African Mental Liberation Film Festival

The WorldBear Cultural Center will host this festival curated by Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn. To reach across cultures and races, the selected screenings offer a non-traditional view of the African culture throughout the diaspora. The film will portray struggles, glories, daily setbacks and small victories that make up the intricate and complex fabric of the African American experience, striving for a deeper awareness of African history. Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn, founder of the Malcom X center in Los Angeles, is a historian, discographer, author, educator, filmmaker and radio producer. He holds a doctorate from UCLA in Afrikan World History and Music with a minor in Anthropology. Saturday

Muhammad Ali: When We Were Kings The inside drama of Ali winning the heavyweight championship in the Congo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118147/ Adanggaman One of the first feature films documenting Afrikans capturing and enslaving other Afrikans http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262210/ Tupac Resurrection The paramount film on the life, triumph and tragedy of hip hop icon, Tupac Shakur http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343121/ http://www.tupac-resurrection.com/ Passing for White A study of how mulattos/creoles are passing for white and the tremendous pain it causes their families Afrikans in Ancient China Unique research showing Afrikans being the first Americans, and the Afrikan presence in ancient China Black Survivors of Nazi Germany The story of Blacks surviving the horrors of the Nazi regime Sade In Concert The captivating performance of the Nigerian singer in her full elegance Sunday

What Black Men Think The most compelling film ever made on the various views and experiences of being a Black man in America http://wbmt.wordpress.com/ http://www.blackmeninamerica.com/wbmt.htm Bob Marley Story A historical and musical documentation on the life of the late reggae genius John Henrik Clarke A special lesson on world history from the late master scholar and teacher http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/john-herik-clarke-a-great-and-mighty-walk/ Music Is A Weapon The award winning documentary on the life and music of Afrika’s greatest revolutionary artist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/303172/Fela-Kuti-Music-is-the-Weapon/overview Featured Artist: David Gupili Documentary on the life, culture and experiences of Australia’s greatest Afrikan film star The Tracker – The outstanding feature film starring David Gupili on the capture and killing of Australian Afrikans http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0212132/ Luther Vandross 'Live In London' The super classic concert