FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 202019th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2020 | Schedule | Version #3 –...

19th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2020 | Schedule | Version #17 – 10.25.2020 SCREENINGS AVAILABLE 24/7 AT https://urbanflixtogo.com | TICKETS https://filmfreeway.com/UMFF/tickets

FESTIVAL SCHEDULE 2020 All 19TH Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2020 film/content screenings will run 24/7 UrbanFlixToGo. UrbanFlixToGo will go live on Monday, October 12, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. FREE REGISTRATION UrbanFlixtogo is the streaming service of Urban Mediamakers in partnership with Camrose Creative Services that provides a revenue generating platform for urban content creators with 30% of profits going to the Urban Mediamakers Production Fund to continue funding our creators. Register for free on the 30-day trial and watch all Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2020 projects in competition and join the filmmakers for Q&A daily on Zoom at 6p EST.

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GET FREE TICKETS TO 19TH URBAN MEDIAMAKERS FILM FESTIVAL 2020 FESTIVAL DATES: Monday, October 12 – Sunday, October 25, 2020

ALL SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE 24/7 AT https://urbanflixtogo.com

FILM Q&A, CONVERSATIONS, PANELS, WORKSHOPS on Zoom daily 1-9p EST SCHEDULE: https://umff.com/umff-schedule.html TICKETS: https://filmfreeway.com/UMFF/tickets

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Monday, October 12, 2020 | 'Woke' Monday - Anti-Columbus Day | 1:00 - 9:00p EST

UMFF Day 1 | FREE | Get Tickets

• 19th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) Opening and Ancestors Salute 2020 | Get Tickets

• Kickoff: Welcome and Introduction of UMFF Content Creators 2020 • A True History Lesson for Americans | "They Came Before Columbus" - Ivan Van Sertima

Documentary Screening | Giveaway • UMFF Filmmakers In Competition Screenings [Running 24/7 at UrbanFlixTogo]

o Short Film Series #1 A Natural Choice directed by Harrell D. Williams, Sr. (United States) Eraced directed by Herschel Grangent Jr. (United States) Orange Morning directed by Reshaun Jones (United States)

o Documentary Series #1 70 Years of Blackness: The Untangling of Race and Adoption directed by

Christopher Windfield – Short (United States) DAMITA. directed by W. Feagins, Jr. - Short (United States)

o Feature Film #1 - The Education of a Negro directed by Ryan Culver (United States) o Streamer Spotlight: Dr. Umar Johnson on Nick Cannon’s Class (United States)*

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • Ancient History of Pan-Afrikanism: A Conversation with Ọbádélé Bakari Kambon, PhD,

University of Ghana | 7:00p | Get Tickets • “Yes, We Can Bust the Ballot Burglary” - A Conversation with Greg Palast and Voter

Advocates | 8p | Get Tickets










Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | 1:00 - 9:00p EST


• UMFF Filmmakers In Competition Screenings [Running 24/7 at UrbanFlixTogo]

o Short Film Series #2 Ayana directed by Kyle McConaghy (United States) Bitter Earth directed by Nile Price - Short, Student (United States) Black Boys Can't Cry directed by Victor Gabriel (United States)

o Advertising/Marketing, Commercials, Mobile Films Knowing Anamika directed by Kandarpa Baghar (India) – Advertising/Marketing Reflection directed by Natalia Punkova - Experimental (Russian Federation) –

Advertising/Marketing The Last 5 directed by Kelechi Ariwodo – Student (United States)

o Documentary Series #2 - Feature Film - The New Abolitionists directed by Christina Zorich (United States)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • A Conversation with Human Trafficking and Sex Slaves Global Advocates | Get Tickets |

7p







Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | 1:00 - 9:00p EST | ANIMATIONS AND MORE



o Animation and Virtual Reality Series Animated logo of KIT Film Studio directed by Alexander Petrov (Russian

