BDC at LA Film Fest, AFI Docs and More!

BDC Festivals The New Black  by Yoruba Richen    Co-Prod by Angela Tucker and Yvonne Welbon World Premiere at LA Film Festival  **TONIGHT**  June 14th 7:30 pm  & June 16th 6:50 pm Also screening at AFI Docs in D. C. and the   Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York  An explosive new documentary which explores how African-American voters have become bitterly divided on the issue of gay marriage because of homophobia rampant in one of the pillars of the African-American community-- the church. In the process, the film uncovers the complicated and often combative histories of the African-American and LGBT civil rights movements. *  *  *   by Jose Antonio Vargas Edited by Sabrina Schmidt Gordon     CENTERPIECE GALA Screening Friday, June 21, 8pm  Smithsonian Institution - National Portrait Gallery  In 2011, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant in the New York Times Magazine.  DOCUMENTED chronicles his journey to America from the Philippines as a child; his journey through America as an immigration reform activist/provocateur; and his journey inward as he re-connects with his mother, whom he hasn't seen in 20 years. * * *

BDC Screenings Soul Food Junkies  by Byron Hurt  Special Performance by Dead Prez Imagenation @Von King Park, Brooklyn  Sunday, June 16th, 7pm Baffled by his dad's unwillingness to change his traditional soul food diet in the face of a health crisis, Hurt sets out to learn more about this rich culinary tradition and its relevance to black cultural identity. He discovers that the love affair that his dad and his community have with soul food is deep-rooted, complex, and in some tragic cases, deadly. * * * Homegoings by Christine Turner  @The Apollo Theatre, NYC Friday, June 21, 7:30p Special Performance by violinist Daniel Roumain (click below for details)  Homegoings is about renowned Harlem funeral director Isaiah Owens and African-American funeral traditions.  The event will feature a performance by film composer and violinist Daniel Roumain with members of the Harlem Chamber Players, and a discussion with director Christine Turner and Isaiah Owens. * * *