HOW DO YOU
DOWNTOWN?
The Arts District, 7+FIG, Chinatown, Bunker Hill, Olvera Street, the Fashion District, South Park...
Downtown Film Festival — L.A. is as multi-faceted as its namesake location. Plugging into the downtown vibe is easy. Just choose your muse below & let it be your guide:
Fiercely Independent
For fans of independent cinema, the choices are nearly unlimited with dozens of feature film & short film programs, screening on a daily basis at the AT&T Center venue's newly renovated 500-seat state-of-the-art theater.
Music Fan-atic
Classic
Hollywood icon Paul Newman will be honored on the 1st anniversary of his passing with back-to-back, outdoor screenings of two of his most celebrated films: Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid & Hud. It's all FREE!
Scene-ster
Yeah, baby! We hear you. It's a party every night - uh, make that two parties every night — at the 2009 Downtown Film Festival.
Green-ster
Green is more than good for the environment. It's also cool. Join the "living green, living great" crowd all-day & into-the-evening at Sustainable L.A. on Thursday, Aug. 20th at the festival's 7+FIG.
DayTripper
The Shorts & Sweets, August 17-21, is especially designed for commuters. Get a taste of the festival twice daily with a fascinating smorgasbord of short films & videos from around the world. Complimentary coffee & sweets! Mmmmm.
Avant-Garde / Artsy
Digital Art L.A. is a festival within a festival, an international showcase of digital and art videos.
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Festival News
**** MEDIA ADVISORY ****
Downtown Film Festival—L.A. - 'Jackson Five in Africa'
as the 2009 Closing Night Film & Gala
WHEN:
Saturday, August 22, 2009
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
(5:45pm - Media Check-In)
WHERE:
AT&T Center Theater
1149 S. Hill Street (between 11th and 12th Streets)
Los Angeles, CA 90015
WHAT:
The West Coast premiere of the "lost" music concert film, JACKSON 5 IN AFRICA, featuring never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson at 16-years-old performing in 1974 in Dakar, Senegal with his brothers with such pop classics as "ABC," "I'll Be There" and "Dancing Machine." The non-profit Downtown Film Festival—Los Angeles will present the movie as the 2009 Closing Night Film & Gala.
WHO:
Robert Hooks, Sr., Celebrated Film, Television, Stage Actor and Narrator of "Jackson 5 in Africa" documentary, Michael Boddicker, Michael Jackson's Keyboard player for over 20 years, Thomas Mims, the mysterious entrepreneur, who bought the film in exchange for a large, uncut diamond, will reveal for the first time the details of how he acquired the footage. Shot in 1974, the film was to have been The Jackson 5's "Hard Day’s Night," a documentary about arguably the hottest act in America at that time, as they made their first visit to Africa. However, ensuing money and legal problems caused the film never to be released. The screening of the film on Saturday will be its first presentation on the West Coast, and perhaps, its last anywhere. Also attending: Celebrities from film, music and television.
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PRESS CONTACT:
JK|YM & Associates
PR for the ARTS
Yvette Morales, YMoralesY@aol.com, 949-244-9769
Jennifer Kang, JenniferJKang@aol.com, 323-899-0579
Fax (310) 499-0906
Downtown Film Festival—L.A.
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