Federation) Anpu - ZOEA｜Official Music Video directed by Powei Su (Taiwan) Boy Zombie directed by So-jin Park (Republic of Korea) - Note: Best if watched

with Samsung HMD Odyssey. The Idea Thief directed by Dani Alava, Director (United Kingdom)* Illegal Move directed by Sana Srinivasan & Kyle Lopez (United States)* Genesis directed by Philip Page (United States) Gravity - Virtual Reality directed by Fabio Rychter, Amir Admoni (Brazil) Pequeña María / Little María directed by LUZ M. MACK, Vanessa Balleza, Victor

Colon (United States) RenaiDance directed by Zhike Yang, Wenjie Wu, Han Chen Chang (Jersey City, NJ

United States) o Short Film Series #3

Bobby directed by Cortez Mack, Daniel Merrick (United States) Privilege directed by Omó Pastor (United States) Crown directed by Nicole Collins (United States)

o Documentary Series #3 Come Meet A Black Person directed by Cheryle Renee Moses – Short - Not in

competition (Lawrenceville, GA) COSMONAUTS directed by Danila Gulin - Short (Russian Federation) Funeral of a Nation: A Musical Essay directed by Keith Nixon Jr. - Short (United

States) o Feature Film #3 | Lupe directed by Fady Haddad (United States)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • A Conversation with Christian Epps, Veteran Director of Photography and Chief Lighting

Designer | Queen Sono/Netflix, Lovecraft Country/HBO, Sylvie’s Love/Amazon, Black Is King/Disney | 7p | Get Tickets







Thursday, October 15, 2020 | 1:00 - 9:00p EST | Black Love and Relationships Day



o Short Film Series #4 Destiny's Road directed by Kameishia D Wooten (United States) Dignity directed by Pat Battistini (United States) Royal Purpose directed by Rashida Beach, Ashley Monique (United States)

o Documentary Series #4 #Black directed by Yvano Antonio - Short (Canada) Girl DADS directed by J. Wiggins - Short (United States) Sankofa Curtain Call directed by Joddy Eric Matthews, Chris Kennedy – Short

(United States) The Unheard Tales of the Tamikafest directed by Fenell – Student Short (United

States) o Feature Film #4

Mabata Bata directed by Sol de Carvalho (Mozambique)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • A Conversation with Alicia Hailey Daniels, Assistant Director, DGA |Greenleaf, CREED, The

Oval, Tyler Perry's a Madea Family Funeral, Tyler Perry's Acrimony, Land of the Lost, Lincoln Heights | 7p | Get Tickets







Friday, October 16, 2020 | 1:00 - 9:00p EST | Music Celebration Day



o Short Film Series #5 Family Ties directed by Thomas Javier Castillo (United States) Girlfriend directed by Patrick Albright (United States) Gravel Wounds directed by Demarcus Brown (United States)

o Music Videos Don't Sleep On Me - Sheranda Kelley Lyric Video (United States) “Everything Here” - The Suffers directed by Nate Edwards (United States) Get Up directed by Sonny Mao, Jonathan Chowthi (United States) I Can directed by Hulon E. Crayton II (Lonnie) (United States) Lover I Surrender directed by Fiona Cochrane (Australia) Moving On: Be Brave Enough to Walk Alone directed by Marquelle Young (United

States) TSOY IS DEAD! directed by Alexander Solovyov (Russian Federation) Two in the Morning directed by Hulon E. Crayton II (Lonnie) (United States) Resilient directed by Song (United States)

o Web Series #1 Ashes directed by Neriah Kharece (United States) Family First directed by Brett Newton (United States) Opus Travel Art directed by Maurice Porcher (United States)

o Documentary Series #5 Am I Black Enough 4 You?!?! directed by Kevin Harewood (South Orange, NJ

United States)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p o Listening Session – "Am I Black Enough 4 You" Soundtrack

• Should the ‘Urban’ Genre Be Removed In the Music Industry? | 7p | Get Tickets Panel Discussion

o Host/Moderator - Kevin Harewood, CEO, EDclectic Entertainment and Indiez Streets Filmworks

o Ray Daniels, Syndicated Radio Host, Ray Daniels Morning Show o Terrance Harris, RNB Junkies, Curator, Editor in Chief o Fredara Hadley, PhD, Professor, Ethnomusicology, Juilliard School of The Arts o Kimberley Hines, Soulbounce.com, Publisher/Editor-in-Chief o Monee Perry-Chaney, Co-President, Artistry Records/CEO 4th Avenue Management

