BLACK TO OUR ROOTS @ Creative Alliance at The Patterson

BLACK TO OUR ROOTS:
AWARD-WINNING FILM SCREENING & PREMIER BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT

Presented by BlackOut Studios, HABESHA, and Creative Alliance.

Creative Alliance at The Patterson
3134 eastern Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21224
www.creativealliance.org
(410)276-1651
Friday, February 27, 2009
Doors: 7:00pm Screening: 8:30pm


Admission: Advance: $10, $8mbrs
Door: $12,$10mbrs
Determined to transcend her environment, Atlanta teen Sylvia Dorsey finds herself on a soul-searching mission with a group of other youth to Ghana. Tonight’s event features a marketplace with Diasporic cuisine and an Afrobeat DJ. Capoiera Angola-an Afro-Brasilian martial arts, panel discussion, and live reggae by Proverbs and guests follows. Dinner sold sep.


About Black to Our Roots (2008, 57 min): An inspirational story that follows Atlanta teen Sylvia Dorsey who is frustrated by the violence and drug abuse that surrounds her. Determined to transcend this environment, she finds herself on a soul-searching mission as she travels with a group of other Atlanta youth to Ghana. While in Ghana, the youth are confronted with several challenges that test their patience and change their lives forever. They must adapt to living conditions that America has ill-prepared them for, learn to appreciate things they took for granted and address the misconceptions that exist about both Africans and African-Americans. Black to Our Roots was made by Tre Subira, Director of the Digital Center for Urban Experience at LaSalle University who recently relocated to Baltimore from Atlanta.

AWARDS:

Best Documentary-- American Black Film Festival, Spaghetti Junction Film Festival, San Diego Black Film Festival, Audience Choice Award--International Black Docufest


Media Contacts:

Olu Butterfly Woods Black Mission Media (410)236-3775 olu@blackoutstudios.com www.blackmissionmedia.com
Kristen Anchor, Creative Alliance kristen@creativealliance.org, 410-276-1651