Saturday, March 24, 2012

Documentary - Bring Your "A" Game

Interesting film from Director Mario Van Peebles and Producer Karen Williams - in partnership with the Twenty-First Century Foundation (21CF) - on the life, challenges, and resilience of young African-American men.




Bring Your A Game - Synopsis
To generate a national conversation on the plight of Black men and boys, the Twenty-First Century Foundation (21CF) has partnered with actor-director Mario Van Peebles and producer Karen Williams to create Bring Your A Game - a groundbreaking documentary film that, in Van Peebles' words, "sheds light on the resilience and influence of Black males." Bring Your A Game is a film that will use screenings accompanied by community discussions as a catalyst to transform the lives of urban youth. Using a cinematic style influenced by popular culture and employing innovative technologies, the film details strategies that have improved the lives of Black men and boys. It underscores how essential educational achievement and high school graduation are to survival and success in today's world.

Interviewees include such Black male icons as Richard "Dick" Parsons, Chris Rock, Spike Lee, Dr. Cornel West, Ice Cube, Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Russell Simmons, Kevin Liles, Lou Gossett Jr., Lupe Fiasco, Hill Harper, Damon Dash, Kevin Powell, Melvin Van Peebles, Geoffrey Canada, Bruce Gordon and former NBA star Alan Houston, among others.

To learn more about the Twenty-First Century Foundation, please visit: http://www.21cf.org/agame

1 comment:

Emily A. Cox said...

How can we contact these people in Gender Rebel? I would like to speak with Jill.