(Saweetie) o Myron Ruffin, CEO, Unlimited Wealth Entertainment (Marketing Consultant/Booking

Agency) o Jackie Rhinehart, Organic Soul Consultants (Marketing, Author, Speaker) and Living

Legends Foundation - Board Member







Saturday, October 17, 2020 | 1:00-10:00p EST | Family Day


• Young Urban Mediamakers Videopalooza - FREE | Get Tickets • UMFF Filmmakers In Competition Screenings [Running 24/7 at UrbanFlixTogo]

o Short Film Series #6 I'm Press directed by Emmanual Fordjour – Student (United States) I'm Sorry directed by Marcellus Cox (United States) Interview With A Break Up Guy directed by Patrick Albright (United States)

o Documentary Series #6 Last Call for Tomorrow directed by Gary Null, Valerie Van Cleve_Co-director

(United States) o Podcasts

Boys 'n' Ghouls Film Review produced by Sarah Stephenson (Australia) Curtis Mayfield, Superfly produced by Lanita Duke (United States) Let's Talk about Race produced by Lanita Duke (United States) Sports World 20:20 produced by Rose Green (United States) The Faith Report produced by Lanita Duke (United States) The "I Am . . ." Project produced by Angela Inez (United States)

o Feature Film #6 Paula, Why? directed by C.G. Reeves (United States)

• A Writers Spotlight: UMFF Top 10 and Top 3 Reveal | Get Tickets - 5p • UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event – Meet the Filmmakers and Writers - 6p | Get

Tickets • A Conversation with Khari Wyatt: Writing for Theater - 7p EST | Get Tickets











Sunday, October 18, 2020 | 2:00-9:00p EST



o Short Film Series #7 Jaded Gems directed by Horace and Carneshia Holloman (United States) Jerome Taylor directed by Bryan Bostic (United States) Just Another Angry Black Woman directed by Obi Ejikeme, Andreia Solomon

Burke (United Kingdom) o Documentary Series #7

The Raising of the Son directed by Ricardo Jackson, Solipsism Suite, LLC (United States)

o Television Pilots/Series Chrysalis directed by Henri Genty, Martin Genty (France) Have A Good Day directed by Chauncey Jackson - Experimental (United States) Puzzles: Deciphering Life directed by Ricardo Jackson (United States) "The Circle" directed by Carlton Thompson (United States) Trace "Pilot" directed by David Velick (United States)

o Feature Film #7 The Meeting That Shaped Amerikkka directed by Kristopher Adams, Joshua

Austin - Feature (United States)

• Take the White Privilege Test – Come Meet a Black Person Meetup Series | 3p EST • UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • Urban PitchFest 2020 | Connecting urban content creators with producers, directors, writers

and crew members. | 7-9p | Get Tickets







Monday, October 19, 2020 | 'Woke' Monday - #BlackLivesMatter | 10:00a - 9:00p EST


• Writing for Reel: Outlining a Feature Film Script Workshop with Sharon D. Johnson, PhD, WGAW | 10a-Noon | $19 Get Tickets


o Public Service Announcements (PSAs) #ChangeYourFrame directed by Kevin Wu (United States) Ladybug directed by Elmar Bayramov, Elchin Aghayev (United States) USLP Shower directed by Bauddhayan Mukherji (India)

o Short Film Series #8 One Sweet Night directed by Daniel Pfeffer (United States) Abysmal Ties directed by Michele Adams (United States)

o Documentary Series #8 The One and Only Jewish Miss America directed by David Around (United States)

o Feature Film #8 The Process directed by Jake Fay (United States)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • A Conversation with Ralph Scott: Using the Power of Filmmaking to Influence Social

