife dead in a hotel room, Peter embarks on a series of increasingly ludicrous attempts to hide the body from his friend, the hotel and his own wife.

Murdering Mama?s Boy dir. Katherine Cunningham-Eves (katceves@gmail.com) Narrative, 18mins, 2007 A young girl?s obsessive jealousy toward the seven year old boy her mother nannies for, drives her to make a series of unusual attempts on his life, including a trip to a Haitian Voodoo priest.

Drawing Angel dir. Rosalyn Coleman Williams (luvroz@aol.com) Narrative, 18mins, 2007 World Premiere Lonely and new to the city, Samantha meets Levi, a nine year old boy displaced by Hurricane Katrina.

Sistahs in the Name of Love dir. Kena Tangi Dorsey (tangi77@earthlink.net) Narrative, 21mins, 2007 New York Premiere Jury Award, Best Film ? Women of African Descent Film Festival Nia is a professional career-driven woman, while Kali, her older sister believes that taking care of her husband and children are the most important things a woman can do. These two African American sisters have different lifestyles, but changes in each of their lives help them overcome old tensions.

Spin dir. Tamika Lamison (Camille Tucker: camilletuc@yahoo.com) Narrative, 25mins, 2007 New York Premiere A top publicist spins a web of deceit to save the ailing career of her lover, a once-famous author, but the web becomes more tangled than she ever could predict.

Sarabane?s Oxley: Mistresses, Mergers & Mayhem dir. Ramcess Jean-Louis, ex. prod. Benitta Jean-Louis (ramcessj@aol.com) Narrative, 90mins, 2007 Brooklyn Premiere Trailer Robert (Shane Taylor) is an ambitious attorney who is on top of the world. He is the star at his office, on the fast track and engaged to his soul mate, the captivating Christian. Life could not be better. That is until Robert?s company is abruptly acquired by a larger firm run by the powerful and controlling Arthur. What follows is a sordid web of lies, greed and betrayal that threatens to destroy Robert?s professional life and the world around him. Loosely titled after the law put in place to prevent the hidden corruption that has destroyed corporations like Enron in recent years, Sarbane?s Oxley shows what truly happens in the shadowy world of corporate non-disclosure and sexual deception: people get hurt.