Action | Black Filmmakers YouTube Group Creator | 7p | Get Tickets








Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 10:00a - 9:00p | Celebrating LGBTQ



o A Hometown Salute - State of Georgia Produced Projects Orange Morning directed by Reshaun Jones - Short (United States) Pastor Please directed by Michael A. Harvey – Feature (United States) The Stolen Motorcycle directed by Kim J King – Live Streamer

o Short Films/Web Series #9 Box: A Digital Love Story directed by Chase Michael Torrence (United States) My Life directed by Karlton T. Clay (United States) Taboo directed by Jato Smith (United States)

o Documentary Series #9 Where My Girls directed by Mads Engel - Student Short (United States) - Short

o Feature Film #9 Through the Eyes of a Father directed by Ty Rae Carter (United States) Pastor Please directed by Michael A. Harvey – Feature (United States)

• Tech Tuesday: What is Computer Coding to Build Websites, Mobile App and Games All

About? (No experience necessary.) | $10 | 5p • UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p • A Conversation with Chuck Modiano, Justice Journalist and Sports Writer (Deadspin, NY

Daily News) | 7p | Get Tickets







Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | Celebrating Women Filmmakers



o Short Film Series #10 The Last 5 directed by KELECHI -Short (United States) The Scent directed by Farhad Pakdel (Canada) The Existential English Bull Terrier And The Marshmallow Test directed by John

McAleer (United States) o Women-Only Produced Shorts

January 14th directed by La'Chris Jordan (United States) Meet Me Inside directed by Dominique Brownes (Canada) Sundays directed by Keisha Johnella Davis (United States)

o Feature Film #10 WOW directed by Justice Gamble, Alex Benjamin (United States) – Foster Care

Collaboration

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p o COVID-19 Production Safety Guidelines | Learn how to increase safety on your

production set. • Celebrating Female Directors: Ava Duvernay, Issa Ray, Kasi Lemmons, Lisa Mendoza, Julie

Dash, Catalina Aguilar Mastretta, Dee Rees, Marcela Zamora, Cheryl Dunye, Chinonye Chukwu, Lulu Wang, Cathy Yan, Zetna Fuentes, Melina Matsoukas, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Patricia Cardozo, Deepa Mehta, Chloe Zhao, Gloria Calderon-Kellet, Amma Asante, Rene Liu, Tina Gordon, Aurora Guerrero, Bong Joon-ho and more. | 7p | Get Tickets

• We Refuse To Be A Victim :: Black Gun Owners Virtual Meetup | 8p | Register in advance for this meeting: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsfuGtqjMtGNAacDfx1_oqxE-mR71sPPKR






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Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 3P – 9P



o Short Film Series #11 The Watery Grave directed by Michael Amerson Jr. (United States) And Here We Are directed by Cameron Michael Debe (United States)

o Documentary Series #11 Can Art Stop A Bullet: William Kelly's Big Picture directed by Mark Street –

Feature (Australia) The Story of Special Woodstock directed by Erin Rooke (Canada)

o Feature Film Series #11 Come On In directed by Daniel Callahan - Student (United States) Wisper directed by Russ Emanuel (United States)

o Web Series #2 New Year, New Us directed by Nina Stakz (United States) Sister President directed by Joe Camareno and created, executive produced and

written by Nicole J. Butler (United States) The Stolen Motorcycle directed by Kim J King (United States) The Unsuperheroes directed by Caitlynn Silvius – Student (United States)

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p

o Script Spotlights – Live Script Reading of the Top 3 UMFF Writers | Get Tickets • OverlayUnderlay™ Conversation with Taina Asili, Activist Filmmaker and UMFF Alum |

Mixing powerful vocals with a fusion of Afro-Latin, Reggae and Rock inspiring audiences to dance to the movement of rebellion. | 7p | Get Tickets

• GOTV and PFATV: A Conversation with Vote Advocates | 8p | Get Tickets









Friday, October 23, 2020 | 1P – 9P | Music In Focus



o Advertising/Marketing, Commercials, Mobile Films GUMPTION | Triump directed by Lexx Truss – Commercial (United States) Knowing Anamika directed by Kandarpa Baghar (India) – Advertising/Marketing Reflection directed by Natalia Punkova – Experimental (Russian Federation) –

Advertising/Marketing The Last 5 directed by Kelechi Ariwodo – Student (United States)

o Documentary Series #12 A Soul Journey directed by Marco Della Fonte (United Kingdom)

o Feature Film Series #12 YARDS directed by Andrey Korytko (Russian Federation) Family Ties directed by Thomas Javier Castillo (Bowling Green, Ohio, United

States)

• "The Realm: Book One" Pre-Release Event with author L. Marie Wood | "The Realm" is a horror/sci-fi mash-up that dives into man's great fear. And it starts FAST!!! | Join the author for a reading and conversation. | 3:30-4:00p | Get Tickets

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers - 6p | Get Tickets

o Audio, Audio, Audio: Bad Sound Makes a Bad Film | Learn some tools and tips on having the best sound/audio in your next project.

o The BlackTalkBox - A Look at the Fabulous Black Streamers of the World | 5p | Get Tickets

• A Conversation: The State of Hip-Hop: Why Black People Don’t Own It? – Hosted by PIL (Paine Is Life) Podcast and #Moe the Mos, Paine Artistry | 7p | Get Tickets

• A Conversation: Eliminating the Culture Vultures of Hip Hop and Streaming – Hosted by #OpusTravelArt - 8p | Get Tickets











Saturday, October 24, 2020 - FREE | 1:00 - 10:00p EST

UMFF Day 13 | FREE | AfroFuturism – Black Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror | Get Tickets

• UMFF Film Screenings in Competition on UrbanFlixToGo.com | Free | Get Tickets o AfroFuturism Film Series #1

Big Touch directed by Christopher Tenzis – Short (United States) Damsel directed by Jahmar Hill – Short (United States) Everlasting directed by Jami Ramberan – Short (United States) Maroon King – The Choice of Dayu directed by L’Charles Degreat – Short (Côte

d'Ivoire West Africa) Mino: A Diasporic Myth directed by Ashunda Norris – Short (United States)

o AfroFuturism Film Series #2 Goddess directed by Tiara Luten* Monitor (GN) written by Damian Wampler – Comic Book (United States) The Art of Procurement directed by Anita Williams – Short (United States) The Birthright directed by Breyionna Flowers – Short (United States) Woke directed by Freddie Jarrett – Short (United States) Zarina directed by Lexx Truss – Short (United States)

• Remembering Chadwick Boseman, Our Black Panther – A look at his work over the years and his last project before his death “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” | 4p EST | Get Tickets

• Horror Writers Workshop with L. Marie Wood, Psychological Horror Author and Screenwriter|5p | Get Tickets

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p | Get Tickets

o Best Zoom Horror Costume and Screen Decoration Contest | Prizes | Judges | Get Tickets

• A Conversation with Tiara Luten, Writer, Director and Producer of "Goddess," an Afrofuturism Short | 7:00p | Get Tickets

• A Watch Party! | "Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror" Documentary - Directed by Xavier Burgin | Tananarive Due, Executive Producer (Private Screening - Free) | 8:00 p.m. | Get Tickets
















Sunday, October 25, 2020 - FREE | 3:00 - 10:00p EST

UMFF Day 14 | FREE | Finale of 19th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival

• UMFF Film Screenings In Competition [Running 24/7 at UrbanFlixTogo]

o Short Film #14 Furthest From directed by Kyung Sok Kim (United States)

o Documentary Series #13 Remembering Bronzeville directed by Karen Slattery (United States)

o Feature Film Series #13 Through the Eyes of a Father directed by Ty Rae Carter (United States)

• #ComeMeetABlackPerson - A Discussion On Racism | #BlackLivesMatter | 3p [Register in

Advance - ] https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIufu-srDotEtH27UL5GrFzANFC9I_bG1tI

Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Zoom Presence – 6-10p – Register in advance - https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_84eE-8VDRomqbD3r6Ckn0Q

• UMFF SpeedCollab Virtual Networking Event - Meet the Filmmakers and Writers | 6p o Live Script Table Read – Top UMFF Writers o Getting Your Film on UrbanFlixToGo.com

• A Showcase of Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, Ghanaian Sculptor Extraordinaire 7:30p • Inaugural BLK Streamer Awards 2020 - 8p • 19th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival Awards hosted by Redelia Shaw, DGA - 9p |

o Virtual Music Session from the Soundtrack from “Am I Black Enough” mockumentary | Following UMFF Awards





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